The US Naturalization Test Questions Are Changing
Hello everyone. In this article I will give you an update regarding a recent change made by USCIS to the civics test which forms part of the application process of becoming a US citizen (naturalization). Applicants who filed an application for naturalization which was received by USCIS before December 1, 2020, will be able to […]
Danielle Cohen Higgins Becomes First Person of Jamaican Heritage to Serve as Miami County Commissioner
On December 7, 2020, the Miami-Dade County Commission appointed Danielle Cohen Higgins as the new commissioner representing District 8, which includes parts of Cutlet Bay and Homestead, Florida. She will take the seat vacated by Daniella Levine Cava, the current county mayor, in November 2020 when she became the first woman to be elected to […]
Jamaican Professor is Listed as Second Most Powerful Black Person in the UK for 2021
Professor Kevin Andrew Fenton never deliberately set out to be the second most powerful black person in the UK, but that’s exactly what he is. Fenton is the Regional Director of Public Health England and responsible for meeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic there. He was recently named to the Black Powerlist 2021 as […]
Susan Rice, Woman of Jamaican Descent, Chosen by President-Elect Biden to Head White House Domestic Policy Council
Susan Rice, who served as national security adviser to former President Barack Obama as well as United State Ambassador to the United Nations, has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to be the Directors of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Biden’s decision was surprising as much of Rice’s background is rooted in national security. […]
Kamala Harris Becomes The First Woman of Jamaican Heritage to be Named Time “Person Of The Year”
Time magazine announced its choice for the coveted Person of the Year title for 2020, and President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris have been selected. Biden and Harris made history when they defeated the incumbent in the White House in the November 7, 2020, presidential election. With his victory, Biden ensured that Donald Trump […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 11th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES TUFTON NAMES NATIONAL COVID-19 VACCINATION COMMISSION FOR 2021 Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, announced the creation of a National COVID-19 Vaccination Commission that will be in charge of rolling out coronavirus vaccines in Jamaica beginning in April 2021. While news of a vaccine was welcomed, Tufton […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come and See”
In his book The God Delusion, renowned atheist Richard Dawkins writes, “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic [woman hater], homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal [egotistical], sadomasochistic, […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 11 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 11, 2020. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaican & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
Jamaican Restaurant in Cancun Featured in USA Today
While the Hotel Zone in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico, offers many a choice of international cuisine, some visitors prefer to sample restaurants frequented by locals and adventure into the city’s downtown. This area has lately experienced an increase in the number of new and unique dining options that were previously unavailable, including Greek, […]
Buju Banton Wins Best Reggae Act At The 2020 MOBO Awards
Grammy winner, multiple Billboard Hot 100 chart topping artist and international reggae icon, Buju Banton won Best Reggae Act at this year’s annual MOBO Awards for his long-awaited album, “Upside Down 2020,” his first full-length studio album in a decade. The album was released this summer on June 26 and it has also been nominated for a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. […]