Let the Pandemic Transform You…for Better
As I reflect on the lyrics of Koffee’s song “Where will we go, when di quarantine ting done an everybody touch road?”, I ask myself – “when this is over and life goes back to some semblance of normalcy, will I come out of this a better person than when I entered the ‘oven’ of […]
Nathan Ebanks Foundation and Raising Special Needs Network partners with the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast U.S.A. and Full Circle Systems Inc. to host “Special Child. Special Needs. Virtual Parenting Summit” for parents of children with special needs.
The Nathan Ebanks Foundation, a non-profit organization that advocates for the inclusion of children with disabilities, and Raising Special Needs Network has partnered with the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast U.S.A. and Full Circle Systems Inc. to host the “Special Child. Special Needs. Virtual Parenting Summit.” The “Special Child. Special Needs. Virtual Parenting Summit” responds to the pressing […]
The Best of Jamaica 2020 Awards to Be Announced LIVE on December 5th on Facebook
Winners of The Best of Jamaica 2020 awards will be announced on a Jamaicans.com live Facebook show on December 5, 2020 at 5:00 pm. People were surveyed on “What is the best of Jamaica?” in Jamaica and where they live abroad. The “Best of Jamaica’ survey results will reveal the Best in Jamaican food and […]
Princess and the Frog was a struggle—Just Being Funny By Caribbean Comedian Onicia Muller
It’s been about 11 years since Disney’s Princess and the Frog was released and I’m still upset. No, not because the music was forgettable. No, not because the accents were all over the place. But because Prince Naveen was a broke boi and Tiana should have left him on read. As a blaque woman, I’m […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 27 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 27, 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending November 27th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES TUFTON ANNOUNCES COVID-19 VACCINES SECURED FOR 10 PERCENT OF POPULATION Dr. Christopher Tufton, Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, has announced that more than 270,000 Jamaicans will benefit from a plan to secure COVID-19 vaccines entering the market through the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). Jamaica is on […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Our Final Appointment
The news story was about two inmates on death row who would be put to death the following day. Men who had committed heinous crimes for which they were given the ultimate punishment as determined by the state. I read the story with much interest and wondered what it was like to know when one […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash Festival Honors Musical Icon Dennis Brown on Friday, November 27
Jamaica’s ground-breaking Reggae Sunsplash festival returns this weekend for the first-ever virtual staging of the event featuring a special tribute honoring the late reggae icon, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. The Dennis Brown tribute will air during the first night of the online festival, which begins streaming on the official Reggae Sunsplash YouTube channel on Friday, November 27 starting at […]
JAMPRO & Kingston Creative Launch ‘Best Pitch Forward’ Competition For Creative Entrepreneurs
JAMPRO, in partnership with Kingston Creative, will be hosting the “Best Pitch Forward” elevator pitch competition that will give ten creative entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business concepts to potential investors with the hopes of raising much-needed funds to kick-start their projects. This event will be held virtually on Friday, November 27, 2020 at […]
10 Questions for Jamaican Author and Activist Yohan S.R. Lee
Yohan Lee is a trained Journalist with international experience. He published a two-part collection of his own poetry. He also studied in Europe. Hamburg University. Yohan’s poem from musings and poems from Lee talk about violence, infant abuse, human rights, deviant and antisocial behavior. Now 180 plus poems published since May 2019. He published his […]