Jamaica Reggae Boyz Ready for World Cup Qatar 2022
The Reggae Boyz has set their sights on qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. With a recent victory over Saudi Arabia the Boyz have moved up in FIFA rankings. They are now ranked 47th as of November 26, 2020. They will end the year now 12 months within the top 50 of FIFA rankings. Jamaica […]
The Fatherless Can Become Empowered Fathers
My name is Dwayne Dyce but I wasn’t supposed to be “Dyce.” My twin brother and I would have had the family name, Ramdeen had our father been a part of our lives, however, he refused. I’ve since been driven to find out where I was from and why I was fatherless. Today, I hold […]
Did you Know the First British Black Policewoman was Jamaican?
Jamaicans have been involved in a number of firsts around the world and Sislin Fay Allen is no exception. The pioneering Jamaican was the first black female police officer to serve as a constable in London’s Metropolitan Police Force in the UK. Formerly a nurse at Croydon’s Queens Hospital, she decided to change careers after […]
Jamaican Named as this New York College’s First Faculty Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Dr. Kerri-Ann M. Smith, a first-generation immigrant from Jamaica and a graduate of the City University of New York (CUNY), has been named the first Faculty Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Queensborough Community College. Dr. Smith is an associate professor in the college’s English department and has worked there for more than […]
Koffee Featured in H&M Holiday Campaign and Magazine
Gaining her third major endorsement deal, Jamaican reggae artist Koffee, 20, is the new lead in the holiday campaign of the fashion brand H&M. The first official campaign commercial was released on December 2, 2020, and it features Koffee reciting a poem for a minute and a half as visuals are shown. The H&M’s holiday […]
Four Reasons Both Spouses Must Love God To Have A Great Marriage
One of our greatest pleasure is fishing. Michelle and I are huge outdoor people. A big part of our relationship is built on exploring. Many of our fishing locations were found while on one of our many Saturday expeditions. We were always fortunate in finding our way without mapping it out. It is a […]
Jamaica’s 2021 Rhodes Scholar Almost Did Not Apply
Fitzroy Wickham, a student in neuroscience at Wesleyan University, has been selected as Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholar for 2021. He was announced as the winner on November 19, 2020, at King’s House and will now join the list of other Jamaicans to have been awarded the prestigious scholarship, including Norman Manley, Noel Nethersole, Rex Nettleford, Dudley […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 4 2020.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 4th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES GOVERNMENT MOVES TO CREATE POLICY TO ADDRESS HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT Jamaica’s government is making an effort to ensure that hazardous waste on the island is handled in the best possible way by submitting an updated Green Paper to the Cabinet in December 2020. Hazardous waste is any substance that is […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Spending Time in God’s Waiting Room
Wait. Some Christians would rather cut off an arm. In addition to words like “forgiveness,” “patience,” and “submission,” the word “wait” has to be on the Christian’s top ten list of most disliked words! Whether in the doctor’s office, the supermarket line, or stuck in traffic, most of us are pained at the thought of […]