Miami Carnival’s First Virtual Weekend Captured The Vibrant Esprit Dimension Of The Rich Culture of Miami Carnival
Miami is positioned as the backdrop and foundation of the rich Caribbean heritage that makes Miami Carnival so unique. Miami Carnival pushed forward this year with control of their narrative into the digital future related to their brand. Their first online cultural presentation took place this past weekend. Traditionally an in-person extravaganza, this year, the […]
Immigration Advice: Recent Us Immigration Law Tidbits
Hello everyone. Today I wish to share some recent developments in US immigration law with you, to give you a flavour of all that is happening at any given time in US immigration law. First, the US Supreme Court heard very interesting legal arguments in a case on Wednesday 14 October. The Justice Department […]
American Airlines to Pre-Flight Test Passengers Traveling to Jamaica and the Bahamas
American Airlines plans to introduce pre-flight testing for COVID-19 on some flights in the Caribbean. The plan will launch with pre-flight testing for travelers going to Jamaica and the Bahamas. Under an agreement between Jamaica and the airline, Jamaica will be the first country impacted with initial testing to begin at Miami International Airport in […]
Jamaica to Increase Shipment of Mangoes to USA and Other Countries
Floyd Green, Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture, recently announced the government’s plans to establish several mango orchards on the island to take advantage of the high demand in the United States for Jamaican mangoes. According to Green, the project will be undertaken in partnership with private investors. Green said that 100,000 pounds of mangoes have been […]
Three Flesh-Tearing Darts To Avoid In Marriage
“Two is better than too many” is a popular phrase in my country of birth, Jamaica. Although this phrase evolved as a necessary encouragement to parents having too many children, it is a great word of encouragement for married couples also. Why? A marriage can only have room for two, a male and female becoming […]
Rowana-Kay Campbell Becomes First Jamaican to be Awarded Prestigious Oxford Scholarship
The University of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England is one of the oldest and most prestigious learning institutions in the world and Jamaican Rowana-Kay Campbell will soon be walking its hallowed halls. She’s the first Jamaican to be awarded the Oxford-ID Travel Group Foundation Bonham Carter Scholarship to the university. Under the full scholarship, Campbell will […]
6 Things You Can Do as a Caribbean American to Fight Voter Suppression
With the 2020 presidential election just a few weeks away, voter suppression and the COVID-19 pandemic are being used to prevent thousands of people from exercising their right to vote. Political activist Stacy Abrams noted the example of the primary election in Georgia on June 9, 2020, where long lines and nonfunctional voting machines created […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending October 16 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending October 16, 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 October 16th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES UHWI AND NOVAMED CONDUCTING NEW RESEARCH TO INCREASE JAMAICA’S COVID-19 TESTING CAPACITY The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and global healthcare company NovaMed are collaborating on a new COVID-19 project to significantly increase Jamaica’s testing capacity. Developed in Germany the process is called pool testing where samples from […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – You ARE Special
Deep in the heart of most of us is a desire to feel and know that we are special. We sometimes look to other people to make us feel special and while this is important to our overall well-being, lost in this desire sometimes is the awareness that by ourselves we ARE special. Science tells […]