Jamaican Introduces Innovative Distance Learning Video Platform for Schools – An Alternative to Zoom
Jamaica’s Shamir Saddler, the CEO of the United States-based start-up SmartTerm, is introducing a new distance learning solutions to help schools make improvements to their education and administrative processes. His company is launching a video conferencing platform designed to be an affordable alternative to Zoom and other conferencing products. SmartTerm, which began operations in 2014, […]
Can The U.S. Government Invalidate Or Refuse To Issue Or Revoke A U.S. Passport?
Hello everyone. Today I will explore a topic which I receive many questions on. That topic is whether the Secretary of State of the U.S. Department of State, who is authorized by law to issue U.S. passports, may invalidate a passport or refuse to issue or revoke a passport for other than lack of […]
Maxi Priest collabs with Robin Trower and Livingtstone Brown on United State of Mind
Maxi Priest, one of Jamaica’s most celebrated singers has topped the Billboard charts worldwide many times. The multiple Grammy-nominated artist has also sold millions of records in his career. Not a stranger to duets and crossing genres, Maxi and Roberta Flack’s timeless classic ‘Set The Night To Music” achieved the top 10 on the Billboard […]
Kanye West Visits Buju Banton’s Recording Studio in Jamaica
The American rap artist Kanye West visited Jamaica and linked up with veteran reggae and dancehall star Buju Banton at his Gargamel recording studio on September 18, 2020. West, a Grammy award winner, posted a photo of himself and Banton having a conversation in a studio with Kareem “Biggs” Burke looking on. He captioned the […]
New Caribbean Restaurant Ethno Caribbean Cuisine Opens In Norwalk
Ethno Caribbean Cuisine, a new restaurant featuring dishes from Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba, has opened in Norwalk, Connecticut. The eatery opened for business on August 16, 2020, on Main Street, and its owner, Louis Nostain, said it will focus on providing local diners with a taste of the Caribbean islands. Caribbean cuisine fuses African, Creole, […]
Jamaican-Born Hairdresser in UK Fulfills Dream of Opening a Beauty Salon
Monique Murphy has long dreamed of owning her own beauty salon. Her ambition, drive, tenacity, and expertise have now been rewarded. Based in the UK, she opened Monique Hair & Beauty on Nightingale Road in Allenton on Sept. 5, 2020. The salon serves a diverse range of clients and she specializes in cuts for men […]
Photoshopping my homework failed big time — Just Being Funny By Caribbean Comedian Onicia Muller
We were preparing a presentation about attending a TV show taping. In the middle of putting together the slides, two friends asked to join our group because they forgot about the assignment. Immediately, I was like “of course, no homie left behind”. Why not? All we had to do was just add their names to […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 18th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN SENATE NOW INCLUDES RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN According to Kamina Johnson Smith, the Leader of Government Business in the Jamaican Senate, there has been a record number of women now appointed to serve in the new 21-member body. Of 13 Government Senators selected, four are women, and four of […]
Did you Know NBA Star Jamal Murray is of Jamaican Descent? 10 Things to Know About Him
Point guard and shooting guard, Jamal Murray, is riding high in his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets. He just led his team in two historic series comebacks where his team was down 3-1 and they came back to win 3-4. It was a feat that had never happened in the NBA’s 74-year history and […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending September 18 2020.
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