Enjoy Island Time with World Famous Jamaican Celebrities in “Chill Like A Jamaican”
Jamaica has long-held an outsized influence on global culture through entertainment, cuisine, sports and beauty. Always in search of larger-than-life experiences for its visitors, Jamaica has created an exciting new way to enjoy the island and visit its iconic spots. The content series “Chill Like a Jamaican” is the island’s invitation to the world to slow […]
Is 5LINX a scam? — Just Being Funny By Caribbean Comedian Onicia Muller
When I was a teenager, I was dragged to a 5LINX business opportunity presentation. It was the early 2000s and they were promoting their new VOIP phone calling system. Here’s how I remember the question and answer segment going. *smirks in snot-nosed teenager* 5LINX: Yes, a question from the youth. Listen up folks, the young […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending September 4 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending September 4, 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 September 4th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICANS GO TO POLLS IN COVID-19 ENVIRONMENT Jamaicans headed to the polls on September 3, 2020, to cast their votes in the nation’s 18th general election. According to the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ), 6,984 polling stations were expected to be open with voting underway from 7 am to 5 […]
New Caribbean Web-TV Channel Irietimestv.com Gets Ready to Launch
The online space is about to welcome a new Caribbean-Centric TV station. After 11 years of successfully operating live internet radio, Leroy “Dreamy” Riley of irietimes.com has partnered with veteran filmmaker Michael “Barri” Brown of BarriVision Films to form irietimesTV.com. The new venture will bring about a new internet television station with island flair that will be […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “We don’t know what to do…”
Jehoshaphat knew that he and the people of Judah were in trouble. According to the narrative, when he received news that a great multitude had come up against them, he was afraid (2 Chronicles 20:1-3a). However, instead of giving in to that fear, he “set himself [determinedly, as his vital need] to seek the Lord; […]
Jamaican Author Trudi Tolani Releases Children’s Book on Memories of Growing up on the Island
She has called South Florida home for 20 years, but Trudi Tolani ensures there is a lot of Jamaica at her home in the city of Weston. That passion ensures her four children, all born in the United States, have a sense of their Caribbean heritage. “My children have been very supportive. They are the […]
The USA now has a National Jamaican Jerk Day
It is official! On Sunday, October 25, 2020, the United States will celebrate the first annual National Jamaican Jerk Day as approved by the USA National Day Archives. The fourth Sunday in October each year will be designated National Jamaican Jerk Day. Jamaican Jerk Festival USA, Inc., producers of the annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival […]
Jamaican Stuntman Recalls Humility of A King “Black Panther” – Chadwick Boseman
Like many admirers of actor Chadwick Boseman, the exalted star of many hit movies including “Black Panther,” the billion-dollar box-office blockbuster, Hollywood stuntman Roy Anderson, is shocked and shaken by the untimely death of the 42-year-old actor he worked alongside last year in Thailand. “I am not a family member, but his death has really […]
Jamaican Model Kyla Ramsey to be Featured in Vogue Italia’s Magazine 100 Covers
Kyla Ramsey has graced runways around the world and she’s one of the featured people in Vogue Italia’s “100 Covers, 100 People, 100 Stories” September 2020 issue that hit the stands on Aug. 28. The Jamaican-born Ramsey is the magazine’s 29th cover. The issue is a global “who’s who” of models, actresses, social media personalities, […]