Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 10 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 10, 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
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A True Friend
If we have not said it ourselves, we have heard it said by someone – true friends do not intentionally hurt one another. At face value, it seems a solid statement but is it really true? Are there times when a true friend intentionally hurts another with good as the end goal? I pondered these […]
Jamaican Sprint Sensation Briana Williams Signed As GraceKennedy Foods Brand Ambassador
GraceKennedy (GK) Group CEO, Don Wehby, has announced that GK Foods has signed sprinter Briana Williams as its newest Brand Ambassador, effective July 1, 2020. The National Under 20 Record Holder will represent the GK Foods brand locally, as well in the regional and international markets, over the next three years. “We have been watching […]
Emmy-Winning Jamaican-American Yale Student & Composer Featured in the New York Times
In 2014, Jamaican-American Joel Thompson, wrote a song that he never meant for anyone to hear. It was an outpouring of his anger, grief, and sadness over the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Gardner at the hands of white police officers. That 15-minute song entitled “The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” has now […]
Usain Bolt Reveals Daughter’s Amazing Olympic Inspired Name That is fit for a Champion
Usain Bolt, Jamaican Olympic champion and legendary sprinter, and his partner Kasi Bennett welcomed a baby girl in May of 2020, and now Bolt has revealed the name of his daughter. The announcement was made via Twitter and accompanied by a photo of the seven-week-old. Her name, which was described as perfect by fans is […]
Jamaican Born Poet and Musician Linton Kwesi Johnson Wins Major Literary Prize
Linton Kwesi Johnson, a Jamaican-born pioneer dub poet, has won the PEN Pinter Prize for 2020. The prize is named in honor of the Nobel Laureate playwright and human rights activist Harold Pinter and was established in 2009 by the English PEN charity to recognize artists who have an “unflinching, unswerving” view of the world. […]
Watch Freddie McGregor & Radix OD as finalists of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition 2020 are Featured Live on Facebook
Jamaica Festival competition finalists Freddie McGregor & Radix OD will be Live on the Leo Gilling Show on the Jamaicans.com Facebook page on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020, at 8 PM ET to perform their song entries and discuss their careers. All the finalists for the 2020 Jamaica Festival competition finalists will be showcased on Jamaicans.com Facebook Live. To tune in […]
Jamaican Teachers Recruited as Online Tutors for US Students
Through joint action of the Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC and Community Scholar Incorporation, a nonprofit based in the United States designed to improve the test scores of US students, Jamaican teachers are being recruited to tutor these students online. According to Robert St. Cyr, the executive director of Community Scholar, creating a community around every […]
University of the West Indies Named One of World’s Top 100 Universities
Times Higher Education (THE) has listed the University of the West Indies (UWI) among the top 100 universities in the world. Sir Hilary Beckles, professor, and Vice-Chancellor at UWI noted the “astounding” performance of the university in being ranked among the world’s best, particularly as it is located in a nation that has not experienced […]
Jamaican-Born Restaurateur in New York Nominated for James Beard Foundation Award
Albert Bartley of the Top Taste Jamaican restaurant in Kingston, New York, has been nominated to receive the highly coveted James Beard Foundation (JBF) Best Chef Award for 2020 in the New York State category. Bartley is a native of Jamaica and was born in May Pen, Clarendon. Malenda Bartley, Albert’s wife and the restaurant’s […]