Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending June 12th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES SENIOR STUDENTS IN JAMAICA BACK IN CLASSROOMS UNDER ‘NEW NORMAL’ ‘No mask, no entry’ was the rule of the day as schools in Jamaica opened on June 7th for revision classes to students sitting external examinations. The new COVID-19 rules also include physical distancing and sanitization stations around the school. […]
Jamaican-American Attorney Marlon Hill Qualifies For Miami Dade County Commission Race In District 9
On May 26, 2020, small business attorney Marlon Hill officially qualified for the August 18, 2020 ballot for Miami-Dade County Commission District 9 race in South Miami-Dade County. Hill has raised over $335,000 for the District 9 race and has connected with thousands of residents at the door and at community engagement events. Hill is the […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending June 12 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending June 12, 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 – Ask With Confidence
I watched him as he went from person to person in the Food Court asking for spare change “to buy some food.” He wasn’t having any success and so he came over to where I was standing in line and in broken English, asked the people serving for something to eat. The couple looked at […]
Bob Marley’s Daughter, Makeda, Joins DC George Floyd Protest with a Powerful Message to Donald Trump
Makeda Marley, daughter of legendary reggae music artist, Bob Marley, had a powerful message and a warning for U.S. President Donald Trump when she attended a George Floyd anti-racism protest in Washington, D.C. – that he’ll continue to see people across the streets of America protesting over the death of George Floyd for as long […]
Jamaican Jewel Scott Wins Superior Court Judge in Georgia
Clayton County District Attorney Jewel Scott, has won her bid for Superior Court Judge – Clayton Circuit, in Atlanta, GA. She will assume the position vacated by her opponent, Judge Kathryn Powers, who was appointed to the bench by Gov. Nathan Deal in 2016. Scott was an attorney and a managing partner in the Scott […]
Jamaicans across the Diaspora celebrate Jamaica Diaspora Day on June 16th on Jamaicans.com
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Jamaicans worldwide will join together to celebrate Jamaica Diaspora Day with a full day of virtual sessions. The event hosted by the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) in association with Jamaicans.com will highlight the extraordinary work and contributions of the Diaspora in collaboration with Jamaica. The Diaspora is estimated […]
I Can’t Breathe – Remove Systemic Racism from our Necks
These three words will forever be linked to the horrific and excruciating deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner. Yet, they have a greater significance when viewed through the lens of the Black struggle in America. Black people in America have not been allowed to breathe for decades. And it’s indicative of how easy it […]
7 Things to Know about the Jamaican-born Tuskegee Airman Lt. Victor Terrelonge
Jamaican-born Lt. Victor Terrelonge was a founding member of the elite 332nd fighter group known as the Tuskegee Airmen and one of the legendary black military pilots during World War II. Born in Jamaica in 1923, the distinguished airman was honored upon his death in 2011 at the age of 88 by the New York […]
An Open Letter to Adam Stewart on the history of “Looting and Shooting”
Dear Mr. Stewart, You don’t know me. But I have long admired your father, even when I have disagreed with his politics. So, it saddens me to write this letter. Surely, you must regret “liking” Donald Trump’s vicious threat to shoot the men, women and children who are protesting George Floyd’s murder. Surely, you must […]