BBC Makes Film on the Story of a Jamaican Whose Life was Changed by the Windrush Scandal
The airing of the drama, “Sitting in Limbo,” on BBC One was a painful reliving of Britain’s Windrush Scandal, particularly for novelist Stephen S. Thompson and his brother, Anthony Bryan, who lived it. Thompson wrote the feature-length film and Bryan is the subject. The film details Bryan’s three-year fight with Britain’s government to prevent being […]
Jamaican East Indian and Julie Mangoes Headed for New York & Northeast USA Cities
Thanks to a unique collaboration, Jamaican and Caribbean communities in New York City and cities in the northeastern United States have access to 4,500 pounds of East Indian and St. Julian (Julie) mangoes from Jamaica. The first of the fruit for sale arrived on June 13, 2020 in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens. […]
British-Jamaican Chef’s new Vegan Cooking Show Debuts on Amazon Prime TV: Filmed in UK & Jamaica
Better known as Kirly-Sue by her cadre of worldwide fans, Susanne Kirlew is introducing food fanatics to the joys of international cuisine the vegan way. Her new cooking show, “Kirly-Sue’s Global Kitchen,” is now streaming via Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. and UK. Shot in location in Montego Bay, Jamaica and in the UK, […]
Vogue Recognizes Two Jamaicans Amongst The 13 Best Vogue Magazine Cover Star Challenge
Jamaicans Abihail Myrie and Neko Kelly aka “BootlegRocstar”, are amongst 13 who were recognized by Teen Vogue in their Best Vogue Magazine Cover Star Challenge. The one-week social media challenge had users edit photos and transform themselves onto the cover of Vogue magazine. The challenge went viral on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. […]
Stiff, tangled, and dry: A naptural horror story — Just Being Funny By Caribbean Comedian Onicia Muller
A warm body to snuggle against, silky-straight hair – winter was going great until my #1 Cuffing Season draft pick asked me to be “more natural.” What’s more natural than rocking your hair as it grows from your scalp? “Be more natural.” Humph, I would have traded him mid-season, but finding a new lover in […]
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.
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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 […]