Covid-19 Recovery Hospital in England To Be Named for Jamaican Nurse Mary Seacole
A first-of-its-kind COVID-19 recovery community hospital in England will be named in honor of Mary Seacole. A Jamaican nurse who established a hospital to support British officers wounded in the 19th-century Crimean War. The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom confirmed that the NHS Headley Court Hospital located in Leatherhead, Surrey, will be […]
This Couple Brought Jamaica to their Home in Canada After Postponing their Wedding on the Island
Shaleen Kennedy and Jonathan Neary spent almost two years planning their dream destination wedding in Jamaica for April 22, 2020. Then the COVID-19 virus intervened. Instead of being despondent, they rescheduled and improvised a little bit of Jamaica in their own back yard on what would have been their original wedding day. When asked why […]
Jamaica’s Danielle Williams Inducted into NCAA Division 8 Hall of Fame
Jamaican, Danielle Williams, who was the World 100-meter hurdles champion in 2015 and the winner of a bronze medal in 2019, is slated to be inducted into the USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame in the Class of 2020. The organization stated that there was no question that Williams would […]
Student with Jamaican Heritage Receives 2020 American Heart Association “EmPOWERED to Serve” Scholarship
Alana Barr, a student of Jamaican descent at Georgia Tech, has received a 2020 “EMPOWERED to Serve” scholarship from the American Heart Association. The “EMPOWERED to Serve” scholarships are designed to produce the next generation of leaders in the areas of health equity and social justice. The scholars are considered “agents of change” in their […]
Two Jamaican Students Win in CARICOM Inaugural Essay Writing Competition
Jerome Samuels of Jamaica made history and took home a cash prize when he won CARICOM’s first Essay Writing competition in the 16-19 age category. Jamaica’s Toushanae Norris, a student at Campion College in Kingston, received the top honor in the honorable mention category for students aged 16 to 19. This category was instituted as […]
Forbes Magazine Features Jamaica’s COVID-19 Food Response
Jamaica is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by boosting efforts to encourage the consumption of healthy local foods, according to an article in Forbes magazine. According to Floyd Green, Jamaica’s State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, every crisis situation offers both challenges and opportunities. The coronavirus has had a negative […]
The Last Surviving Jamaican World War 2 Servicemen in Leeds Lauded for their Contributions to the British War Effort
As the UK celebrates VE Day marking 75 years since the end of World War 2 in Europe, two Jamaicans have been lauded for their contributions to Britain’s war effort. In 1944 18-year-old St James born Alford Gardner, and 21 years old Portland-born Lionel Roper made the 5,000-mile journey to England having volunteered to join […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 8 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 8, 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
How Lil Jamrock got Me Exiled from the Library – Just Being Funny By Caribbean Comedian Onicia Muller
The morning devotional had me on a spiritual high. I wanted to be like Jesus, so I hopped the fence and ditched class. Skipping school to go to the library is like calling in sick to your job for an internship that doesn’t offer college credit. I was in the kiddie section speed-reading a romance […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 8th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA QUARANTINES ST. MARY COMMUNITIES Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness decided to quarantine some areas of St. Mary parish, including Dover, Enfield and Annotto Bay for 14 days beginning on May 7, 2020. The decision was made in collaboration with National Emergency Operating Centre and the Local […]