Uber Eats Finds Jerk Chicken Most Ordered Food In New York During Coronavirus Pandemic
While Americans are not able to dine out at restaurants due to the COVID-19 lockdown policies in place in most states, they continue to enjoy their favorite foods thanks to take-out and delivery. According to delivery service Uber Eats, the most-ordered dish in New York is Jamaican jerk chicken, which strongly suggests that Jamaican culture […]
Jamaican Seychelle Doyley Accepted by Harvard
National hockey player and Wolmer’s Head Girl Seychelle Doyley has been accepted by Harvard College in the United States, one of the most prestigious colleges in the world. Doyley included her application to Harvard among those she submitted to universities overseas on the advice of Sandra Bramwell, her college advisor. Doyley has many people supporting […]
UWI Jamaica Students Make Hand Sanitizer To Help With Coronavirus Pandemic
In response to the great demand for hand sanitize sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the University of the West Indies Mona campus are producing the product with the help and support of the National Health Fund. The students are making the hand sanitizer for distribution locally in […]
Profiles of Jamaicans Worldwide on frontline of COVID-19: Courage in the face of Corona
The Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) has started a series to salute the Jamaican men and women worldwide providing essential support during the COVID-19 pandemic every day. This is the first in a series of profiles of members of the Jamaican community on the front lines. Trevor Dixon (USA) Dr. Trevor Dixon is an […]
Book Review: The Passion for Chaos, is a gripping novel that will have readers on the edge of their seats
My first thought after reading The Passion for Chaos is a must-read. The Passion for Chaos, Herb Wright’s third self-published novel is a departure from Clones got Souls. It is everything it is advertised to be. A mystery, with a lot of suspense, political intrigue, love story, friendship and betrayal, fear and revenge. This suspense […]
Kristia Franklin: Stylist Capitalizing on the TikTok wave, #DontRush Challenge
A sudden wave of challenges has started during this whole COVID-19 pandemic, as more people are flooding to TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video—which now boasts over 800 million users worldwide. TikTok is an app for making and sharing short videos. The videos are tall, not square, like Snapchat or Instagram’s stories, but […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 17th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA WANTS HELP FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Jamaica is seeking financial aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help address the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dr. Nigel Clarke, Jamaica’s Minister of Finance, the government has asked for access to the agency’s Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). This provides financial support […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending April 17 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending April 17, 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 – The Victor’s Parade
Ressurection Sunday is now behind us. The songs and biblical passages proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus await 2021 to be heralded again. For Christians everywhere, the empty tomb of Jesus is the cornerstone of our faith. In his letter to the church in Corinth, Paul writes, “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching […]
Did you Know FILA Created a Jamaican Patty Shoe?
In 2016, the New York-based sneaker and lifestyle shop Alumni entered into a partnership with the sportswear giant FILA. The goal – to create a shoe based on the FILA Overpass runner that was a representation of Jamaican beef patties. The footwear was inspired by the golden-colored patties and designed to honor the spirit of […]