Usain Bolt’s Foundation Donates Computers To Schools
Jamaican Olympic champion and sprint legend Usain Bolt, the nation’s most decorated athlete, created the Usain Bolt Foundation to aid in the development of children’s educational and cultural opportunities by removing the barriers that may stand in their way. The Foundation partnered with Microsoft UK to donate computers to seven schools in Jamaica. Computers were […]
JCDC to Honour Dennis Brown’s 63rd Birthday with Cultural Gathering at National Heroes Park
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the birth of the Dennis Emmanuel Brown, CD on Saturday, February 1, with a cultural gathering at his resting place at the National Heroes Park in Kingston, beginning at 4:00 pm. Several national and […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 31st, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN HEALTH MINISTER TOURS QUARANTINE SITES Dr. Christopher Tufton, Jamaica’s Minister of Health, toured locations designed as quarantine sites in preparation to address potential threats arising from the coronavirus outbreak. He visited sites at the National Chest Hospital and the Norman Manley International Airport. According to Dr. Tufton, supplies and […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Matter of the Heart
Samuel was sure he had his man. According to the narrative, God had instructed him, “Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for Myself among his sons” (1 Samuel 16:1b, AMP). In the house of Jesse, standing before him was Jesse’s […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 31, 2020.
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Jamaican Born High School Champion Football Coach to be Honored at Public Event Sanctioned by the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee
Roger Harriott, the coach of the FHSAA State and GEICO National High School Football Championship Team from St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders Football, will be honored on Friday, January 31, 2020, at the “Raised in the 9[54]” event. The event is scheduled to run from 6:30 – 9:30 pm and will feature a concert by the […]
Super Bowl LIV To Feature Jamaica’s Newly Unveiled Campaign ‘Jamaica – Heartbeat Of The World’
The Jamaica Tourist Board’s newly unveiled ‘JAMAICA, Heartbeat of the World’ television advertisement will make its Super Bowl debut on Sunday, February 2, 2020. Seeking to capitalize on the global reach of the game, the 30-second ad will air in the northeast markets of New York and Philadelphia as well as Chicago in the Midwest. […]
Three Strong Weed Killers To Grow Your Marriage
My grandfather was a man who spent a lot of time in the field, plowing and planting sugarcane, corn and the like. I can remember as a little boy growing up in Jamaica and having to remove weeds from the fields with a machete. Yes it was dangerous for me as a little boy but […]
Jamaican Film Maker Headed To Germany After Winning EU Short Film Prize
Deron Douglas from St. Thomas, Jamaica, has received the 2019 European Union Short Film Competition prize, which is given to films with an environmental focus. The announcement of his win was made at a ceremony held at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston. Douglas prevailed in a field of 22 finalists from six parishes, most […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Prodigal pianist, Don Shirley, was born
On January 29, 1927, classical jazz pianist, chamber jazz musician and composer, Donald Wallbridge Shirley, was born in Pensacola, Florida. The Oscar™ nominated 2018 motion picture “Green Book” starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, is an interpretation of the musician’s life. Shirley’s parents, Edwin S. and Stella (Gertrude) Shirley, were Jamaican immigrants. His mother was […]