3 Jamaicans Amongst 397 To Be Honored with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Three Jamaicans have been honored in the United Kingdom with appointments as Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Yvonne Grant, the co-founder and administrator of the Open Arms Development Centre in Kingston; the Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover; and Paulette Bolton, a nurse who ultimately earned three academic degrees after […]
Andrew Braata Clarke: A Thespian Blooming Where He’s Planted
Braata means give me a “tups” more; add a little more on top of what I asked for. It’s the Jamaican colloquial term that’s often heard in the local marketplace, as vendors seek to curry favor with their clients. Braata means you are appreciated by the giver and it means you are worthy of so […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 10th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES LEADER OF MAROONS CALLS FOR STATE TO RATIFY SOVEREIGNTY Maroon Colonel Rodolph Pink of the Scott’s Hall Maroon Town in St Mary has called for the Jamaican government to ratify the sovereignty of the Maroon community, which was won from the British nearly 300 years ago. The Maroon Peace Treaty […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 10, 2020.
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Jesus and the Dentist (Revisited)
Have you been to the dentist lately? While some people are fine with dental visits, for others of us there is nothing worse than having a partially-masked person prodding and poking around in our mouths while we are somewhat helpless reclined. To magnify the horror, he or she may announce that he or she needs […]
Jamaican Student Earns Perfect Score on American College Testing (ACT) Exam
Jamaican Johan Gordon has achieved what few students have ever accomplished. The 17-year old Campion College student scored a perfect 36 on the American College Testing entrance exam. Gordon’s score of 36 on the ACT is equivalent to a perfect score of 1,600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Gordon’s feat was also a historic […]
US Water Polo Player of Jamaican Descent, Named Athlete of the Year by Swimming Magazine
Ashleigh Johnson, who already made history in 2016 as the first black woman to represent the United States on its Olympic water polo team, is also considered the top water polo goalie on the best women’s water polo team in the world. Johnson has been named 2019 Top Female Player by Swimming World, the fourth […]
“Live in such a way that inspires others to be their highest selves.” a Conversation Jamaican International model Zoya Yaseka Johnson
Zoya Yaseka Johnson, pronounced Zo-ei-ya Yah-seh-ka was born in Mocha, Clarendon, Jamaica. She’s an international model, coach and founder of Prescription for Life, a resource that teaches mindfulness to gymnast coaches. She’s the Vice President of International Relations for the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association in her homeland of Jamaica through her resource Prescription For LIFE. […]
Rastafarians in the British Royal Navy Allowed to Retain Dreadlocks
Rastafarians serving in the British Royal Navy will be allowed to retain their dreadlocks (long hair) and beards as the result of a change in rules. The military has made rule changes in order to accommodate Rastafarian culture, specifically permitting members of the community to wear dreadlocks, beards, and turbans (tams). The change followed calls […]
How the Lebanese and Syrians came to Jamaica
Around the end of the 19th century, a significant number of Lebanese and Syrian people chose to give up everything they knew and move to Jamaica like the Jews before them. The Lebanese and Syrian immigrants were primarily Christians that were fleeing religious persecution by the Ottoman Empire. These early immigrants arrived of their own […]