Toni-Ann Singh’s Miss World Win Means a Historic First Time Five Black Women Hold Top Pageant Titles
The victory of Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh, 23, represents the continuing impact of “Black Girl Magic” as black women have swept all major beauty pageant titles. Black women now hold the titles of .”Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America and Miss World are all black women. This is the first time in history […]
Jamaican Makes History as this Florida City’s First Black Vice-Mayor
Jamaican Marlon D. Bolton made history on Dec. 11, 2019 when he became the first black vice-mayor of Tamarac, FL and he’s also the first Caribbean-American elected to the position. Bolton was elected by a 5-0 vote and was sworn in by Bishop Anthony T. Pelt of the Church of God. Bolton is the youngest […]
5 Questions with Trevor Creary Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council – – USA West/Mid West Region
Trevor Creary is a native of St. Mary, Jamaica, West Indies and a Calabar High School alumnus. He was awarded the Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad W.I., in Electrical Engineering with First Class Honors in 1973. He was awarded the Jamaica Independence Post Graduate Scholarship in 1974 and […]
5 Questions with Nailah Gordon-Decicieo Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council – Canada
Nailah Gordon-Decicieo leads by example through her advocacy and commitment. She is a Canadian with Jamaican heritage who is a multi-jurisdictional Attorney-at-Law that has been admitted to practice law before the various levels of courts of Ontario, Canada and Jamaica, West Indies. With over a decade of experience serving as an advocate for social justice […]
Two British-Jamaicans Among 6 finalists for 2019 BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award; 2 Others Of Caribbean Descent
Of the six finalists for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, two are British-Jamaicans: athlete Dina Asher-Smith and footballer Raheem Sterling. Asher-Smith was born in Orpington in the United Kingdom, but her parents Julie and Winston are from Jamaica. Raheem Stirling was born in Jamaica, but grew up in London, moving there […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 13th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES ONLINE PASSPORT RENEWAL APPLICATION AVAILBLE FOR ADULTS Jamaica’s Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has made available to adults the capability pursue the passport renewal application policy online. By logging into the PICA website, individuals can begin the application process from anywhere in the world and at any time of […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 13, 2019.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 13, 2019. 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 – What Do You See?
The servant must have wondered what Elisha was talking about. For sure, after he (the servant) had woken up that morning and looked outside, he saw that “an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city” in which he and his master were staying (2 Kings 6:15). He knew that the Arameans were angry […]
5 Questions with Richardo Harvey Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council – Canada
Richardo Harvey is a Child and Youth Care Practitioner in the Province of Ontario. He works with students, families, communities to develop programs & processes that are sustainable and transforming. Richardo was a member of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) Provincial Communications & Political Action Committee, and the Equity Mentorship Program working to […]
Reggae Girlz Bunny Shaw Named One of World’s Top 100 Female Footballers for 2019
Jamaica’s Kadisha “Bunny” Shaw who plays forward for the Reggae Girlz of Jamaica and for France’s professional club Bordeaux, has been named to the list of the top 100 female footballers in the world by The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom. Shaw, 22, was ranked Number 80 of 100 on the 2019 list. In its […]