Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending November 15th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES SPAIN’S AMBASSADOR TO JAMAICA CITES NATION’S POTENTIAL “OPEN DOOR” TO EU According to Josep Bosch, Spain’s ambassador to Jamaica, his country could facilitate Jamaica’s “hub” into the European Union as a replacement for the United Kingdom once the Brexit program goes into operation. Bosch cited Spain’s long-time links to Jamaica […]
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Friends We Keep
As a child growing up, my mother would constantly remind me and my siblings to be careful of the company we keep. As youngsters, we were very aware of the influence that friends and acquaintances could have on the things we do primarily because we had seen how other kids had adopted bad habits and […]
Bloomberg Reports Sandals Resorts Could Sell for $4.5 Billion
The Caribbean resort chain Sandals Resorts International has reportedly begun an effort to sell itself, according to Bloomberg. The company previously considered a sale in 2017. Sandals is based in Jamaica and operates all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean region It is estimated that the firm could be worth as much as $4.5 billion if it […]
Reggae Artist & U.S. Marine Corps veteran Shaggy Honored at Vets Day Dinner In Boston
Shaggy, the Jamaican Grammy-winning dancehall recording artist, has been honored by the United States Marines for his service. Shaggy was one of the recipients of the honor at a Veterans Day Dinner held as a fundraiser on November 7, 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts. The event was sponsored by the Hanscom Federal Credit Union, and it […]
Did You Know Jamaican Maroons Were Sent to Canada?
Jamaicans and their culture can be found in countries around the world, but one group, the Trelawny Maroons, were actually deported to Nova Scotia, Canada in 1796. In an effort to rid itself of the anti-slavery freedom fighters that were proving difficult, Jamaican authorities decided to exile them to the nearest British port of call […]
James Bond Actor Daniel Craig Raises Funds to Rebuild a Favorite Jamaican Chicken Shack
Daniel Craig, the British actor known for his portrayal of James Bond in film, is leading the fundraising efforts to rebuild a Jamaican Jerk chicken shack where he often dines. The eatery was gutted by a fire. Craig, 51, was a regular customer of Piggy’s in Port Antonio while he was filming the James Bond movie […]
Five Effective Ways To Bulletproof Your Marriage
The word bulletproof was first used in the early 1800s and originates from the Middle French ‘boulette’ meaning ‘small ball’ and the Latin ‘probare’, meaning to test or to prove. Bulletproof can mean both a material which literally stops bullets or it can refer more broadly to something thought to be indestructible (google definition). This […]
Jamaican Flag Flown at New York Stock Exchange as Tribute to Island’s Stock Exchange Performance
On November 7, 2019, the black, green and gold Jamaican flag was flown at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a tribute to the fact that the Jamaican stock exchange (JSE) is the best-performing stock exchange in the world. According to Caroline Hyde, a business anchor on Bloomberg TV, the island’s stock exchange is […]
Team from Jamaican School Represents Country at World Robotics Olympics
A team from Jamaica’s St. Hugh’s Prep School is set to represent Jamaica at the World Robotics Olympics IWR for 2019, which is being held in Hungary. Teams from around the world will meet in the Hungarian city of Gybr to display their skills between November 8 and November 10, 2019. The event has been […]