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 […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 8, 2019.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending November 8th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES ACADEMIC STAFF AT UTECH RETURNS TO WORK After being on strike for almost two weeks, the academic staff of the University of Technology (UTECH) agreed to return to their jobs and to give the administration additional time to address outstanding payments. The staff went on strike due to the university’s […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Thou Shalt Not Complain!
There is no easy way to say it. Being around some people can be downright depressing. To listen to them speak is like reading from a book of complaints. They are often joyless, hardly ever satisfied, and their perspective on life is so skewed that their cup is always half-empty, never half-full. To tell them […]