Jamaican Software Engineer, Joel Dean, Joins WordPress, World’s Largest CMS Company
Jamaican software architect and device expert, Joel Dean, has officially joined the WordPress company as a software engineer at Automattic, owner of the popular WordPress blogging platform with more than 135 million active websites around the world that reaches over 1 billion users every month. “I am really excited to be a part of the […]
Toni-Ann Singh Crowned Miss Jamaica World 2019
Toni-Ann Singh has been crowned Miss Jamaica World 2019 during ceremonies held in London, United Kingdom. The 23-year old was born in Morant Bay, St. Thomas and is a recent graduate of Florida State University (FSU). She immigrated to the United States 14 years ago. Singh competed against a field of 16 hopefuls to earn […]
Could Patois Becomes Jamaica’s Second Official Language?
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Jamaican Language Unit plans for national public discussions about how to position the Jamaican language appropriately in official places. The discussion, to be held under the title “Make Jamaican Official…Just Do It,” represents the unit’s contribution to the 100-day-long celebration honoring Dr. Louise Bennett-Coverley, prominent folklorist, poet, and […]
Jamaican American, Tatyana Brown, crowned Miss Miami Broward Carnival 2019
Tatyana Brown, representing Jamaica, was crowned the 2019 Miss Miami Broward Carnival winner. Brown who is of Jamaican descent is a recent graduate of Florida International University. She was raised in North Lauderdale, is very proud of her Jamaican heritage. “Representing my Jamaican heritage as Miss Miami Broward Carnival is an opportunity that I am […]
Six Outstanding Jamaicans Receive 2019 CCRP Living Legacy Awards
Six outstanding Jamaicans were yesterday named Living Legacy Honorees by the seniors’ organisation CCRP (Caribbean Community of Retired Persons) yesterday, Wednesday, September 25, at a well-attended event held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. They are Hubert Bartholomew, Franklyn Campbell, Jukie and Edith Chin, Stephney Ferguson and Linnette Vassell. The awards and citations were presented by […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending September 27, 2019.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 27th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS ORDERS “FIRM ACTION” FROM SECURITY FORCES ON ROAD SAFETY Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness directed Dr. Horace Change, the nation’s National Security Minister, along with the security forces of Jamaica, to take “firm action” to address what he called the “indiscipline: on the country’s roads. Holness stated that the […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – You Are Not Alone
Elijah was despondent. This immediately after the victory over four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel (see 1 Kings 18:20-46). One would think that he would have been on a spiritual high. However, terrified by the threats of Jebezel to take his life within twenty-four hours (1 Kings 19:2), instead of looking […]
One in five people in Latin America and the Caribbean experiences sexual extortion, or knows someone who has, survey says
A new report from Transparency International reveals that more than half of all citizens in 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries think corruption is getting worse in their country and governments aren’t doing enough to tackle it. Corruption is a major concern for ordinary people; 85 percent of those surveyed believe government corruption is “a […]
South Philadelphia Restaurant Helps Jamaicans Seeking Asylum
Francis Cratil-Cretarola, the grandchild of Italian immigrants, and Catherine Lee, the child of Chinese immigrants, are the co-owners of Le Virtù, a famed South Philadelphia restaurant, and they have advocated for the rights of immigrants and for immigration reform for a long time. They are moved to do so because of their own family histories […]