Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 23rd, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM STILL MONITORED BY EPOC The Economic Program Oversight Committee (EPOC) will continue its monitoring of Jamaica’s economic reform program beyond the end of the Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to Dr. Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service. EPOC […]
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – TGIF!
Thank God, It’s Friday! Four magic words greeted with exhilaration and which signal the end of the workweek for millions of working people. For some of us, tired from weekends that seem far too short, we start looking forward to Friday from the time we get up on Monday! No matter how bad a week […]
Harvard Scientists Say Chemical in Cannabis (Marijuana) May Have Major Impact on Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers at Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say that a cannabis chemical could have a “major impact’ on the treatment of pancreatic cancer. While pancreatic cancer represents only three percent of all cancers in the United States, its one-year survival rate is just 20 percent, and the five-year survival rate is less than eight percent. […]
Glen “Titus” Campbell, Sean Paul & Rita Marley, Among 143 to Receive Jamaican National Honors
Heroes Day in Jamaica will see 143 new Order of Jamaica national award recipients, among them Rita Marley, Sean Paul and Glen “Titus” Campbell. The awards will be presented on Oct. 21, 2019 in Kingston. Rita Marley The Order of Jamaica will be conferred upon Rita Marley, 73-year-old widow of musician and singer, Bob Marley, […]
Jamaican Swim Star Alia Atkinson Wins 50-Meter Gold Medal in Singapore
Jamaica’s Olympian and swimming sensation Alia Atkinson won a gold medal in the women’s 50-meter breaststroke competition at the FINA World Cup in Singapore. The champion swimmer set a new season’s best time with 30.31 seconds. Her performance moved her up to fifth fastest in the world. Atkinson swam the 50-meter distance faster than she […]
Jamaican-Born Republican Law Professor, Richard Myers, Appointed to the Federal Court in North Carolina by President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has nominated Richard E. Myers, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy, to fill a vacancy in North Carolina’s Eastern District that’s existed since Jan. 1, 2006. Myers, age 51, earned his law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998 and joined the UNC […]
Photo Highlights: West Indies Corralled by India in Dominant Fashion at T20 Cricket Internationals in Lauderhill, Florida
Dubbed the MyTeam11 International Series, Lauderhill Florida’s Central Park Broward Regional Park Stadium was the locale that recently hosted a series of three Twenty20 (“T20”) matches which featured the West Indies facing off against India over the weekend of August 3rd and 4th. In many ways, the MyTeam11 International Series also aimed to serve the purpose of expanding […]
“I hope it offers a new perspective on everyday situations.” – A Conversation with Jamaican filmmaker Danielle Russell
Danielle Russell is a Jamaican filmmaker who has written, directed and produced several short films and documentaries that have been screened locally and internationally at places such as the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, the Africa International Film Festival and the Caribbean Film Festival in China. She has also participated in several developmental programs such […]
Vibes Magazine Features Jamaican-American, JoAnn Johnson, Who Began Modeling in her 60’s – Represented Fenty Beauty and Pyer Moss Brands
JoAnn Johnson, a 60-plus, Jamaican-American model for Fenty Beauty and Pyer Moss, told Vibe Magazine that she never thought she would be representing major fashion brands when she began her modeling career. When asked by Vibe if her modeling journey was planned, she said that it was “totally serendipitous, I did not plan this.” She […]