Jamaican Film “Sprinter” Wins Award at Black Film Fest
The Jamaican film “Sprinter” has received the award for the Favorite Narrative Feature: at the 2019 BlackStar Film Fest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The film, directed by Storm Saulter, who also wrote the screenplay. It tells the story of a Jamaican teenager who must contend with an unstable father and an unruly brother at home pins […]
13 Photos from Caribana Toronto 2019
When Toronto is filled with masqueraders, floats, and music, you know what time it is: Caribana Toronto! The 2019 Caribbean Carnival had events all over the city from August 2nd through 5th. The Grand Parade began at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 3rd at Exhibition Place and Lakeshore. If you missed it, check out 13 […]
Jamaican Swimmer, Alia Atkinson Wins Gold in 50m Breaststroke at FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Tokyo
Jamaica’s swim sensation and Olympian, Alia Atkinson took first place gold in the 50-meter breaststroke competition on Sunday, August 4 at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, adding another gold medal to her expanding collection. Atkinson, who holds the short course world record in this event, made a quick start, then pulled […]
Liechtenstein…there is much more to see – Jamaicans Love to Travel
We drove through Liechtenstein, the smallest independent country nestled between Austria and Switzerland. The capital of Liechtenstein is Vaduz. In 2001, there was not much to see, but I found this little country fascinating. We visited the small Postal Museum, saw the Vaduz Castle (official residence of the royal family), and strolled through the main […]
Love Disected…LOVE is not just a four-letter word, but a four-letter word put into action
What is real love? Where did it originate? Why do we need it and how do we show it? Is it shown from emotions or is it an automatic reaction? These are some of the questions asked as I speak with married couples. As an author, husband of twenty years, married to my beautiful wife […]
New Facebook Live Show Debuts On Jamaicans.com : David Mullings, entrepreneur and former Future Leaders Representative for the USA on the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board Agrees To Host Weekly Show
Jamaicans.com, the largest website for Jamaican culture, and David Mullings, Founder of Blue Mahoe Capital Partners and the first Future Leaders Representative for the USA on the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board have agreed to launch the first season of a Facebook Live show, Island Forward Live. The first season will be 30 minutes long and […]
Yona Knight-Wisdom wins Jamaica’s historic 1st ever Pan Am Games Diving Medal
Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom won the silver medal in the 1-meter springboard diving competition at the Pan Am games held on August 1st, 2019 in Peru. It is the first diving medal Jamaica has ever won in the sport at the Pan Am games.With the silver medal win secures Knight-Wisdom a place at the Tokyo […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending August 2, 2019.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending August 2, 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 2nd, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES MOST JAMAIXANS STILL LANDLESS DESPITE PROGRAMS Dr. Peter Phillips, leader of the Opposition Party in Jamaica, noted in his Independence Day message that a majority of Jamaicans are still landless in spite of programs designed to address the problem. The problem of a society divided into first-class and second-class citizens […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – No Other Day Like Today
When we woke up this morning, for most of us in the familiarity of our homes, doing the same chores, doing the same commute, basically following the same routine, it is easy to lose sight of an important fact – today is a day like none other. In today’s case it is Friday, but it […]