Jamaican Race Car Driver Natasha Chang Breaks Guinness World Record
Jamaican race car driver Natasha Chang has broken the Guinness World Record, making the fastest ascent up Doi Chang mountain by car. Chang, who has been ranked Number 8 in the Yeah! Motor website ranking of the 25 Most Beautiful Race Car Drivers in the World, was born in Jamaica and is proud of her […]
Wayne Golding, a Jamaican Based Lawyer in Orlando, receives Governor General’s Achievement Award for Excellence; 3 Jamaicans Also Honored
Dr. Wayne Golding Sr. of Orlando, Florida, was honored with the Governor General’s Achievement Award for Excellence at the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 17, 2019, at the Jamaica Conference Center in downtown Kingston, Jamaica. The theme for the 2019 event was “Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development.” Golding was […]
Gugu Mbatha Raw to Play Pioneering Jamaican Nurse, Mary Seacole, in Upcoming Film
English actress, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, is slated to play Jamaican nurse, Mary Seacole, in an upcoming film that chronicles her life, history and accomplishments. The South African actress has won numerous awards and nominations for her work in TV, radio, movies and the theatre. The period drama will be produced by Racing Queen Pictures and shot […]
Meet Tessellated, the 21-Year-Old Jamaican, Who Created Apple’s Catchy Ad New Sound Track
Tessellated, whose real name is Joshua Meeks, is a music producer and songwriter who was raised in Jamaica, has had a tune he wrote in college picked up for a new ad for Apple. The 21-year-old musician adapted his original tune “’I Learnt Some Jazz Today’ for use in Apple’s newest advertisement for the company’s […]
“Jamaica makes up a big part of my heritage.” – A conversation with Jamaican-American Melissa Proctor the EVP/Chief Marketing Officer for the Atlanta Hawks
Melissa Proctor is the EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and State Farm Arena. This role oversees the club’s marketing team, creative group, brand merchandising, live experience, production, brand communications and Hawks Studios. Proctor’s accomplishments range from being honored in the UK by Leaders in Sport to domestic accolades by […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending June 28th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES LAWMAKERS WANT CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO REVIEW OF ANTI-GANG LEGISLATION Jamaican legislators favor a cautious approach to the government’s review of anti-gang legislation. Their recommendation follow the introduction of a proposal that would compel Jamaican immigration authorities to provide the police with alerts about convicted gangsters who are about to leave […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending June 28, 2019.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending June 28, 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
On this day in Jamaican history: Sir Clifford Campbell, the first Jamaica-born Governor-General of Jamaica
On June 28th, 1892, Sir Clifford Campbell, the first Jamaica-born Governor-General of Jamaica was born in Petersfield in Westmoreland Parish. He was the son of James Campbell and Blance Ruddock Campbell. He attended Petersfield Elementary School from 1901 to 1912 and Mico Training College from 1913 to 1915. Campbell became a school teacher and began […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “God Hath Made Me to Laugh”
When was the last time God did something for you that was so ridiculously miraculous that you just had to laugh? You know, one of those situations in which everybody who could offer an opinion declared the situation dead and buried, but God came through as He said He would. It was a time when […]
Gastronomic Bliss and Culinary Artistry Flourished at Miami’s 2019 Caribbean305 ‘Taste it All’ Showcase
Presented by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Miami’s 2019 edition of the Caribbean305, ‘Taste it All’, food and drink festival certainly did not disappoint as foodies and lovers of all things tasty indulged themselves in not only unlimited tapas style dishes crafted by award winning chefs, but also an open bar that featured […]