Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 17, 2019.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 17th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS VISITS FORMER PRIME MINISTER SEAGA Current Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness traveled to Miami, Florida, to meet with the country’s former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, who is under medical supervision at a hospital there. According to Holness, Seaga is in “positive spirits” and is being attended […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – What Are You Concerned About?
It is easy to put oneself above others and we start to do so very early in our lives. To look at a toddler who believes everything is “mine, mine” is to see a human being perfecting the art of looking out for him or her self. To explain this seemingly universal trait, some would […]
British-Jamaican Grace Wales Bonner Wins 2019 BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund
British-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner has been named the 2019 BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund Prize worth £200,000. Wales Bonner designed the dress worn by Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, when she introduced her new son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to the world together with his father Britain’s Prince Harry. Wales Bonner’s debut on the London fashion scene […]
Jamaica Follows Up for Port Royal Inclusion on UNESCO World Heritage List
Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister of Entertainment, reported that the Ministry has submitted a nomination document on behalf of Port Royal for the inscription of the town on the World Heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The agency recently added the reggae music genre to its list of “intangible cultural […]
3 Life-Changing Moments at Tmrw. Tday Culture Fest in Negril, Jamaica
Euphoric! That’s the word to describe our experience at the recently held Tmrw. Tday Culture Fest in the casual capital of Jamaica, Negril. Think about sun, sand and se…..serenity! This part-retreat, part-culture festival started on April 30 and wrapped on May 5 and it offered the perfect blend of personal development classes, yoga sessions, nightly […]
Jamaica Ranked 8th on 2019 World Press Freedom Index
Jamaica has been ranked Number 8 on the World Press Freedom Index for 2019 compiled by Reporters Without Borders. While it retains its status as one of the countries that most respect freedom of information and the press in the world, the ranking is two places lower than that attained in 2018. Attacks against journalists […]
Anime-Style Film Set in the Caribbean to Be Released
“The Mighty Grand Piton” is a short, anime-style film from the London based animation studio, The Line Animation. It ells the story of Connie, a young British girl who travels to St. Lucia in the Caribbean with her family during her school holidays. While on the island, she accidentally awakens a giant robot that has […]
Rihanna Breaks New Ground by Joining Her Fashion Brand with LVMH
Superstar entertainer Rihanna, 31, has joined her Fenty fashion brand with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Fenty, the luxury fashion line created by Rihanna, will become a part of the largest luxury group in the world. The first products from the new firm will be made public in the next few weeks and are expected […]
World-Famous Jamaican Floating Bar Needs Bartender
In what has been called a “dream job” posting, Jamaica’s world-famous Floyd’s Pelican Bar has offered a temporary position as a bartender in conjunction with Virgin Holidays. Floyd, the bar’s usual bartender, needs a break, and Virgin Holidays’ website is issuing the call to “Say ‘Hi’ to Floyd!” According to the ad, Floyd has been […]