Reggae Girlz’s Shaw Wins Athlete of the Year at US University
Jamaican Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, star striker for the Reggae Girlz soccer team, was named “Athlete of the Year” by the University of Tennessee (UT) at the 13th annual Volscans award ceremony on April 22, 2019, which was held at the Knoxville Convention Center. Shaw has become an international superstar since leading the Reggae Girlz, Jamaica’s […]
GQ Magazine Says Trilogy by Jamaican Marlon James Will Be the Game Of Thrones Successor
The “Dark Star Trilogy” by Jamaican author and Man Booker prize winner Marlon James has been picked as the likely successor fantasy epic for fans of the popular “Game of Thrones” series. Rights to the trilogy have been obtained by the production company of Michael B. Jordan. The “Game of Thrones” HBO television series features […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending April 26, 2019.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 26th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS CONTINUES REVIEW OF NIDS LEGISLATION AFTER RULING BY COURT The Constitutional Court struck down Jamaica’s National Identification and Registration Act, which was designed to permit the introduction of a national ID system (NIDS) in the country. However, Prime Minister Andrew Holness continues to review the situation and his administration […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Way We Treat Others
Most of us have probably heard them from our parents, grandparents, teachers, and other authoritative figures. Those admonishing words of what we know as the ‘golden rule’: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Yet there are times when I wonder if somewhere along the line we heard, “Do unto others […]
Jamaican Film “Flight” Wins at PanAfrican International Film Festival in Cannes
The Jamaican film “Flight” was named Best Short Film Fiction winner at the PanAfrican International Film Festival in Cannes, France. The festival took place between April 17 and 21, 2019. The film previously won the award for Best Short Film at the Black Women Film Network awards ceremony. The film tells the story of Kemar, […]
“Work Hard to Be the Best that You Can Be.” — A Conversation with Jamaican Gymnast Danusia Francis
Danusia Francis began gymnastics at age five and became the British Champion for the first time at age nine. Since then, she has been the British Champion multiple times and was awarded a gymnastics scholarship to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2012-2016. In 2016, Danusia became the NCAA Balance Beam National Champion […]
Reggae Girlz’ Khadija Shaw Signs with Nike
Jamaica’s Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, star striker on the Reggae Girlz football team, has signed on with Nike, the prominent sportswear firm based in the United States. A&V Sports, the world-renowned sports agency, made the announcement that Shaw is now Nike’s newest ambassador. While the official details of the contract remain unknown, A&V posted a photo […]
Chief of Jamaica Defense Staff Inducted into US CGSC International Hall of Fame
Lieutenant General Rocky R Meade, Chief of Defense Staff at the Jamaica Defense Force, has been inducted into the United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) International Hall of Fame at the Lewis and Clark Center in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Meade was one of three military leaders to be so honored. He was […]
13 Things You Did Not Know About Dale Elliott, Lead Actor in Sprinter
Dale Elliott is a 23-year-old upcoming actor and social media vlogger. With both his mother and father living and working abroad, he was raised by his grandmothers in the communities of Pembroke Hall and Harbour View. He then went onto Kingston College; one of Jamaica’s most reputable high schools. Naturally athletic, while at KC, he […]