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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 5th, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES JLP CANDIDAATE ANN-MARIE VAZ WINS IN PORTLAND EASTERN Supporters of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) celebrated the by-election victory of Ann-Marie Vaz in Portland Eastern. Vaz received 9,917 votes, compared to Damion Crawford of the People’s National Party (PNP), who received 9.611. According to Glasspole Brown, Director of Elections, there […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace

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In his letter to the Hebrews, the writer exhorts the brethren, and by extension us, to “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (4:16, KJV). Most of us are familiar with this verse and it has served us well in our […]

James Bond Comes Back to Jamaica for Daniel Craig’s last 007 film

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After the end of filming in Norway, the 25th film in the James Bond series will return to Jamaica, according to reports in the Daily Mail, a newspaper in the United Kingdom. The principal filming of the new Bond film will occur on the Caribbean island nation, as well as at Pinewood Studios in the […]

Jamaica’s Team Wins 33 Medals at Special Olympics Held in the United Arab Emirates

The athletes who comprised Jamaica’s Special Olympics team traveled to compete at the 2019 World Summer Games in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and came back with a record thirty-three medals overall. This was four medals more than the team achieved at the 2015 Summer Games in California. The medal total included fifteen gold, […]

Jamaican Wayne Hewett Appointed to Wells Fargo Board of Directors

Jamaican Wayne Hewett Appointed to Wells Fargo Board of Directors

Wells Fargo and Company, an American multinational financial services firm, has named Jamaican-born Wayne Hewett to serve on its board of directors. Hewett was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Miami, Florida, with his family when he was six years old. Specifically, Hewett will be a member of the board’s Human Resources Committee and […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 29th, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES WINNING DESIGN FOR NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT UNVEILED The new design fir Jamaica’s Houses of Parliament has been unveiled. A team headed by architect Evan Williams of Design Collaborative. This group won out over 21 other design teams in an international competition. The name of the winning proposal is “Out […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Never Out of His Sight

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In healthy attachment relationships between a child and a primary caregiver, the caregiver watches over the child, providing for, helping, directing, setting appropriate limits when necessary, and providing comfort and empathy when the child is upset. As children get older and assume more independence, some parents and caregivers still hover. Not in extremes that stifle […]