Bloomberg Features Jamaica Using Reggae To Promote Financial Targets
Jamaica has decided to use a unique way of communicating consumer price policy to the public during a period when banks in major emerging markets have had a difficult time with inflation targets, To confront the issue, the Bank of Jamaica has turned to reggae music. A campaign launched by the bank in December 2018 […]
The 7 Keys to Intimacy
Can you remember what it was like the first few months of your relationship with your spouse? The exciting times, the long hours spent talking, kissing and holding hands? You worked so hard to come up with creative ideas for dates and conversations, and you just couldn’t seem to get enough of each other! As […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Singer, songwriter, rapper, & record producer Sean Kingston was born
On February 3, 1990, Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer Sean Kingston was born. Originally named Kisean Anderson, he was born in Miami, Florida, the first of three children of Janice Turner. The family moved to Kingston, Jamaica when he was six years old. The future artist attended Ocho Rios High School for three […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending February 1st, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES ONLY WOMAN IN CLASS OF 196 POLICE CONSTABLES TOPS CLASS Constable Donique Anderson of Trelawny, 22, was the only woman in her class of 196 recruits for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), and she finished at the top of the class after having had to drop out of a previous […]
Jamaican Marlon Hill to Run for Miami-Dade County Seat
Attorney Marlon Hill announced that he plans to run to represent District 9 on the Miami-Dade County Commission in Florida in August 2020. The seat has been held by Dennis Moss since 1993 and will be term-limited in 2020. Hill is known for his activism, support of breast cancer awareness and youth mentorship causes, and […]
On this day in Jamaican History – Dennis Brown, “The Crown Prince of Reggae”, was born
On February 1, 1957, reggae singer Dennis Brown was born in Kingston. He began his career in the 1960s at the age of 11 with his first recording “No Man Is an Island” and recorded some 80 albums before he died on July 1, 1999. He was known as a child prodigy because of his […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending February 1, 2019.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending February 1, 2019. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Dealing With an Anxious Heart
Anxiety. The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as a “painful or apprehensive uneasiness of mind usually over an impending or anticipated ill”; “an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs (as sweating, tension, and increased pulse), by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt […]
The Tallawah 10: The Top 10 Track & Field Athletes to Emerge Out of Jamaica
There are some things that are ingrained in Jamaican culture, things that most Jamaicans engage in more than a casual interest in, and sports has always been top of the heap. Track and field, boxing, football, netball, auto racing, cricket and yes, even horse racing are of more than of passing interest to many. The […]
US Congresswoman of Jamaican Descent Elected to Powerful Committee Position
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, was elected to the position of Vice-Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the United States House of Representatives. Clarke represents the 9th congressional district in Brooklyn, New York. She will serve as Vice-Chair of the full committee in the 116th Congress. Commenting on her […]