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On this day in Jamaican History: Clive Tennors of “Ride Yuh Donkey” fame was born

Clive Tennors Ride Yuh Donkey The Tennors

On January 15, Albert “Clive” George Murphy, better known as “Clive Tennors” was born in St. Mary, Jamaica. Murphy is the co-founder of his ska rock steady reggae harmony vocal group The Tennors, which was established 52 years ago, The Tennors became one of the best groups in Jamaica, and their consistently outstanding performance earned […]

On This Day in Jamaican History: King Yellowman was born

Yellowman

On January 15, 1956, reggae and dancehall musician, songwriter, and deejay William Foster, who is better known by his stage name Yellowman, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. The artist had a hard start in life, being abandoned by his parents and growing up in the Maxfield Children’s Home and the Alpha Boys School in Kingston. […]

Jamaican Student Excels at NABA/Deloitte Business Contest in New York City

Jamaican Student Excels at NABA Deloitte Business Contest in NYC Chantel Bunting

Jamaican Chantel Bunting, a student at the School of Business and Accounting at Monroe College in New York City, led a team of five international students to a first place victory in the prestigious business case study competition. The annual competition on December 8. 2018, was hosted at the accounting firm Deloitte ‘s New York […]

Top 10 Most-Read Recipes & Articles On Jamaicans.com In 2018

Top 10 Most Read Articles from 2018

In 2018, visitors to Jamaicans.com were eager to find authentic expressions of Jamaican culture, be they Patois phrases, traditional proverbs, reggae love songs, or most definitely food and recipes. Readers choices of articles reflected their desire to delve deep into island cuisine, with five of the 10 most-read articles providing recipes. Two of the Top […]

Jamaican American Competes for Miss Florida 2019 Title

Jamaican American Competes for Miss Florida 2019 Title Tatyana Brown

Jamaican American, Tatyana Brown, is competing for the title of Miss Florida 2019. Brown was raised in North Lauderdale and has appreciated all of the beauty that the Sunshine State offers. A recent graduate of Florida International University, Brown has seen many of the brightest students, especially international students, unable to reach the milestone of […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 11th, 2019

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES PRIME MINISTER CALLS PETROJAM A “FISCAL RISK,” MOVES TO PROTECT JAMAICA Calling Petrojam a “fiscal risk,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness states he is focusing on protecting the country’s growth plans from any detrimental impacts of the state-owned oil refinery. The viability of Petrojam is in danger due to delayed […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Standing Up” for God

standing up for God

When God rewarded the faithfulness of the three Jewish boys by delivering them from the fiery furnace (see Daniel 3), little did they know their stand and God’s actions would transform, albeit temporarily, the Babylonians’ worship practices.   According to the narrative, after the boys’ miraculous deliverance, “Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, ‘Blessed be the God […]

7 Things You Do Not Know About the Model Behind Jamaica’s Most Iconic Poster

High on a collector’s list and one of the most iconic posters ever made in history is that of the Jamaica Tourist Board. Published in 1972, the poster depicts an exquisitely beautiful young girl emerging from the water in a wet t-shirt with the word “Jamaica” printed across the chest. The poster, that has also […]