On this day in Jamaican History: Track and field athlete Germaine Mason was born
On January 20, 1983, track and field athlete Germaine Mason was born in Kingston, Jamaica. His specialty was the high jump. Mason attended Woolmer’s Boys School and trained with coach Stephen Francis at the MVP Track Club. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, switching allegiance from Jamaica, where he won a silver […]
This day in Jamaican History: Jamaican footballer, Khari Stephenson was born
On January 18, 1981, Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Stephenson came through the Real Mona youth system and played college soccer at Williams College for three years beginning in 2000. He was named a Division III First Team All-American in his junior and senior years. He scored 15 goals for his […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 18, 2019.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 18, 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 18th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S MURDER RATE DROPS BY 44 PERCENT IN FIRST WEEKS OF 2019 Radio Jamaica reported that inn the first two weeks of 2019 the murder rate in Jamaica dropped by 44 percent compared to the same period in 2018. The report was based on provided by Police Crime Statistics. When […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Unfailing Faithfulness
Back in 1923 when Thomas Obadiah Chisolm put pen to paper and started to write, he had no idea that almost one-hundred years later his poem, put to music by William M. Runyan, would continue to be sung by Christians all over the world. As one of Chisolm’s more than 1200 poems, Great is Thy […]
Critics’ Choice Awards for “Green Book” Film Portrayal of Jamaican Pianist Dr. Don Shirley
In their second wins during the 2019 awards season, “Green Book,” a film based on the experiences of Jamaican jazz pianist Don Shirley, and the animated feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” in which the voice of the first black Spiderman is provided by a young Jamaican actor, took home the top prizes in their respective […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Clive Tennors of “Ride Yuh Donkey” fame was born
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
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 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
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 […]