Top 10 Jamaican Arts & Entertainment News Stories For 2018
Celebrations and new films marked Jamaica’s presence in the entertainment sector. Trojan Records celebrated its 50th anniversary. In the animation format, the first bi-racial “Spiderman” was played by a Jamaican. Jamaican singer Dalton Harris won X Factor in the United Kingdom, and Damian Marley won his fourth Grammy Award. Two new presentation about Bob Marley […]
Top 10 Jamaican News Stories of 2018
There were several “firsts” for Jamaica in 2018. The island’s reggae music was included by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage asset. The University of the West Indies was rated among the top five percent of universities in the world. The government appointed ithe country’s first honorary consul to Scotland, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 5th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES PRIME MINISTER AND OPPOSITION LEADER MEET PRIVATELY Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness met privately with Dr. Peter Phillips, leader of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) to discuss issues of security and crime management in the country. The meeting culminated a series of public remarks and correspondence between the two […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 4, 2019.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 4, 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 – “In the Beginning God…”
In the first week of yet another year, I am reminded of the first four words from the book of Genesis, “In the beginning God,” and it occurred to me that there is no greater way to start the year than by getting God involved at the very beginning of it. If we look back over […]
Top 10 Jamaican Sports News Stories Of 2018
A mere “Top 10” isn’t enough to describe another big year for Jamaica’s athletes, with female athletes in particular turning in spectacular performances. Jamaica’s women’s bobsled team qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics, persevering despite losing their coach and their sled. Two Jamaican women became the first referees from the Caribbean to be chosen to […]
The Guardian Names Jamaica’s Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw Its Footballer of the Year for 2018
Each year, The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom awards the title of “Footballer of the Year” to a player who has turned in a remarkable performance by overcoming adversity, helping others, or providing a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty. For 2018, Jamaican Khadija “Bunny” Shaw has been honored with the award. An […]
On This Day in Jamaican History: Sister Nancy was born
On January 2, 1962, Ophlin Russell, better known as Sister Nancy, a seminal Jamaican dancehall deejay and singer, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Also known as Mama Nancy, She was the first female dancehall deejay and an important female voice on the dancehall scene for over 20 years. One of her most famous songs, “Bam […]
New Year’s Message 2019: Jamaican Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness
This is the New Year that the Lord has given us and we who have been spared to see it, rejoice and are glad in it for we stand on the threshold of new possibilities and opportunities. As a country, we were able to accomplish much in 2018: – Our economy continued recovery and entered […]
Top 10 Jamaican Diaspora News Stories Of 2018
Jamaicans in the Diaspora had a new magazine to read in 2018, while a Jamaican teacher in Virginia won the prestigious Ruby & Esther Bunzi (REB) Award. The government named a new honorary consul to Atlanta, Georgia, and several Jamaicans won historic victories in South Florida elections. The Jamaican flag was raised over the borough […]