Jamaican American Competes for Miss Florida 2019 Title
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
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 […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 11, 2019.
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “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 […]
On this day in Jamaican History: British-Jamaican film director, deejay, and musician Donovan Letts was born
On January 10, 1956, British-Jamaican film director, deejay, and musician Don Letts (Donavon) was born in London, England. Letts first became famous as the videographer for The Clash and directed a number of the band’s music videos in 1984. He is the co-founder of the band Big Audio Dynamite, along with Mick Jones, the guitarist […]
On this Day in Jamaican History: Edward Baugh was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica
On January 10, 1936, poet and scholar, Edward Baugh was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica. A recognized authority on the works of Derek Walcott, the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature, Baugh himself began writing poetry while he was in high school. He won a scholarship to the University of the West Indies, […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Jamaican-Canadian athlete, Keturah Anderson, was born
On January 9, 1968, Keturah Anderson, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. A Canadian athlete, now retired, Anderson is an Olympian who specialized in the hurdles competitions. In 1998 she won a bronze medal in the high hurdles event at the World Indoor Championships. Her personal best times in the 100-meter hurdles including times of 12.71 […]
Jamaican Marlon James Book on BBC’s 2019 Must-Read List
The new book by 2015 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James has been listed by the BBC in the United Kingdom as one of the must-read books for 2019. Due for release in February, James’s “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” from publisher Hamish Hamilton was called “an astonishing novel” by BBC reviewers, who already tipped it […]
Jamaican Olympic Athlete Veronica Campbell-Brown Announces Pregnancy
Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown, known as VCB, winner of three Olympic gold medals, announced her pregnancy on social media. This will be her first child. Campbell-Brown, 36, has not participated in competitions since 2017 and stated that she is not sure if she will return to competitive running following the birth of her baby. Making the […]