This Day in Jamaican History: The First Women Ordained in Anglican Church in Jamaica
On December 23, 1996, for the first time in its 330 years in the Caribbean, the Anglican Church ordained four women as priests in Jamaica. In April 1996 at its 126th Synod, the Diocese of Jamaica approved an amendment to the Canon relating to the Ordination of Women to bring the Canons of the Church […]
On this day in Jamaican History: On December 22, 2009 American Airlines 737 crashes in Kingston
On December 22, 2009, American Airlines Flight 331 crashed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. The Boeing 737 aircraft landed during a rainstorm and was unable to stop on the runway. The flight had originated at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport in Washington DC and had a stop-over at the Miami International […]
California Senator of Jamaican Descent, Kamala Harris, Leads the CNN December 2019 US Presidential Power Ranking
Kamala Harris, US Senator from California, is competing for the top spot on CNN’s ranking of potential 2020 presidential candidates for the Democratic Party in the United States. Harris, who was listed as Number 1 on December 13, 2018, was facing strong competition from Texas Beto O’Rourke by Saturday, December 15, 2018, in an illustration […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 21st, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES FOREIGN EXPERTS TO PARTICIPATE IN TOURISM SECTOR SECURITY AUDIR According to Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica will receive aid from international experts on a security audit of the nation’s tourism sector. Bartlett previously directed the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) to perform the audit through the Destination Assurance […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 21, 2018.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 21, 2018. 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 – Joy to the World!
The night was probably quiet as the sheep rested in the field, the shepherds keeping vigilant watch over them and perhaps trading stories they had repeated many times before. Just another night in the life of a shepherd, or so they thought. Unknown to them, this was no ordinary night for while they engaged in […]
ANSA Caribbean Awards for Excellence Given to Jamaicans, Kimala Bennett and Michael Taylor
Jamaicans Kimala Bennett and Michael Taylor have each been honored with the Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence (ANSCAFE) for 2019. The award is given in recognition of individuals in the Caribbean region who excel in the areas of arts and letters, entrepreneurship, public and civic contributions, and science and technology. Kimala Bennett was […]
Buju Banton First Show on The Long Walk To Freedom Tour Announced – March 16th 2019 at Jamaican the National Stadium
Upon his return home, Grammy Award winner Buju Banton albums began to soar in sales and generate high streaming numbers. Within 24 hours of his return home Buju had 10 albums on the top 30 U.S, reggae itunes charts, held the #1 spot on the Reggae album itunes chart in U.S, U.K and various European […]
Vogue Features Jamaican Artist Ebony Patterson
Vogue Magazine has published a feature article on Jamaican multimedia artist Ebony G. Patterson, describing her new exhibition in which fashion plays a major role. Patterson’s new solo exhibit is entitled “While the Dew Is Still on the Roses” at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida. According to the Vogue article, visitors find the […]
Jamaican Restaurant Brings Taste of the Islands to Graniteville, South Carolina
Nettie Mitchell has opened her own Jamaican-style restaurant, Choices, in the Canal Street shopping center in Graniteville. The casual neighborhood venue offers a variety of Caribbean and American dishes. Mitchell first realized there was a niche waiting to be filled by ethnic food in the area when she invited fronds and family to visit and […]