Alia Atkinson Wins Third World Title with Gold Medal in 100-Meter Breaststroke
Jamaican swim sensation Alia Atkinson, 30, has won her third consecutive world title in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke. With the win, Atkinson made history by becoming the first swimmer to win three consecutive World Championship gold medals in the event. A double world record holder, The swimmer tied the world record in the event twice, […]
New Jamaican Restaurant Opens in Mount Vernon
The Jungle Restaurant, a new Jamaican eatery, has opened in Mount Vernon, co-owned by chef Duran Foxton, who grew up in an area of West Kingston, Jamaica, known as Jungle. Co-owner Tahira Foxton, Duran’s wife and a native of Mount Vernon, said the restaurant is a passion of her husband’s. According to Tahira, Duran has […]
Jamaican, Ronaldo Brown, Four-Time Manning Cup Winner, Named to 2018 United Soccer Coaches Junior College Men’s Division I All-America Team
Ronaldo Brown, a former Jamaica College Manning Cup winner, was named to the United Soccer Coaches Junior College Men’s Division I All-America Team for 2018. Brown broke his school record for most points in a single season in the fall season. He scored 21 goals in that season. The Northeast Texas Community College men’s soccer […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 14th, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES REGIONAL RAINWATER HARVESTING PROJECT TO BENEFIT JAMAICA Jamaica was one of several Caribbean countries chosen as participants in the installation of harvesting systems for rainwater. This is designed to improve climate resilience by bettering management of water issues. The other countries participating are St Lucia, Haiti and Grenada. Discussions of […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 14, 2018.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 14, 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 – “He Gives His Beloved Sleep”
I love to sleep. For me, that is not as hard to admit as some people would think. This does not mean I advocate sleeping when one should be up and about being productive or engaged in “healthy” leisure, but there is a time for sleep; restful and restorative sleep. Even Jesus slept, so there […]
Jamaican Alia Atkinson Wins First Gold Medal at World Swimming Championships
Jamaica’s swimming sensation Alia Atkinson, who just turned 30 on December 11, 2018, celebrated the milestone a day later with her first gold medal at the short course FINA World Swimming Championships on December 12 in Hangzhou, China. Atkinson won the 50-meter breaststroke gold with a time of 29/05 seconds, well under her world-leading time […]
Jamaican Named Executive Director of Regional Caribbean Renewable Energy Center
Jamaican Dr. Gary Jackson has been appointed executive director to the Caribbean Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE). Dr. Jackson has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Project Management. Both of these degrees are from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He has also pursued studies under a […]
“Empowered, Not Enabled.” – A Conversation with Laura Borland, President & Co-Founder of the Vyllage app
Laura Borland, MBA, is the President & Co-Founder of Vyllage, Inc. Born and raised in Jamaica, she has been a Florida resident for over 25 years and is an alumna of Barry University and Florida International University. She is a Distinguished Past President of Kiwanis Club of Sawgrass Sunrise and a former Board member of […]
Jamaican-Nigerian Nadine Ijewere First Black Woman to Photograph Vogue Cover
In a history-making move, Nadine Ijewere is the first black woman to shoot a cover for Vogue magazine. Her photograph of the singer Dua Lipa will be featured on the January 2019 cover of British Vogue. Ijewere, a portrait and fashion photographer who is of Jamaican-Nigerian heritage was born in southeast London, Writing on Instagram […]