On this day in Jamaican history: Mavado was born
On November 30, 1981, David Constantine Brooks, better known as the dancehall artist Mavado, was born and raised in the Cassava Piece community in Kingston, Jamaica. The deejay, songwriter, and singer is also known as Gully Gaad. He was influenced by the music of Bounty Killer, and when he was 15, Bounty Killer became his […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Walking in the Dark
There is something about the dark that frightens some people. As J.R.Tolkien in his classic The Hobbit observes, “It cannot be seen, cannot be felt / Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt / It lies behind stars and under hills / And empty holes it fills / It comes first and follows after / Ends […]
Alongside Real Youth Promotions, Stone Love’s 46th Anniversary Bash Was One For The Ages
As expected, there was a lot of excitement in the build-up to Stone Love Movement’s 46th Anniversary bash held in Cooper City, Florida on Thanksgiving Eve, November 21, 2018. Presented by Real Youth Promotions, the event was a huge success and certainly took the packed Temple Beth Ballroom audience down memory lane as patrons rocked […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – My One and Only
Ask anyone who is really in love and they will tell you that the most terrible feeling in the world, or so it seems, is being away from the one they love. Taken to the extreme, lovers always want to be in each other’s company and if they are apart, constantly being in touch with […]
Our Stories: My Parents’ Relationship Improved After They Got Divorced – Paul Blake
In this installment of Our Stories, author Paul Blake explains how his parents’ relationship benefitted from their divorce….For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome food, and attractive people. And while that image is not far from the truth, if the […]
Jamaican Born Chef in New Netflix Cooking Competition Show
Jamaican-born chef Colin Brown is competing alongside 23 other chefs in the new Netflix competitive cooking show “The Final Table.” The new food competition features two dozen chefs from around the globe cooking in teams of two. The chefs will apply their skills through a series of country-themed challenges, and at the end of the […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 23rd, 2018
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 23rd, 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending November 23rd, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CLARIFIES POSITION ON MONTEGO BAY WELCOME SIGN The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce tried to clarify its position on the $17 million welcome sign, which has caused some controversy. The Chamber stated that it supports the standard of products planned for use in the sign, but it […]
Kartel Kitchen Brings Jamaican College Students in Plattsburgh, New York a Weekly Taste of Home
The Kartel Kitchen, which refers to the weekly transformation of a student apartment into a place where Jah-Shea Sutherland, a writing-arts-education major, and Denise Brown, a journalism major, make Jamaican food for at least 40 fellow State University of New York at Plattsburgh students. Sutherland and Brown, who are both full-time students with full-time jobs, […]
Did you know Jamaica was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to produce bananas commercially?
It is believed that bananas developed in the hot and tropical climate of southern Asia and that it was one of the first foods actively cultivated by humans. Bananas require a climate where temperatures range between 10°C and 40°C, a range found between the latitudes of the 30S and 30N. Historians believe that Alexander the […]