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 […]
Jamaica Beats US, Qualifies for 2021 Rugby League World Cup
Jamaica’s rugby team is ready to making history again, having defeated the United States and qualifying for its first tournament, the Rugby League World Cup. Jamaica’s Reggae Warriors is the 11th team to have achieved a place in the 16-team men’s tournament. The Warriors defeated the USA Hawks by a score of 16 to 10 […]
Alia Atkinson Wins Eighth Gold Medal at FINA World Cup in Singapore
Jamaican Olympic swimmer Alia Atkinson won her eighth gold medal of the 2018 Short Course World Championships, claiming the 50-meter breaststroke title with a time of 28.95 seconds. Atkinson blew away her competitors in the event, a circumstance made easier when her rival Yuliya Efimova of Russia was disqualified for moving her blocks. Her disqualification […]
Oliver Samuels Receives Marcus Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award
Oliver Samuels, Jamaican actor, playwright, and comedian, has received the Marcus Garvey Llifetime Achievement Award from the Institute for Caribbean Studies (ICS). The Institute, which is based in Washington DC, bestowed the award on Samuels on November 16, 2018, during the 25th Caribbean-American Heritage Awards Gala. The Gala’s theme was “A Celebration of Excellence and […]
Jamaican Damion Thomas’s 110-meter hurdles World Record Ratified by IAAF
Jamaica’s Damion Dushaun Thomas, Jr., 18, won the 110-meter hurdles title event at the National Junior Trials in Kingston in June of 2018. He ran the course with a time of 12.99 seconds, equaling the World Under-20 record set by Wilhem Belocian of France in 2014 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. This has now […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 16, 2018.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 16, 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 16th, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES GOVERNMENT PUTS $35 MILLION TOWARD GARBAGE DISPOSAL PROJECT Jamaica’s Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has expended $35 million for the branding and installation of 1,000 “Spruce Up” garbage disposal bins. The spending is part of efforts to reduce littering in municipal locations throughout the island via the “Spruce Up” campaign. The […]