Jamaica’s Gabrielle Blackwood Shortlisted for 2018 ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition
Gabrielle Blackwood, award-winning Jamaican director, cinematographer, and screenwriter, has made the quarterfinals of 2018’s ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition. Blackwood’s submission “Kendal” was shortlisted from the more than 1,000 entries to the competition. Blackwood, 31, is the president of the Jamaica Film and Television Association. Blackwood says she knew from an early age that she would […]
Jamaican Restaurant Ranks among Top Caribbean Restaurants in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Diners looking for authentic Jamaican/Caribbean food in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, can choose any of the four restaurants reviewed by Hoodline. Using data from Yelp and its own criteria, Hoodline provides a list of the top four eateries catering to the yen for island flavors. Caribbean Wave Jamaican Jerk Restaurant, which offers dinner options like curry goat, […]
Usain Bolt’s Aussie FC Football Trial Period Ends after Contract Talks Fail
Jamaican sprint champion and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt followed his dream of becoming a professional footballer after his retirement from track and field and obtained a trial with Australia’s A-League side, the Central Coast Mariners. However, on Friday, November 2, 2018, the trial period came to an end and was terminated after contract […]
Khadija Shaw, Jamaica Reggae Girlz and Tennessee Player, Voted SEC Offensive Player of the Year
Khadija “Bunny” Shaw of Spanish Town and star striker of Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz soccer team, has been named Offensive Player of the Year for 2018 by the SEC. Shaw, a senior at the University of Tennessee (UT), was also one of five players from the Tennessee Volunteers to earn All-SEC honors. In addition, Shaw was […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 2, 2018.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 2, 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 2nd, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES PROBLEM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AT JAMAICAN RESORTS CALLED “HISTORIC” The problem of sexual assault at resorts in Jamaica was highlighted by the cases of two women from Detroit, Michigan, whose reporting of the crimes was ignored. A teenage girl was pinned to the floor in a laundry room and raped […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Conformed to the Image of Christ
I can still hear it in my head, one of the choruses from my childhood: “To be like Jesus, to be like Jesus / All I ask is to be like Him / All through life’s journey / From earth to glory / All I ask, is to be like Him.” These words came to […]
New Film Based on Don Shirley, Jamaican Classical Pianist, to open across US
“Green Book,” a new film based on the life of Jamaican classical and jazz pianist Don Shirley is scheduled for release in the United States by Universal Pictures on November 21, 2018. The film, which stars Mahershala Ali as Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip, a New York bouncer who worked as his […]
2018 St Lucie County Midterm General Elections Ballot Caribbean Voters Guide
Download your sample ballot: https://www.slcelections.com/VOTE-BY-MAIL/Absentee-Request-Form-Lookup Vote by Mail Request by Oct. 31: https://www.slcelections.com/VOTE-BY-MAIL/Absentee-Request-Form-Lookup Early Voting Locations: https://www.slcelections.com/Early-Voting Election Day, Nov. 6 – find my precinct: https://www.slcelections.com/ELECTION-INFORMATION/ US Senator: Bill Nelson Congressional District 18: Lauren Baer Governor: Andrew D. Gillum/Chris King Attorney General: Sean Michael Shaw Chief Financial Officer: Jeremy Ring […]
2018 Orange County Midterm General Election Ballot Recommendations – Caribbean Voters Guide
Successful Tips for the Engaged Voter: Make a plan to vote. You must whether you will vote by mail, at an early voting location or on Election Day Download your sample ballot to understand who and what you will be voting on Start conducting research and asking questions about candidates and constitutional amendments Take advantage […]