Photo Highlights: Miami’s Temperature Elevated During Carnival Fever 2018
It was bacchanal time in Miami over Columbus Day weekend! The 34th annual Miami-Broward Carnival celebration was nothing short of a cultural spectacle—which capped off the annual Caribbean Carnival season with an ostentatious display of West Indian music, fashion and culture. Aside from the many masquerade bands that strutted their stuff in competition for prizes, […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending October 26, 2018.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending October 26, 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
November 2018 Caribbean American Voter’s Guide—MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Since 2000, a group of concerned Caribbean-Americans in South Florida, has developed Voters’ Guides to help you 1) select the better candidates who may promote the interests of Caribbean-American people in South Florida, and 2) provide guidance on constitutional ballot amendments. We have watched various political news programs, read local and national newspapers, attended town […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending October 26th, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT CONSIERS INTERGENERATIONAL MORTGAGES Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his government is considering the introduction of an intergenerational or 60-year mortgage program. The program would be offered through the National Housing Trust (NHT(. Holness made his announcement at the NHT’s groundbreaking ceremony for Friendship Oaks in St. Elizabeth. […]
On this day in Jamaican history: Sir Donald Sangster was born
On October 26, 1911, Sir Donald Sangster, the second Prime Minister of Jamaica, was born in St. Elizabeth. and was an old boy of the prestigious Munro College in St. Elizabeth. Sangster was an avid sportsman and competed in cricket, football, athletics, and boxing while attending college. His interest in sports continued after he left […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Return to Sender
Have you ever felt like some of your prayers were intercepted somewhere between earth and heaven, and got stamped “Return to Sender”? Recently I was thinking about that and it occurred to me that the devil is in the business of intercepting our prayers, or the answers to them, and carting them off into his […]
Canadian-Jamaican Daniel Caesar’s Album Ranks Number 1 on Adult R&B Chart
The album featuring Canadian-Jamaican artist Daniel Caesar and H.E.R., “Best Part,” reached the Number 1 spot on the Adult R&B Songs Chart Oct on October 20, 2018, according to Nielsen Music. His first Number 1 song on the chart was “Get You,” which features Kali Urchis. This song led for one week in February 2018. […]
British-Jamaican Rapper Stefflon Don Receives ASCAP Vanguard Award
The British-Jamaican rapper, writer, and singer Stefflon Don was the recipient of the 2018 ASCAP Vanguard Award on October 23rd, 2018, at an awards ceremony held by the performance rights organization in London. The award is given to honor musicians who have had a major impact on new and developing musical genres, helping to create […]
Successful Tips for the Caribbean Voter: 2018 Broward County Midterm General Election Ballot Recommendations
Successful Tips for the Caribbean Voter 1. Make a plan to vote. You must whether you will vote by mail, at an early voting location or on Election Day 2. Download your sample ballot to understand who and what you will be voting on 3. Start conducting research and asking questions about candidates and constitutional […]
Jamaican Linton Keswi Johnson Featured in Brixton Subway Mural
The Jamaican dub poet Linton Keswi Johnson is one of the people honored in the artwork “Remain, Thriving” at the Brixton subway station by artist Njideka Akunyill Crosby, which represents a portion of a new program inspired by murals created in the area in the 1980s. Johnson, also known as LKJ, was born on August […]