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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 10th, 2018

weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY WARNS AGAINST HARMING PROTECTED SPECIES Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) warned against killing, capturing, or maiming any of the island’s protected species. Violators will face substantial fines or a jail sentence. Jamaica’s four most endangered species include crocodiles, turtles, snakes and the yellow-billed parrot. Since 2015, […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Search Me, O God”

One of the buzzwords in relationships is transparency. We want the people in our lives to “open up” and share their innermost thoughts and feelings; we want to know their heart. Most of us are afraid of this transparency because we feel extremely vulnerable and, for the most part, uncomfortable. We are told to “not […]

Denniston Reid, Jamaican-Born Educator, Elected University Trustee in New York

Denniston Reid Jamaican-Born Educator Elected University Trustee in New York

Denniston Reid, 46, has dedicated his life to ensure that the greatest possible number of underserved children have a chance at a college education. Reid, who graduated from the University of Colgate and is the recipient of the 2018 Humanitarian Award from the University’s Alumni Corporation in recognition of his service working with underprivileged youth, […]

Broward College AVP, Karen Lee Murphy, Among Four Jamaicans Honored by the City of Miramar

City of Miramar Gives Education Award to Jamaican-American Karen Lee Murphy - Photo by David I Muir

Jamaican American Karen Lee Murphy, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and College Registrar at Broward College. was among four Jamaicans honored as recipients of the City of Miramar Planning Committee in recognition of their exemplary community work. Murphy received the Education Award for her continuing efforts to promote, encourage, and support students, educators, and […]

Selling your Income-Earning Property? Pretty it up First

Some property owners bristle at the thought of spending much-needed cash, to fix up a house or apartment they are selling or renting.  If you are such an owner, you need not be apprehensive about your decision to “pretty it up first”.  If you spend wisely, you will be able to sell for a price […]

Jamaican Born Educator in New Jersey Receives Prestigious Award

Jamaican Born Educator Receives Prestigious Award

Jody-Anne Jones, the principal of North Star Academy Clinton Hill Middle School of Newark in New Jersey, for the past six years, has received the 2018 Ryan Award, the highest education award in the United States, in recognition of her exceptional school leadership. The Jamaican-born educator– originally from Manchester – was one of only two […]

Homemade Jerk Spice Does It For Bev

Homemade Jerk Spice Does It For Bev

Jerked food was still a novelty in the United States when Beverley Johnson migrated there from Jamaica in the early 1980s. As the spicy recipe’s popularity grew, so did her reputation as one of its leading exponents. Johnson is the proprietor of Bev’s Jerk Center in Decatur, Georgia, a must-go eatery for Jamaicans and lovers […]

Number of Foreigners Getting Jamaican Citizenship Rises

Jamaican Passport Foreigners are seeking citizenship

  According to Jamaica’s Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), there has been an increase in the number of foreigners seeking citizenship in Jamaica. More than 10,000 people have become Jamaican citizens over the past ten years. Carol Saunders-Hammond, PICA’s Director of Citizenship Services, particularly noted the rise in applications from individuals in Cuba, North […]