British-Jamaican Olympian One of First Inducted into UK Augmented Reality Walk of Fame
British-Jamaican Olympic athlete Louis George Martin is making history as one of the first people to be inducted into the first augmented reality “Made in Derby” Walk of Fame in Derby in the United Kingdom. Martin began weightlifting in his hometown of Kingston and continued to excel in the sport when his family migrated to […]
Jamaican American Actress Tells Huffington Post About Racism Experience Similar To That of Meghan Markle
The actress portraying Meghan Markle in the Lifetime movie “Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance,” Parisa Fitz-Henley, is biracial just as her character is, but the similarities in their lives don’t end there. Fitz-Henley says she and Meghan have had “a lot of similar life experience.” In an interview with the Huffington Post, the actress, […]
Jamaican Architect’s Firm to Build Second Tallest Building in Chicago
The city of Chicago is miles away from Gordon Gill’s birth and roots in Jamaica. The award-winning architect’s firm, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, is making headlines around the world and will soon be building the second tallest building in Chicago. The project encompasses an overhaul of the Tribune Tower and surrounding structures, incorporating […]
The Hero & Zero Award of the Week ending May 26th, 2018 – Shenseea & Chozenn
Hero of the Week is the award for best individual performance of the week or just someone doing something positively that we think deserve a big up. While zero of the week goes to the person who do something stupid or someone who just get caught up in some drama. This week we didn’t have […]
Jamaican-American Named as the new Vice-President/Director of Athletics at New Jersey City University
Shawn Tucker has been named as the new Vice-President/Athletic Director at New Jersey City University, making him as one of the nation’s youngest in NCAA Division III at the age of 33, the first African-American to hold the position, and the seventh to do so in the history of the New Jersey Athletic Conference. The […]
Starbucks Opening Two Stores in Kingston
Starbucks Jamaica is preparing to open two stores in Kingston, and the firm is looking for employees to serve as baristas and shift supervisors. Liguanea and Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston are the locations slated for the new Starbucks. The firm held a job fair in late April 2018 to find the necessary workers. Starbucks […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 25th, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES BASIL WAITE DECLARED PNP WINNER IN NE ST. ELIZABETH RUN-OFF ELECTION Basil Waite of the People’s National Party (PNP) will represent St. Elizabeth North East as a result of his victory in the run-off election for that post. Waite faced a challenge from Everton Fisher, former mayor of Black River, […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 25, 2018
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 25, 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
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Who Is to Be Blamed? – Part II
How much of what goes “wrong” in our lives do we hold God responsible for? The tendency to blame someone else has been with us since Eden. You might recall that after the Edenic fall, Adam blamed Eve who blamed the serpent (Genesis 3), and if the serpent could have passed on the blame he […]
Jamaican-Australian Cleopatra Coleman Writes & Stars in Upcoming Drone Movie Thriller
The upcoming sci-fi film about killer drones, aptly named “Hover” and starring Jamaican-Australian actress, Cleopatra Coleman, will be released in select theaters beginning June 29, 2018. The release by SYFY Films will be available via VOD and digital HD on July 3, 2018. Directed by Matt Osterman, Coleman also wrote the screenplay that brings to […]