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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 4th, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS REPORTS RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that Jamaica’s unemployment rate has reached 9.6 percent at the end of January 2018, a record low for the country. The rate fell from the 9.8 percent recorded during the period from October to December 2017. Holness made his […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Tomorrow…
“See you tomorrow!” “Have a good weekend; see you on Monday!” How many times have you said or heard those words said to someone? For some of us, the statements are ones we often say without thinking about them; they are part of our social interactions. Yet there is something presumptive about them. They assume […]
Dance Team to Represent Jamaica at the 2018 World Championship of Performing Arts
Jody-Marie Hussey, founder and director of First Dance Studios located in Montego Bay, Jamaica, announced that five of the school’s students will compete in the 22nd Annual World Championship of Performing Arts® (WCOPA) competition. Known as “The Olympics of the Performing Arts,” the event takes place July 6-15, 2018 in the Hollywood, CA area. “We […]
Jamaican American Rapper, Shameik Moore, Cast as Lead in animated Spider-Man Movie
Most people know Shameik Moore for his music, TV and film appearances. He’s now added the role of superhero. Moore voices the character of Miles Morales, a.k.a. Spider-Man, in the Sony animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” set for release in Dec. 14, 2018. Written by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the film highlights the […]
Jamaican-American Dr. Nadia Richardson Named 2018 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health
Dr. Nadia Richardson was honored during the National Minority Quality Forum Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and Spring Health Braintrust. Richardson was named as one of the 2018 “40 Under 40” Leaders in Minority Health. She’s the founder of No More Martyrs, a mental health awareness campaign. The organization encourages self-advocacy and self-care, works to […]
Jamaican-American Gymnast Garners NCAA All-American Honor
Jamaican-American Gymnast, Toni-Ann Williams added another title to her impressive list of accolades. The 2016 Olympian gymnast recently took 2018 NCAA All-American honors during the Gymnastics Championships held in St. Louis, MO. The Jamaican-American was born in Maryland, but represents Jamaica as part of its national gymnastics team. Williams’ parents are from Jamaica and she’s […]
Jamaican soap opera pilot “Savannah” created on a shoestring budget needs money to grow
There are not many indigenous productions on Jamaica’s two national television stations. Film-makers like Mykal Kushnie find it difficult to get funding for projects like Savannah, a romantic drama he began work on last year. It stars Donisha Prendergast, grand-daughter of reggae king Bob Marley, and Joel Young-Sang as childhood playmates who become adult lovers. […]
Jamaican Restaurant Opens in Evanston Illinois
The Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine restaurant is opening at a new location in Evanston. While the new venue is just across the street from its original spot within the Chicago city limits, the move represents a “different type of establishment,” according to co-owner Lenice Levy. The new Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine venue features […]
Penn Relays 2018 Carnival
The annual Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania began with chilly temperature, rain, and clouds. But that did not stop the athletes from Jamaica, both high schools, and in colleges from shining. The event closed on April 28th with sunny 80-degree weather. The 124th staging at University of Pennsylvania campus […]