British Jamaican Photos to Document Immigrant Stories – Beyond Windrush
The stories of the Windrush generation are the focus of an event hosted by Midlands Arts Center Birmingham, a facility known locally as the MAC. The event, “Beyond Windrush,” will open on May 4 and run until July 9, 2018, and present a major celebration of art, photography, dance, music, debate, and “even some rum.” […]
Black Hispanics of Jamaican Heritage Play key Role in 1st Afro-Latino Heritage Excellence Summit
The accomplishments of black Latinos in the media, activism, education and the arts were celebrated at the first annual Afro-Latino Heritage Excellence Summit held in Miami, Florida. Designed to bring together the Diaspora, the Summit was organized by The Ernesto Gamboa Project. The Project was founded by award-winning author, Orlando J. Addison, who was born […]
Jamaican Tae Kwon Do Fighters Win Gold at New Jersey Tournaments
Jamaica’s Tae Kwon Do team of Akino Lyndsey, Akeem Lawrence and Trevor Webb won four gold medals over the two days of fighting in New Jersey at events hosted by two separate organizations, the International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF) on the first day and the World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF) on the second […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 4, 2018.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 4, 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 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 […]