Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 19th, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES OFFICIAL REGISTRATION ESTABLISHED FOR JAMAICA’S POLITICAL PARTIES Jamaica has established the Official Political Parties Registration (RPP), which is designed to provide more transparency in the nation’s democratic system. The RPP forms a portion of the island’s institutional reforms and represents a measure that ensures local political and economic environments foster […]
Immigration Q & A – Will They Take Away My Green Card If I Try To Get A New One?
I have an old green card. I am worried if I try to get a new one they will take it away. How can I get a new green card? Green cards issued before 1989 have no expiration date on them. All Green Card without an expiration date MUST be replaced as well as those […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 19, 2018
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 19, 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 – The Gift of Today
There is something extra special about today. If we are following our regular schedule, most things, people, and places are familiar to us because we have seen them before; we are accustomed to them. Yet it is this routineness and familiarity that often cause us to lose appreciation for today. Have you ever stopped to […]
Jamaican American Photographer to Display Work at London Exhibition
Jeana Lindo, a photographer who was born in the United States to Jamaican parents, has been selected to show her work at a group exhibition in London curated by Creative Debuts in partnership with Ello. Creative Debut x Ello is a collaboration that showcases international artists through an ongoing display in partnership with Whitechapel Gallery’s […]
Florida Department of Education Features Jamaican-American Chef Giving Back
Chef Michelle Jones followed her passion for cooking to Florida’s Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program, which helped her earn a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts and management at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. VR helps individuals with disabilities prepare for employment. Michelle, who has a cognitive disorder and learning disabilities, is a single mother and […]
Jamaican Receives MLK Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Dexter Barrington Gordon was presented with the Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Community Service Award for Lifetime Achievement for 2018. Gordon, 62, is a native of Old Harbor Bay in St. Catherine and attended St. Jago High School. He accepted the award in memory of MLK, the civil rights leader whose ideas influenced him […]
Our Trip to India – Jamaicans Love To Travel
We took a 10-day trip with National Geographic in October 2016 that included a rail journey through Rajasthan, India on the ” Palace on Wheels”. We went from Delhi to Jaipur, Chittaurgarh including Ranthambore National Park, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Agra including Keoladeo Ghana National Park. We visited Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity home at the […]
I’m a “sucker” for my people – Sean T. CEO of Jamaican Dominoes Online
Sean T. is CEO of JamDom.com a social platform and gaming experience for players from all over the world to engage in Jamaican/Caribbean Style Dominoes. JamDom has been online since 2007, and it’s the first site to provide the ability to play Jamaican Dominoes against real actual players online. Here is our conversation with Sean T. Q: […]
Glamour Magazine Features Woman Who Travels to Jamaica to Get Her Hair Done
Some women are willing to buy a plane ticket and fly to a specific location in order to get their hair styled, and Glamour magazine has published a feature on what it calls “hair travel.” .While this sounds like the ultimate extravagance, some women find that it is actually more cost-effective to travel and get […]