New Constellation Created to Celebrate Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt has been included in a new set of constellations created by The Big Bang Fair in conjunction with astronomers and the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Digital graphic images honoring stars in sports, science, and literature were presented by The Big Bang Fair on December 13, 2017. The new constellation, which […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 22nd, 2017
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES BLUE LAGOON TO BE DECLARED NATIONAL MONUMENT The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) plans to preserve the Blue Lagoon as a national heritage site. The organization wants the government to declare the area a national monument by the end of 2017. A plan to manage the area has already been […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending December 22, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending December 22, 2017. 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 – Joy to the World!
Imagine the scene. The night was probably quiet as the sheep rested in the field, the shepherds keeping vigilant watch over them and perhaps trading stories they had repeated many times before. After all, only another shepherd could understand the ups and downs of shepherding. Just another night in their lives, or so it seemed. […]
Jamaican American Actress Lands Role in New Off-Broadway Musical
Jamaican American stage actress Dianne Dixon is the star of the new Off-Broadway musical “Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort,” which is playing at the Slipper Room in the Lower East Side. The show was performed on December 6 and 13, 2017, and has another performance scheduled for December 20. Dixon’s role in the musical is […]
Jamaica Welcomes Historic Four Millionth Visitor
The tourism industry of Jamaica marked a significant and historic milestone on December 15, when the island welcomed its four-millionth visitor in 2017. Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett and a delegation of officials from the tourist sector greeted Jill Bell at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. Bell and her husband Stephen made the […]
Jamaican-Canadian Billionaire to Take Majority Share of Bermuda’s Clarien Bank Parent Firm
Michael Lee-Chin, president and chair of Portland Holdings group of companies, which is based in Canada and includes NCB Financial Group Ltd. (NCB) and Portland Private Equity (PPE), is prepared to take a majority stake in the parent company of Clarien Bank in Bermuda. If the transaction receives approval from Bermuda’s Minister of Finance, Premier […]
Calculating rent for Jamaican property
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I have a house in the in Jamaica, valued around 12 million dollars. Do you have any guidelines on how calculating rent? Dwane Mighty Dear Dwane In most instances, The Rent Assessment Board which is the body that governs rentals, accepts the ‘standard rent’ as agreed or accepted in the area. […]
Our Stories: I Overcame Illiteracy after Leaving High School- Tyrone Simms
In this installment of Our Stories, Jamaican multimedia professional, Tyrone Simms shares how he overcame illiteracy. For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome food, and attractive people. And while that image is not far from the truth, if the lens […]
7 Interesting Facts about Jamaican Immigrants in United States
Jamaicans are the largest group of immigrants from the Caribbean region living in the United States, according to the Census American Community Survey. The next largest groups are from Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago. The survey, “Characteristics of Selected Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean Ancestry Groups in the United States: 2008-2012,” shines a light on the […]