Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending December 15th, 2017
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES CITIZENSHIP AMNESTY TO BE GRANTED IN 2018 The government of Jamaica plans to grant amnesty to individuals who are living illegally in the country in 2018. The amnesty, which will last for one year, will allow them to regularize their status. According to Robert Montague, Jamaica’s Minister of National Security, […]
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Man of Authority
He was a centurion, a Roman officer and a commander of at least a hundred men who was accustomed to exercising authority. So when he sent his messengers – the Jewish elders – to Jesus beseeching Him that he would come and heal his servant who was dear unto him and sick to the point […]
Elishama “Shama” Beckford Is Now The First Jamaican to Surf the Dangerous Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii
Professional surfer Elishama “Shama” Beckford is the first Jamaican to surf the famous and dangerous Banzai Pipeline on O’ahu’s north shore in Hawaii. The Banzai Pipeline, also known as the “Pipe,” is a reef break located off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea. In this area, waves begin to break once they reach the reef’s shallows, […]
12-Year-Old Jamaican-American Youngest On The Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 List
Forbes magazine features 12-Year-Old Jamaican-American Book Collector, Author, Activist, Marley Dias, in their 30 under 30 list for the year 2018. The 12-year-old Jamaican-American who lives in New Jersey is an activist and feminist who has collected more than 10,000 books that have black female protagonists, and in January 2018, her own book “Marley Dias Gets […]
Women Cannot Fight Domestic And Sexual Abuse Battle By Themselves, Men Are Needed
According to Wikipedia: Gender violence, also known as gender-based violence or GBV, is, collectively, violent acts that are motivated by the victim’s gender, as a result of inequalities between genders, or that disproportionately affects a certain gender. Although much gender-based violence is directed towards women and the terms are often treated as if they were […]
On this day in Jamaican history: Olympic Gold Medalist George Rhoden
On 13 December 1926, Olympic runner George Vincent Rhoden was born in Kingston. On July 25th, 1952, George Rhoden won the Olympic 400-meter race in Helsinki, Finland. Rhoden first competed on the global stage at the 1948 Olympics, but did not win a medal that year. He was a member of Jamaica’s 4×400 relay team, […]
On this day in Jamaican history: Honorable Portia Simpson Miller was born
On December 12, 1945, the Honorable Portia Lucretia Simpson Miller, ON, MP, was born in Wood Hall, St. Catherine. Simpson-Miller made history by becoming the nation’s first female Prime Minister, serving from 30 March 2006 to 11 September 2007 and from 5 January 2012 to 3 March 2016, She was president of the People’s National […]
Jamaican among Winners of Queen’s Young Leaders Award
Jamaican Aubrey Stewart of Montego Bay has been named as one of the winners of the final Queen’s Young Leaders Award. He is a former junior mayor of Montego Bay and introduced the United States President Barack Obama during his 2015 visit to Jamaica. Stewart is a project development and strategic management consultant. He has […]
On this day in Jamaican history: Alia Atkinson was born
On December 11, 1988 Jamaican Olympic swimmer Alia Atkinson was born in St. Andrew. Atkinrson won the 100-meter breaststroke competition in 2014 at the Short Course World Championships in Doha with a time equaling that of the record established by Rūta Meilutytė in 2013. With this victory, Atkinson became the first black woman to win […]