Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 11th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- MINISTER OF STATE EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN AT-RISK YOUTH PROJECT Jamaica’s Minister of State in the National Security Ministry Peernel Charles Jr. says that he is confident that the Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (DIA) lab project to help at-risk youth through training in cutting-edge technologies. The project has […]
Alborosie on Tour and Returns with “Freedom in Dub”
International reggae star Alborosie returns with “Freedom In Dub,” the dub version of his celebrated “Freedom & Fyah” album today, August 11. The self-proclaimed “Dub Mechanic,” Alborosie has demonstrated his production and remix skills on multiple projects including “Dub The System,” (counterpart to the 2013 release Sound The System) and “Dub Of Thrones” with King […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – My One and Only
Ask anyone who is really in love and they will tell you that the most terrible feeling in the world, or so it seems, is being away from the one they love. Taken to the extreme, lovers always want to be in each other’s company and if they are apart, constantly being in touch with […]
13 Jamaicans Receive 30-Under-30 Caribbean American Emerging Leaders/Change Makers Award
Thirteen Jamaicans have been honored for their exceptional leadership and volunteerism in the Caribbean American community by receiving the 30-under-30 Caribbean American Emerging Leaders/Changemakers Award. The award is given to those who demonstrate leadership in the United States a CARICOM member nations, or a non-independent British, French of Dutch Dependency. A list of the 13 […]
Jamaican Professor Receives US Patent for Anti-Cancer Potential of Native Plant
Jamaica’s Dr. Lawrence Williams, adjunct professor in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Technology, and his co-researcher Dr. George Levy in the United States, have seen the successful resolution of 28 years of research on the indigenous guinea hen weed (Peteveria aalliacea) of Jamaica. Dr. Williams has been granted a patent from […]
Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson Wins Gold in Breaststroke Double
Star swimming champion Alia Atkinson won the 100-meter Short-Course breaststroke gold medal at Berlin’s FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup on August 7, 2017. Atkinson added this medal to the gold she had already won in the competition’s 200-meter Short-Course event on August 6, the anniversary of Jamaica’s independence. She clocked a time of 1:04.71 minutes in […]
Art Exhibition – Walk Good: From Africa to Jamaica, Visions of the Motherland
Come home to a place you’ve never been on Friday the 25th of August. Please join us for 38InPrint, an art exhibition by international Cameroonian artist Shiri Achu. The 38 piece collection of Limited Edition Prints will be on display until the 8th of September at the University of the West Indies, Vice Chancellor building, […]
Usain Bolt Ranks No. 14 on ESPN Undefeated Top 50 Greatest Black Athletes
In a partnership with SurveyMonkey, ESPN Undefeated created a list of the greatest 50 black athletes in history by asking 10,350 adults to rank 200 athletes on 20 different surveys to determine those deemed to be the top 50. Jamaica’s sprint champion Usain Bolt was ranked Number 14 on the list of Top 60 black […]
It’s a Boy for Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce
Jamaican Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and her husband Jason Pryce, welcomes their son Zyon into the world on August 7, 2017. Announcing the birth on Facebook, Fraser-Pryce wrote, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are powerful, I know that full well. Welcome Zyon D. Pryce, August 7, 2017! To […]
What Happens When Jamaican and Australian Bartenders Visit Each Other’s Country?
It can be a shock for Jamaican rugby fans who leave the island to visit Brisbane in Australia. Jamaican bartender Sheldon Spencer felt some culture shock when he participated in an exchange program sponsored by Appleton Estate rum. In spite of the shock, however, Spencer said the game was “pretty awesome” and found some points […]