Listen to the Podcast of The Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending December 22, 2023

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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – An Extraordinary Baby

The angel Gabriel was busy. Six months earlier, he had visited Zachariah with the news that the long-forgotten prayers of he and his wife for a child would be answered in this very late season of their lives. Now this angelic messenger was on another assignment: “sent from God to a city in Galilee called […]
New York Party Brings ‘ELITE WEEKEND’ to Kingston, Jamaica in March 2024

“Jamaica, we are coming in 2024 and we plan to deliver a first class, elite weekend” is the message from The Elite Weekend executive Sephron Mair, and Jerry McDonald, co-founder of Bleu & Bougie. They will make the trek to Kingston, Jamaica later this month for a press event at the Pegasus Hotel to officially […]
Onscreen Discussion of ‘Migration’ Movie Turns into Jamaica Love Fest

While discussing the film “Migration” on a segment of the Today Show, the program’s hosts and their guest, travel expert Mark Owen, shifted the conversation to enthusiastically praise Jamaica as a preferred destination in the Caribbean. Highlighting the Features of Jamaica’s South Coast The Today Show panel gushed about how much they love Jamaica, with […]
Saint Elizabeth Welcomes New Food & Music Festival in November 2023

A new festival that will honor the best of the parish of Saint Elizabeth in Jamaica will be held at Jakes Hotel from November 10 to 12, 2023. The inaugural Treasure Beach Food, Rum, and Reggae Festival will feature the best of the parish’s food, drinks, and music. Authentic Jamaican mixologists will be featured, along […]
Damian and Stephen Marley Announce Co-Headlining Traffic Jam Tour 2024

In February and March 2024, the Grammy award-winning brothers Damian “Jr Gong” Marley and Stephen “Ragga” Marley will launch their exclusive Traffic Jam Tour across North America. Photo Credit: Chris Acosta The Marley Brothers First Co-Headlining Tour This marks the inaugural occasion in history when the brothers have jointly presented a curated set, offering a unique […]
Woman of Jamaican Descent Makes History as First Black Woman Mayor in This California City

The former vice mayor of Culver City, California, Imani McMorrin, is the first Black woman to be elected the city’s mayor in its 106-year history. Unanimously voted in by the city council, McMorrin is the sixth woman to serve as the mayor of Culver City and the first Black woman to sit on the city […]
Khamara Wright is Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2019

Introduction The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is pleased to announce the results from the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Grand Coronation, held on Thursday, August 1st the National Arena: Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2019, Khamara Wright is flanked by her first runner up, […]
Jamaica Diaspora Virtual Education Summer Conference August 8-9, 2022 – Dean Michael Salmon

The Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) will host its Annual Summer Education Conference 2022 on August 8-9, 2022. This virtual conference aims to continue the mission to advance education in achieving Jamaica’s Vision 2030. Under the theme, Pushing Forward with Resilience, Inclusion, Capacity, Equity (R.I.C.E), this two-day conference will benefit all educators in Jamaica. […]
Music video Premiere “All I’ve Got” by bright young Jamaican artiste Chris Malachi

Everyone knows, Jamaica is full of talent, especially when it comes to music. And what better way to start the year with this big surprise from Chris Malachi– a promising young artiste on a mission to impact the hearts and minds of listeners with his potent lyrics and soul stirring vocal delivery, combined with eclectic, genre-bending […]