Konshens Featured On Bacardi Usa “Break Free” Ad
Konshens continues to dominate as dancehall’s leading force crossing over into the mainstream in the past year. The Jamaican star’s voice shines bright on Bacardi’s latest “Break Free” commercial, airing across the nation. The track “Front of the Line” (also featuring vocals from Trinidadian soca artist Machel Montano) is by heavyweight producers Major Lazer, who […]
The Palm Bay Caribe Film Festival ends with a bang
Late afternoon thundershowers did not dampen plans for the inaugural staging of the Palm Bay Caribe Film Festival which opened to a full house on June 1, 2017 at the Brevard Caribbean Sports and Cultural Association (BCASCA) in Palm Bay. There was a bustle of activity on the red carpet as local dignitaries, the media […]
Spice It Up! Miami to Feature Jamaican Chef Who Defeated Food Network’s Bobby Flay
“Spice It Up! Miami” will feature celebrity Chef Sherone Chin, the Jamaican chef who beat Food Network star Bobby Flay on the television network’s primetime program “Throwdown! with Bobby Flay” in 2009. Flay challenged Chin, then owner of the Mo Bay Restaurant in Harlem, to a contest in preparing Fried Fish Escovitch, a traditional Jamaican […]
Our Stories: I lost three sons in three years- Ras Kaneo
In this installment of Our Stories, recording artiste Ras Kaneo explains how he lost three sons in three years….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 […]
Jamaican Receives Prestigious International Legal Award
Sanya Goffe, a partner at Hart Muirhead Fatta, is the recipient of the Libby Slater Award for 2017. She is the first Jamaican and one of only eight people to ever receive this award. The Libby Slater Award is given by the International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA) every two years to honor […]
New York Times Runs Feature on the Jamaican Beef Patty
In a feature article last month, the New York Times newspaper has recognized the widening exposure of Americans to the Jamaican beef patty. The patty, with its flaky crust and spicy filling of ground beef, Scotch bonnet pepper, onions and garlic, has moved beyond Jamaican bakeries and into major retail outlets like Walmart. In New […]
The Ruddy Schaaffe Memorial Fund
FAMILY ESTABLISHES RUDDY SCHAAFFE MEMORIAL FUND AT THE MIAMI FOUNDATION -Fund to Benefit York Castle High School Track Scholarship and St. Luke The Physician Episcopal Church Choir- MIAMI, FLORIDA – June 2, 2017 — In honor of the recent passing of renowned Jamaican community leader and global dominoes aficionado, Ruddy Schaaffe, on Wednesday, May 17, […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 2nd, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 2nd, 2017 . The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending June 2nd, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- AMENDMENTS TO SEXUAL HARRASMENT BILL IN PROCESS The Legislation Committee of the Jamaican Cabinet will receive an amended Sexual Harassment Bill, according to Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. The bill was already sent to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel, which made the amendments. The […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Unconditional Love and Acceptance
Have you ever felt excluded from an event or group because you did not meet someone else’s standards? How about feeling rejected by others because you were considered not “good enough”? According to social scientists, inherent in the process of growing and developing as a person to achieve individual potential is our need to be […]