Top Jamaican Sports News Stories of 2023
As always, Jamaican athletes turned in exceptional performances and made history during 2023. Jamaica won the most medals of all competitors at the 50th staging of the CARIFTA Games, and Khadija “Bunny” Shaw and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce received prestigious athletic titles. The Reggae Girlz made history when they earned their first point at the FIFA Women’s […]
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. The Signature Society founder Sephron Mair (right) pictured with New York Mayor Eric Adams at a ‘Soiree En Blanc’ party recently They will make […]
Five Helpful Marriage Resolutions For 2024
Every marriage is a journey that can always experience better days but with the busyness of life with work, children, jobs, and even caring for our spouses, we often times meet the challenge of seeing clearly what can be done to make our marriages better. Time seem to have sped up and the year has […]
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 […]