Never Stop Being a Student of the Art – A Conversation with Photographer Kahlil Francis
Kahlil Francis is not ‘just’ a Photographer. He is a lover, supporter, enthusiast and connoisseur of the art of photography. Over the last 20 years, what started out as a hobby has developed into an intense love affair that has opened this artist’s eyes to a world that looks so much different through the lens […]
Jamaican American, Isis Anderson, Accepted into Several Ivy League Colleges including Yale University
Jamaican American, Isis Anderson, 17, has been accepted into eight prestigious colleges and universities in the United States. After graduating from Achievement First Amistad High School in the spring of 2017, the young Jamaican scholar will have her pick of Yale University, Princeton University, Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Barnard College, University of […]
Brittany Singh Williams named curator of Global Shapers Kingston Hub
Brittany Singh Williams has been named the first female curator of the Global Shapers Kingston Hub. Williams, 28, heads the Jamaican chapter of the global network of young leaders using their achievements to drive their communities. She will take over from attorney Mikhail A. C. Jackson, and begin her one-year tenure in June. A dynamic […]
Jamaican Company Announces Deal to Establish Protocols for Medical Marijuana Treatments
Apollon Medical Formularies Jamaica Limited and Pure Jamaica Island Traders have made an agreement to create structured protocols designed to govern medical marijuana treatment in Jamaica. The deal between the two firms will cover exclusive export of medical marijuana products from the island to other CARICOM nations and global markets. Dr. Anthony Hall, the vice […]
Manchester Health Team Tackles Depression as Suicide Soars World-wide
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression at its worst can lead to suicide, which is now the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. In light of this fact, the Manchester Health Department (MHD) hosted a Symposium targeting scores of students, teachers, guidance counsellors, caregivers and parents within the parish of […]
UWIAA Florida Chapter Fundraiser
The second staging of Simply Myrna, Myrna Hague in concert at the Miramar Cultural Center on Saturday, April 1, 2017 did not disappoint the appreciative audience in attendance. A fundraiser in support of the UWI Alumni Florida Chapter, the show featured Jamaican jazz songstress Myrna Hague, Ernie Smith and the all-female vocal group Brazilian Voices. […]
New Caribbean Musical Set For World Premiere, April 20, 2017, New York
Welcome to America- A Caribbean Musical, will have its World Premiere performance in New York on Thursday April 20 at the Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center at York College, Jamaica Queens. The performance will begin at 8pm and will kick off a limited run of the new Caribbean musical which ends on Sunday April […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending April 7th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- HANNA CHARGES CORRUPTION AT CULTURE MINISTRY, GRANGE SAYS “FALSE” Lisa Hanna, former Minister of Culture in Jamaica, has alleged corruption and nepotism exist at the Ministry. Currently the member of parliament for South East St. Ann, Hanna has descried what seemed to be irregularities that did not pursue […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “It is Well”
Her son was dead. The miracle baby born to her and her much older husband at a time when she no longer expected fruit from her womb. As a matter of fact, when Elijah had told her nine months earlier that she would embrace a son, she had replied, “O my master, O Holy Man, […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 7 2017
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