Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending February 17th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- GOVERNMENT ENDS SHIFT SYSTEM, ALLOCATES MILLIONS FOR CLASSROOMS The government of Jamaica plans to spend $641 million to end the school shift system by providing more classrooms. Over the next year, budget allocations will also be used to obtain equipment for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) academies. […]
How much do you know about Sir Anthony Musgrave?
Anthony Musgrave was born in Antigua in 1828. He served the British colonial government in the Caribbean for a decade before being appointed governor of Newfoundland in 1864 and then to Australia and New Zealand. Musgrave returned to the Caribbean region to serve as Governor of Jamaica, a position he held from 1877 to 1883. […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 17, 2017
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Living in the Moment
To live in the moment is very easy to do. Things are constantly changing and with so many things demanding our time and attention, it seems there is always something immediate to think or worry about. Sometimes it is like trying to fill twelve holes with ten fingers. Most people who have tried it would […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 17, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 17 2017. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com.
Fake News Spreading in Jamaican Community: Organ Harvesting, Jamaica a U.S territory & Immigration
Several fake news stories Involving Jamaica are circulating on social media. One story discusses “missing people, organ reaping and other such gruesome acts,” according to Robert Montague, Jamaica’s Minister of National Security. Montague went on to make a passionate request that those responsible for spreading this story and gruesome images associated with it to immediately […]
Growing Interest in Jamaica-Cuba Cruise Itinerary
On the heels of Jamaica hosting a combined six cruise vessels in one day in the ports of Falmouth, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Kingston, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Edmund Bartlett, recently visited Miami, Florida for a series of meetings with cruise executives. The discussions focused on the growing interest in a Jamaica-Cuba […]
Devon Matthews and Kernal Roberts Create Magic for Masqueraders ahead of Carnival Monday and Tuesday in T&T
“The people need music to make them move all day. The same two songs cannot be played over and over.”- Devon Matthews. Devon Matthews and producer extraordinaire, Kernal Roberts are today sending a strong message to road DJs in Trinidad and Tobago. The duo has collaborated on a single called, “Victory” for Carnival 2017, and […]
Jews in Jamaica: A Long History & Three “Firsts”
According to David Stephen Cohen Henriques, rabbi at Shaare Shalom, a synagogue with a congregation that can trace its Jewish roots back to Europeans who came to the Americas with Columbus, Jews were among the first people to come to Jamaica. They came on a number of voyages, working on ships. As they were expelled […]
Orlando Carnival Celebrates 30 Years, May 28th, 2017, Orlando
When: Sunday May 28th, 2017 Where: Downtown Orlando, Parade moves along Church Street, between the Amway Arena and the Citrus Bowl What: 30th Anniversary of Orlando Carnival with a Free Parade and Festival A little over 30 years ago, an influx of Caribbean people arrived in Central Florida. With their arrival to the area they […]