Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 6, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 6 2017. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our “News and Events Archives”.
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending January 6th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- HEALTH MINISTRY LOOKING TO RECRUIT NURSES FROM OVERSEAS Dr. Christopher Tufton, Jamaica’s Health Minister, says his agency wants to fast-track the recruitment of critical care nurses from countries outside Jamaica to help address the shortage of local nurses. Jamaican nurses tend to leave the island’s public health system. […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Talking About Praise
One of my favorite part of Scripture is Psalm 34, especially verses 1-3; “I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us […]
Jamaican Marcia Ranglin-Vassell Elected to Rhode Island State Assembly
In an election upset, Jamaican Marcia Ranglin-Vassell defeated John DeSimone, the majority leader of the Rhode Island State Assembly, in 2016 to become a new member of that legislative body. Upon hearing that she had been described as “some woman from Jamaica” during the Democratic Party primary, she wrote a poem in her journal stating […]
Top 10 Jamaican Diaspora Stories For 2016
Jamaican interests throughout the world made their mark in 2016. A statue honoring Mary Seacole was erected in London to recognize her contributions to nursing. Kamala Harris was elected to represent California in the United States Senate. Aloun Ndombet Assamba, the outgoing High Commissioner of Jamaica in the United Kingdom, received high praise from constituents […]
Top 10 Jamaican Arts And Entertainment Stories For 2016
Jamaica’s always creative arts community saw several milestones in 2016. The year began with controversy about a British singer being named Reggae Artiste of the Year by Billboard magazine. The legendary Peter Tosh was honored with his own museum dedicated to exhibits of his life and work. The KingstOOn Film Festival showcased the animation talents […]
Our Stories: I’ll never forget that wicked lashing- Alkaline
In this installment of Our Stories, dancer Alkaline describes a brutal lashing that changed his life….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 the lens is […]
Top 10 Jamaican Sports Stories In 2016
Jamaica’s year in sports was marked by the spectacular performances and achievements of its athletes at the 2016 staging of the Olympic Games in Rio. Usain Bolt achieved a history-making “triple” gold medal win, while the other Jamaican Olympians turned in stellar performances as well. Calabar High School made history when it became the first […]
Top 10 Jamaican Business Stories For 2016
2016 was also an eventful year for the business community in Jamaica. History was made when all of the island’s cruise ship docks were full, and a large vessel had to put in at the Port of Kingston. Burwood Beach in Trelawny reopened after extensive renovations. An advanced air-traffic management system was put into place. […]
10 Top Jamaican News Stories for 2016
Jamaica saw another eventful year in 2016 with stories involving health threats, environmental issues and development, recognition of cultural heritage, the installation of a new Prime Minister, and commitment of funds to national security efforts, provision of land titles through the Land Administration and Management Program (LAMP), abandonment of the Goat Island project, a government […]