Reggae Gospel Artiste Claudius England Takes Outreach Project to Scotland
Conscious Reggae Gospel artiste Claudius England will be taking his international social outreach project, Reclaimed Territory, to Scotland this summer. The artiste, who has been executing this multi-faceted initiative since 2014, believes that projects to the prison populations, schools and churches—which seek to rehabilitate inmates and encourage and empower individuals to unearth their potential—provide hope […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 12th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- NEW ARTISAN VILLAGE PLANNED FOR FALMOUTH—08/06/16 Jamaica’s government will spend more than $7.8 million to develop an artisan village at the Hampden Wharf in Falmouth. The village will include 300 shops featuring crafts and indigenous island products, which will be made and sold there. Upon completion, the village […]
Two Jamaicans Honored by Jamaica Association of Maryland
Senator Shirley Natham-Pullam and attorney Franklin Burke were both honored by the Jamaica Association of Maryland as outstanding Jamaicans. Natham-Pullam was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Burke received the Marcus Garvey UNIA Award. The honors were given to mark 54 years of Jamaican independence. Natham-Pullam is a founding member of the organization […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 12 2016
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “If I Don’t . . . You Can’t”
Peter reluctantly agreed to let Jesus wash his feet, but only after Jesus responded to his persistent objections with the rather startling statement: “If I don’t wash you, you can’t be part of what I’m doing.” (John 13:8, The Message). To the irascible fisherman that was unthinkable and so he relented: “Master! . . . […]
Border Patrol in Florida Stops 11 Jamaican, Chinese Migrants in Hobe Sound
A total of 11 individuals were detained by United States Border Patrol Agents in Hobe Sound as they came ashore illegally near the area’s wild life refuge on August 10, 2016. Initially finding four Chinese nationals and one Jamaican national, the agents from the Miami Division of the Border Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard learned […]
Jamaican-Born Actress, Stacy Rose, Returning in Second Season of HBO’s “Ballers”
Jamaican-born Stacy Rose, who comes from Kingston and performed throughout the island in her church’s drama group as a child and a student at St. Hugh High School, is returning for the second season of HBO’s original comedy-drama series “Baller,” which also stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired star player for […]
US Embassy in Kingston Confirms Heavy Demand for Visas
The Jamaican Observer is reporting that the United States Embassy in Kingston is busily scheduling some 1,000 appointments every day for interview dates to apply for non-immigrant visas. In fact, all interview dates for the remainder of 2016 have been filled. Nonimmigrant visas are issued to individuals who live outside of the US but who […]
Crossing Boundaries, August 18 – 27, 2016, New York
Banana Boat Productions in association with New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) is pleased to announce Crossing Boundaries, two short plays from Trinidadian writers, produced and directed by Merlina Rich, is part of OFF THE BOAT, a summer Caribbean Theatre Festival. Dueling Voices, by the prolific Zeno Obi Constance, author of Banana Boat and NPTC’s acclaimed […]
World Bank and Caribbean Export Partner to Strengthen Early-Stage Investment in the Caribbean
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is partnering with the World Bank Group to bring greater access to finance for Caribbean entrepreneurs and develop the region’s angel investment ecosystem. The new program, LINK-CARIBBEAN, aims to stimulate private investment into early-stage enterprises by providing funding products that help entrepreneurs raise capital. The program will also […]