Jamaica’s Usain Bolt on “Most Influential People” List
Jamaican Olympic champion runner Usain Bolt has been listed among Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” for 2016. Bolt was one of several sports stars to make the list. Others included Stephen Curry, Most Valuable Player in the NBA; golfer Jordan Spieth; Lewis Hamilton, British Formula One world champion; Ronda Rousey of the UFC; and […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Speaking to Your Situation – Part III
When Jesus flung wide open the door on the “secret” behind dealing effectively with challenges and how to get results, following immediately on the exhortation to “have faith in God” was His lesson on the effectiveness of such faith: “For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, ‘Be thou removed, […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending April 22nd, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JAMAICA RANKED AT 65 ON LIST OF HAPPIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD—04/17/16 According to the World Happiness report, which uses data from the Gallup World Poll, Jamaica ranks 65th happiest country among the 158 surveyed. The survey considers a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per person, the healthy […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 22nd, 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 22nd, 2016 . The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
UNESCO/IPDC Funding to Strengthen Community Radio in Jamaica
Abeng 88.7 FM is now a centre of pride in the Maroon community of Accompong, St. Elizabeth, broadcasting 24 hours a day from the studio space it occupies in the community centre and museum in the town square. Following a six-month training and development period funded through a grant from the International Programme for Development […]
Garnet Silk Jr. Releases ‘Let Reuben Live’
The world is waiting for this young man… was the comment of several industry experts, and the world will no longer have to wait. Let Reuben Live is the freshman album release by Garnet Silk Jr., which becomes available on Friday, April 22nd, 2016 on Itunes and subsequent digital music platforms. The project as it’s […]
Miss Jamaica World To Volunteer at Savanna la Mar General Hospital
Dr. Sanneta Myrie, Miss Jamaica World and fourth runner-up in the Miss World Competition of 2015, plans to volunteer at Savanna la Mar General Hospital in Westmoreland, Jamaica. She will join the president of United Missions of Goodwill (UMG), an organization based in the United States, Lorna L. Rawle, a Jamaican-born registered nurse specializing in […]
Prince Covered Bob Marley in Recent Performances
Prince, the legendary rock and R&B performer, thrilled recent audiences with his all-out style, mixing original tunes with covers of other music icons, including Bob Marley. At two shows in Toronto, Prince gave his rendition of Marley’s “Waiting in Vain,” and in San Francisco, California, he interwove the Marley hit with the ballad “How Come […]
Nova Scotia Couple Says No to Wedding Gifts, Asks for Donations to Jamaican School Instead
Shayla Loppie and Nathan Simon love Jamaica and have visited the country several times. As part of their destination wedding plans, the couple is asking for guests to make donations to a small school on the island instead of buying them wedding gifts. Their visits to Jamaica have focused their attention on how many benefits […]
VIDEO: Shaggy Song Featured in JP Morgan Chase Bank Commercial
Like a blast from the past, Shaggy has one of his songs featured in one of the newest commercials for the United States banking behemoth, JP Morgan Chase Bank. The commercial promotes retirement planning to the sounds of Shaggy’s “Boombastic” from 1995. The tune plays in the background of a 30-second video clip. “Boombastic” was […]