Food For The Poor Tree Planting Project takes Root in St. Lucia
Food For The Poor is working with Taiwan’s Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation to plant 10,000 fruit-bearing trees on the campuses of 60 primary and secondary schools across the Caribbean country of St. Lucia. In addition to the fruit trees, Food For The Poor also will build 20 greenhouses to assist 20 basic schools with their […]
Jamaican Diaspora Shows Appreciation to HC Aloun Ndombet Assamba
Taking to social media, Jamaicans in the Diaspora showed their love and appreciation for the work and contributions made by Jamaican High Commissioner Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. An informal survey by David Chen of the UK Jamaican Diaspora Community indicated that the people were very satisfied and grateful for the commitment the High Commissioner […]
10 Actors You May Not Know Were of Caribbean Heritage
Unknown to many, there are quite a number of actors with Caribbean roots who have made it on to Hollywood screens. Though very successful, they have never lost sight of their Caribbean identity. Here are 10 such actors that you may not have known had Caribbean connections. Kerry Washington Popularly known for her lead role […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Be Not Afraid, Only Believe”
Jairus, one of the rulers of the synagogue, was out of options. According to the narrative, on this particular day he came to Jesus and “when he saw Him, he fell at His feet, and besought Him greatly, saying, ‘My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending March 11th, 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending March 11th, 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.
Soulful Reggae Artist Omari Banks “Me & You” Reggaeville Video Premiere Out on iTunes!
Omari Banks “Me & You” produced by multi- platinum, multi-Grammy nominee, Jason “J-Vibe” Farmer is out today available on iTunes via Vpal Music. In Tandem with the release of Omari’s new single, Reggaeville has premiered the anticipated video. Filmed on the beautiful island of Anguilla, the video was directed by Lunatik of Great Music Studio. […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending March 11th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- U.S. ACCUSES JAMAICAN JUDICIARY OF HAVING “POOR” RECORD ON CORRUPTION—03/07/16 According to the 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report issued by the United States, judges in Jamaica have a “poor record” when it comes to prosecution of corruption cases against high-level officials in the government and law enforcement. […]
VP Records Reveals Five New Songs Off We Remember Dennis Brown
February 1st, 2016, marked the late reggae and lover’s rock icon Dennis Brown’s 59th birthday. During his birthday month, reggae’s leading distributor and label VP Records paid respect to Brown by releasing a tribute cover every Friday for five weeks in a row. The final track was released this past Friday (March 4) from R&B […]
Top Jamaican-Born Model, Alexia Palmer, Sues Trump-Owned Talent Agency
Alexia Palmer, a Jamaican-born model, has filed a lawsuit against Trump Model Management, a talent agency founded by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in 1999, for $225,000, accusing the organization of breach of contract, mail fraud, and violations of wage laws for immigrants. Originally filed in October of 2014, the suit claims that the Trump […]
Olympian Michael Johnson: Usain Bolt Is Greatest Sprinter in History
When asked his opinion of Jamaica’s record-breaking sprint Olympic champion Usain Bolt, Michael Johnson, himself an Olympic legend, says that Bolt has done things no other sprinter has done, and that being so, Bolt is the greatest sprinter in the history of the sport. According to Johnson, who held the 200-meter world record before Bolt […]