“The people, food, and music!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is the one thing you love about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love Jamaica for the people, food, and music.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. […]
Orlando Patterson, Ph.D., O.D., scheduled to speak at Florida Atlantic University, February 13, 2016, Florida
On Saturday, February 13, 2016, the Florida Atlantic University (FAU), College of Business, will host internationally renowned Harvard sociologist, Orlando Patterson, Ph.D., O.D., The Forum is free to the public, with registration at Eventbrite.com, and begins sharply at 5:00 p.m., at the FAU Liberal Arts Building (Room LA 120) 3200 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314. […]
Jamaican English Teacher Needs Your Help to Win Video Contest in Japan
Kumamoto, Japan (February 5, 2016) – Jamaican journalist turned English teacher, Denise Wiley is calling on Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora to support her bid to win the top prize in a video competition for tickets to travel around Japan. Wiley, one of many Jamaicans currently teaching English in Japan on the JET […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending February 5th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- PRIME MINISTER SAYS GOVERNMENT IS FOCUSED ON SPORTS DEVELOPMENT—01/30/15 Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who is directly responsible for the oversight of the sports portfolio, said her government has invested $1.5 million on development and infrastructure in the sports sector. The government is very serious about the […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?”
Like a faithful companion, for thirty-eight years his infirmity was with him. Sitting in the five porches of the pool by the sheep market in Bethesda were probably hundreds of sick people – some blind, some crippled, some paralyzed. They were “all waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 5th, 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 5th, 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.
2016 Jazz in the Gardens Final Lineup
The City of Miami Gardens has confirmed the final lineup for the 11th Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) music and food festival scheduled for March 18th– 20th, 2016 at Sun Life Stadium 347 Don Shula Dr. Miami Gardens. Consecutively bringing Grammy award winning, elite entertainers to the stage, fans revel in a wide variety […]
VP Records Remembers Dennis Brown “The Crown Prince of Reggae”
February 1st, marked the late reggae and lover’s rock icon Dennis Brown’s 59th birthday. Hailed by NPR Morning Edition as one of the 50 great voices of all time and by Bob Marley as one of the best reggae singers in the world – the revered Jamaican icon began his recording career at the tender […]
“People who say I cannot take their picture!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Craig Phang Sang “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “The amount of people who say I cannot take their picture then beg me to after. I say “Ok I won’t” […]
Jamaican Girl Scores Highest GCE Maths Grade in the World
Achsah Wildish of Jamaica, a sixth-form student at British West Indies Collegiate (BWIC) in Turks and Caicos, has been named the “Top in the World” by the Cambridge International Examination Board for her achievements in Advanced Subsidiary-Level mathematics. Anthony Wilkinson, the vice-principal of the school, said the Jamaican born Wildish not only had a 100-percent […]