First Case of Zika Virus Reported in Jamaica
Jamaica’s Ministry of Health confirmed that country’s first case of the Zika virus. A four-year-old child was diagnosed with symptoms of the virus on January 17, 2016, following a visit to Texas in the United States. Whether the virus was contracted in Texas or Jamaica was unclear, and the Health Ministry is investigating to determine […]
Jamaican-American 11-Year-Old ‘Sick of Reading About White Boys and Dogs’ Collecting Books Featuring Black Female Leads
11-Year-Old Daughter of Jamaican Collecting Books Featuring Black Female Leads Marley Dias, an 11-year-old girl Jamaican-American, who lives in New Jersey, is taking steps to remedy a problem she sees with children’s literature. Saying she is “sick or reading about white boys and dogs,” Marley has decided to gather up children’s books that feature black […]
Marlon James, Award-Winning Jamaican Author, to Deliver Bob Marley Lecture at UWI
Marlon James, who won the 2015 Man/Booker Prize for Fiction in London for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” will give the 2016 Bob Marley Lecture at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in St. Andrew on February 12, 2016. According to Dr. Sonjah Stanley-Niaah, the head of […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 29th, 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 29th, 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.
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – False Advertising
During my time as student and while in a class on personal evangelism, the professor talked about the importance of living ours lives in such a way, as Jesus commanded, that invited questions from the unsaved. Of course everyone agreed, but a classmate pointed out that some of the laziest people in his place of […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending January 29th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING TO FOCUS ON 235,000 ILLITERATE JAMAICANS—01/24/15 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported that, in 2015, there were over 161,000 men and nearly 74,000 women over age 15 in Jamaica who do not have basic reading and writing skills. The current adult […]
Usain Bolt Overcomes Racism and Classism in Jamaica
Olympic record holder and world champion runner Usain Bolt acknowledged that he has faced significant classism and racism from some Jamaicans as he rose to become the global athletic star he is now. He noted how shocked he was when he moved into an upscale apartment complex in St. Andrew and experienced negative reactions from […]
Docu-film on Legendary Freedom Fighter to Screen at the 24th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival
The legendary Nanny of the Maroons, Jamaica’s only female National Heroine stands out as an unparalleled trailblazer in the abolition struggle in the New World. This eighteenth-century warrior queen led a band of former enslaved Africans in the mountains of Jamaica to a decisive victory over the mighty British army. Many would argue that she […]
“Our ability to laugh at ourselves!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Jamaica Consul General Franz Hall “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “Our ability to laugh at ourselves. Tek kin teet kibbo heart-bun.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open […]
Nearly 7,000 Jamaicans Overstayed Visas in U.S. in 2015
According to the United States Department of Homeland Security, over 500,000 of the 45 million individuals who visited the U.S. in 2014 overstayed their visas. This number was higher than the number of those apprehended by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities during the same period. The DHS records the number of foreign nationals […]