Double Treble Makes Jamaica Debut at Kingston Parish Church Fundraiser

Double Treble, a dynamic and electrifying duo comprising Jamaican Karl Van Richards, concert pianist and African-American Roderick Demmings, Jr., concert organist/pianist will headline the month-end fundraising concert for the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 4:00 pm. Admission: $1,500 for adults and $500 for children under 12 and students with ID. The […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 22nd, 2016

This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 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.
Columbia University Professor Emeritus of Surgey Dr. Harold Freeman and Soca King Machel Montano among Afuwi 2016 Honorees

Dr. Harold Freeman, CEO, President and Founder of the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute in New York and Professor Emeritus of Surgery at Columbia University is this year’s recipient of the 2016 American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Lifetime Achievement Award. Freeman, the preeminent authority on the subject of poverty […]
Images Media Reception for Jamaican Rhodes Scholar Kamille Morgan a Smashing Success

Last night’s Images Media reception in New York for Jamaican Rhodes Scholar and Winter Williams Prize Winner at University of Oxford Kamille Adair Morgan was a smashing success. Presentations were made to Kamille by the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies, NBI All Natural Skin & Hair Products and the Jamaica Tourist […]
Columbia University Professor Emeritus of Surgey Dr. Harold Freeman and Soca King Machel Montano among Afuwi 2016 Honorees

Dr. Harold Freeman, CEO, President and Founder of the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute in New York and Professor Emeritus of Surgery at Columbia University is this year’s recipient of the 2016 American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Lifetime Achievement Award. Freeman, the preeminent authority on the subject of poverty […]
Jamaican-Born Youth Soccer League Coach Wins Award in Westchester County, New York

Jamaican-Born Ezron “Bobby” Austin was honored with First Place in the Double Goal Coach award, the most prestigious award given by the Westchester Youth Soccer League. He received the award in recognition of his achievements as head coach of the Eastchester Arsenal (B08-W). Of the 705 teams eligible for the award for the Fall 2015 […]
“They’re fun. They make me laugh.” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS

Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked Spencer at the Palm Beach Jerk Festival, “What is it about Jamaica or Jamaicans that makes you smile?” – Photo by Steven Gordon “They’re fun. They make me laugh. I like partying with them. My whole family is Jamaican so, yeah.” – Spencer The “Smile Jamaica” […]
JCDC hosts Northern Region Culture Club Consultation

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an Agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture will host its bi-annual Northern Region Culture Club Consultation on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at St. Mary’s Anglican Church Hall, in Port Maria, beginning at 10:00 am. The consultation will be held under the theme “Jamaican Heritage – Impacting the […]
Call Extended for Artistes to enter Jamaica Visual Arts Competition

Person interested in entering the 2016 Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition, organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, now have until Friday, January 29 to submit their completed entry forms and artwork. According to Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the JCDC, Stephen […]
The 9th Annual Louise Bennett – Coverley Reading Festival, February 6th, 2016, Pembroke Pines

The Friends of the S. Regional Broward Library, Jamaican Folk Revue, Inc. and Broward College are again partnering to bring to the Community, the 9th Annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Reading Festival. Presented under the patronage of the Consul General of Jamaica, the Hon Franz Hall, the Festival is FREE to the Public and forms part of […]