For The Color Of Our Skin – It isn’t just racist white people who are wary of black people
Many Caribbean people will say they never experienced racism until they came to the US. They will say that growing up, they didn’t even realize that their white friends were white. I did experience racism in Jamaica. I went to a Catholic all-girls kindergarten and prep school run by Franciscan nuns who were mostly white […]
Visit to Jamaica by Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, 17th–19th January 2016
Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will pay an official visit to Jamaica, 17th–19th January 2016, at the invitation of the Government of Jamaica. Ambassador Azevêdo’s visit to Jamaica is part of an initiative to visit a number of CARICOM countries, particularly those countries which have been active participants in the […]
Midilord Inc would like to announce Anita Antoinette’s upcoming appearance on NBC6
On January 18th 2016 at 11:30 AM EST Anita Antoinette will be on NBC6 In The Mix hosted by Roxanne Vargas. Anita will discuss what she has been doing since her appearance on The Voice, and share new music. Singer-songwriter Anita Antoinette creates insightful, passionate melodies that combine the soulfulness of her Jamaican roots with […]
Bluefield Bay Bowls Green Opening
The Bluefield Bay Resort in Westmorland Jamaica made history when they opened their very own lawn bowls green on 22nd December. The history was made because their green is the first green in Jamaica and probably the Caribbean. The sun came out to welcome Caribbean bowls tour’s Andrew Newell and fellow Jamaican and ReggaeRollers team […]
Jamaica-Born, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gilpin Assumes Responsibility as the Senior Enlisted Leader of U.S. Army Africa
Command Sergeant Major Christopher Gilpin, who came to the United States from his home in Jamaica after high school, has spent the past 29 years in the U.S. Army. He enlisted in 1986m and since training Fort Benning, Georgia, he served in the infantry, taking every leadership position from team leader to command sergeant major. […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Tomorrow…
“See you tomorrow!” “Have a good weekend; see you on Monday!” How many times have you said or heard those words said to someone? For some of us, the statements are ones we often say without thinking about them; they are part of our social interactions. Yet there is something presumptive about them. They assume […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending January 15th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- BARNSWELL WANTS DIGITAL NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR JAMAICANS—01/10/15 Scean Barnswell, the mayor of May Pen, wants Jamaica’s government to create a digital national identification system for all citizens. He believes this will help in fighting crime in the country. Barnswell has also called for greater protection of the […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 15th, 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 15th, 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.
Restaurant In Italy To Offer Bob Marley Named Hemp Seed Ice Cream
An ice cream parlor in Alassio in northern Italy plans to sell hemp seed ice cream inspired by Bob Marley, world-renown reggae artiste. Alassio is a resort town covering about seven square miles and has a population of about 11,000. Partnering with Canapa Ligura, which is known for bringing awareness of the health benefits of […]
VIDEO: Jamaican Angella Reid , First Female Chief Usher at the White House, Interviewed for NBC by Former First Daughter Jenna Bush Hager
Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former U.S. president George W. Bush and granddaughter of former president George H.W. Bush, paid a visit to her old home at the White House and did some catching up with some of her favorites there. While Hager, 34, hasn’t lived at the White House for years, she has warm […]