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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending November 6th, 2015

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS   STORIES —————————————- MORE THAN 100,000 WORKERS IN PUBLIC SECTOR TO RECEIVE CASH BACK—10/31/15 Over 100,000 individuals who work for the Jamaican government will receive cash rewards at certain public establishment through a special program. The Team Jamaica Valucard program, an initiative introduced at the Super Shoppers Fair, allows public sector […]

Jamaicans.com and Partners Bring Caribbean Shows to Primetime TV in South Florida

Starting Monday, December 7th, a block of family-friendly Caribbean lifestyle programming will begin primetime broadcast on South Florida’s BECON-TV (Channel 63 / Comcast 19). Two english-speaking series called Island Stylee and Island Origins will be aired on Mondays from 9:30 – 10:30PM with repeats on Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:30 – 9:30PM. Viewers can […]

Tech News: Microsoft to End Sale of PCs with Pre-Installed Window 7 and 8.1 in 2016

Windows 7

Consumers will only have until October 31, 2016, to buy a personal computer that comes with the Windows operating systems 7 or 8.1 pre-installed. Microsoft’s lifecycle fact sheet specifies that date as the “end of sales” of such PCs. After October 31 of next year, consumers will only be able to buy new computers with […]

10 Singers and Rappers You May Not Know Were of Jamaican Descent

Jamaica’s Reggae music is legendary but the international music industry has also been flavoured with musicians who have a Jamaican lineage. You may be surprised to know that there are a number of well-known singers and rappers of Jamaican descent. Here are 10 of them. Tyga L.A. rapper Micheal Ray Stevenson known as Tyga was […]

Film Screening of Jamaican LGBT Film, Taboo Yardies, Proceeds to benefit LGBT Organization, Quality of Citizenship Jamaica (QCJ), November 18, 2015, Florida

Film Screening of Jamaican LGBT Film, Taboo Yardies Proceeds to benefit LGBT Organization, Quality of Citizenship Jamaica (QCJ) Broward College- Health Sciences Simulation Center, Davie, FL Wednesday, November 18, 2015 6:00pm to 9:00pm Local LGBT activists and the Broward College Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) invite the South Florida community to the film screening of the […]

Kids From Kenya To Columbia Sing “One Love” To Bob Marley’s 70th

Ziggy Marley 1World Chorus Celebrating Bob Marley collab cover

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the birth of Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, his son, David Ziggy recently released a tribute collaboration that personifies the ideals his legendary father defined. The Tuff Gong Worldwide label collection was recorded in partnership with 1World Chorus. Performed and recorded exclusively by children from around the world – […]

Prosthetics is no barrier for this young Jamaican nurse trainee

Very often, a physical disability becomes a significant setback in an individual’s ability to lead a normal, successful life.   For Valrie “Kim” Johnson of Cox Street, Port Maria, St Mary, Jamaica, failure to achieve her life goals as a result of a physical impairment was never to be an option.  Every apparent barrier in her life would […]

“Really, our uniqueness…” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS

Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked Carlton at the Palm Beach Jerk Festival, “What is it about Jamaica or Jamaicans that makes you smile?”   – Photo by Steven Gordon “Really, our uniqueness…and, I mean, internationally they portray di negative side of things but it always positive, you know. It’s […]