“I miss my Jamaican mom and food!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is the one thing you miss about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I miss my Jamaican mom and food.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
JCA Board Member to be Awarded Jamaica’s National Award
Former Consul General for Southern California and Jamaica Cultural Alliance (JCA) Board Member, Mr. Cleveland Neil, will on October 19th be awarded the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service (BHM) to Jamaica and the Jamaican Community in Southern California. This award will be presented by the Governor General at a ceremony to be held at […]
People Profile: Papa Michigan
This week on People Profile: Papa Michigan (Reggae Artist) Cause every day the girls dress up inna trousers I say what happen to yu skirts and blouses? Why can’t I man see you in yu dresses Cause these things unto Jah Jah not pleases An’ every day them a worship vanities An’ yu greates’ […]
Bed Capacity Boosted in Southern Region Hospitals
The bed capacity in the hospitals across the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has received a boost from local charity organization Food For the Poor (FFP), through a donation of 60 hospital beds and mattresses. The items were handed over to the region recently at FFP’s offices in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Regional Director for […]
On this Day in Jamaican History: Reggae Soul artist Mario Evon
On this Day in Jamaican History: Upcoming Jamaican “reggae soul” artist Mario Evon was born on October 9th in Kingston, Jamaica. Check out our 2011 conversation with Mario. Here is Mario Evon singing one of his singles…”You Used 2 Love Me” –
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Where Are the Nine?”
There were ten of them and they were lepers. According to the narrative, they “stood afar off” from Jesus as they lifted up their voices and said “‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.’ And when He saw them, He said unto them, ‘Go shew yourselves unto the priests.’ And it came to pass, that, as […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending October 9th, 2015
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JAMAICA AWARDED US$6.8 MILLION TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE—10/03/15 The Jamaican government and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (BRD) have entered into an agreement to use $US6.8 million in grant money to improve the quality and utilization of climate-related data to inform development planning and action at […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending October 9, 2015
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending October 9th, 2015. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
Fashion: Off Duty Look
Hey loves! If you’re someone like me who is constantly on the move, you should be able to relate to the off-duty look and today, I thought I’d share with you this look of mine 🙂 I can’t tell you how many times this LBD has saved me when I’ve been in a rush and can’t think of what to […]
Better Mus Come screened at BAM in Brooklyn on September 30th
As part of the Caribbean Film Academy’s Caribbean Film Series in partnership with BAMCinématek and Brooklyn Cinema Collective, Storm Saulter’s feature-length film Better Mus Come (2010) was screened this Wednesday at BAM in Brooklyn, New York. Following the screening, Romola Lucas, one of the principal members/founders of the Caribbean Film Academy, led a Q & A session […]