Jamaica First English-Speaking Country Win Chess Festival Championship
Jamaica has become the first English-speaking nation to achieve championship status at the CAC Youth Chess Festival in Trinidad and Tobago. Jamaica’s players participated in nine difficult rounds of competition to win the title. All of Jamaica’s players did well, but the following players were exceptional, finishing in the top five. Rachel Miller took First […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 21st, 2015
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JAMAICAN PILOT HELD IN QATAR PRISON COMING HOME—08/17/15 According to Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Paul Stephens, the Jamaican pilot held in a Qatari prison since 2011, is on his way home. Stephens was to travel through London in the United Kingdom […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 21, 2015
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 21st, 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.
North American Debut for Skip Marley
Skip Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, is making his first appearances in North America along with Damien and Stephen Marley, on the Catch A Fire Tour. The tour includes 13 scheduled concerts, which will feature the 18-year-old Marley performing his hit single “Cry to Me,” which shows the strong story-telling abilities and musical […]
Conversation with entrepreneur Lacey–Ann Bartley Owner of Bartley’s All in Wood – Jamaicans in Business
This week in our Jamaicans in Business series we with speak Lacey–Ann Bartley Owner of Bartley’s All in Wood. The Jamaican company designs luxury bespoke wood pieces ,handmade personal, home accessories, jewelry, corporate & wedding gifts and potpourri. They are an eco friendly, fair trade, community based business which uses the off cuts of furniture […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Usain Bolt world record at the Beijing Olympic Games
On August 20th, 2008 Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m final at the Beijing Olympic Games breaking the world record in a time of 19.30 seconds. On that day Bolt became the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics. A feat he repeated […]
Fashion: Canadian Tuxedo
The Canadian Tux takes Jamaica seaside style! Canada, you can do no wrong because feeling the blues never felt so good 🙂It was the blue and white tones of this gorgeous beach gazebo setting that inspired my outfit today. I’m styled in the famous ‘denim-on-denim’ or as some of you may know it – the Canadian […]
“Being Jamaican is a cultural experience with such international flavor.” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked David at the New York Jerk Festival, “Why do you love being Jamaican?” – Photo by Jeana Lindo Being Jamaican is a cultural experience with such international flavor – David The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Hurricane Dean
On the evening August August 19th, 2007 Hurricane Dean passed south of Jamaica. Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, tying for seventh overall. Additionally, it made the third most intense Atlantic hurricane landfall. Tell us […]
Jamaica Cultural Alliance Honors Rev. Prebendary Hudson-wilkin at 17th Annual Tea Party
The Jamaica Cultural Alliance (JCA) recently held its 17th Annual Tea Party at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. Sponsored by the Jamaica Tourist Board, the event, which serves to celebrate aspects of Jamaican culture, honored Reverend Prebendary Rose Hudson-Wilkin with the JCA Trailblazer Award. The award is accorded to notable individuals who […]