WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come, see a man”
The narrative of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well (John 4:5-43) is one with which some of us are familiar. For some, the event culminated with the woman leaving her waterpot “and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, ‘Come, see a man, which told me all things […]
CNN Journalist Visits Jamaica To Uncover Spiritual Retreats Pulling American Tourists To The Island
CNN journalist David Culver became interested in “magic mushrooms” in 2022 when he was researching a story about Oregon’s legalization of psilocybin, the psychoactive drug in the mushrooms. Oregon, along with other states and cities, has decriminalized the use of psilocybin for the treatment of anxiety, depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), creating what some […]
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Sierra Leone?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Sierra Leone? In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Charles “Mark phi” Smart. He is a Jamaican living in Sierra Leone. They discuss the food, culture, customs, the people, things to do and adjusting to living in […]
Four University Students of Jamaican Heritage Win Free Trip to Jamaica & Summer Internship
This summer, GraceKennedy will host four university students of Jamaican heritage from the USA, UK and Canada for its annual Jamaican Birthright Programme. Selected 2023 Interns After an extensive selection process, which saw an overwhelming number of applications, four exceptional candidates were chosen to participate in the 2023 Birthright Programme: Logan Wright, University of Central […]
Kingston Born Author Wins Distinguished Literary Prize For Short Story About 1920 Racial War in Florida
Jamaican author Kwame McPherson is the Caribbean winner in the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. He will go through to the final round of judging and the overall winner will be announced on 27 June. The 57-year-old from Kingston beat off strong competition from four other shortlisted writers: 2019 regional winner Alexia Tolas from the […]
BBC Two TV Channel In UK Premieres Movie Inspired By Trinidad Born World War Two Veteran Ulric Cross
Following a hugely successful tour in the UK in 2019, CaribbeanTales Media Group is proud to announce that Frances-Anne Solomon’s award-winning film: “Hero — The Extraordinary Life Of Mr. Ulric Cross” will air on BBC Two on the eve of Windrush Day, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The multi-award film has garnered many accolades since its […]
Marriages Nourish Well At The Dinner Table….Three Healthy Ways
Tradition or not, the dinner table carries a lot of weight in any family. The best time of the day for me growing up with family was dinner time. I was the kind of kid who would live for that moment when my grandmother would shout out “dinner is ready.” No matter where I was […]
Jamaican-Born CIO Margaret Brisbane Wins Prestigious ORBIE Award
Margaret Brisbane, a member of the SouthFloridaCIO team and director of the Information Technology Department for Miami Dade County in Florida, is the 2023 South Florida winner of the Large Enterprise ORBIE award. She received the award at a celebratory event on June 9, 2023, at The Diplomat Beach Resort. The Large Enterprise Award Brisbane […]
Florida Jerk Festival Celebrates 20 Years With Spicy Aromas, Flavoursome Bites, ‘Top-Notch’ Concert
The 2023 Florida Jerk Festival was a very special one in that it marked the festival’s 20th anniversary. Held annually on Memorial Day Monday, the 2023 event took place at the spacious John Prince Park in Lake Worth Florida—roughly 10 miles south of Palm Beach. This tasty outdoor festival event afforded patrons the opportunity to […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Samaritan Woman
The disciples were shocked that Jesus was speaking with her. First, she was a woman and Jewish rabbis considered it scandalous for a man of distinction to speak with a woman in public. According to Bible scholar Adam Clarke, “If a man meets even his own wife in the street, he does not speak to […]