Listen to the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending ending May 19th, 2023
TOP NEWS STORIES Jamaican Politicians Receive Enormous Salary Increases British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly Announces Violence Prevention Funding For Jamaica TOP CARIBBEAN NEWS United Nations Secretary General Describes Violence in Haiti as “Tragic” Situation TOP JAMAICAN DIASPORA NEWS Jamaican-born Ruel Stephenson Makes History in New York Police Department TOP BUSINESS NEWS Jamaica Welcomes Over 1 […]
A Jamaican Company’s Journey to the Netherlands
The Pure Chocolate Company, an award-winning chocolate manufacturing firm based in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, that uses top-quality Jamaica cocoa in its products, is now exporting its wares to the Netherlands. The first shipment from the company owned and operated by husband and wife Wouter Tjeertes and Rennae Johnson occurred in April 2023. Two Product Lines […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Everything’s Fine”
Her son was dead. The miracle baby that was born to her and her much older husband at a time when she no longer expected fruit from her womb. As a matter of fact, when Elijah had told her nine months earlier that she would embrace a son, she had replied, “O my master, O […]
Jamaicans.com Sheron Hamilton Pearson awarded at The Lawman Lynch Foundation’s MUSIC for LIFE
Sheron Hamilton Pearson, noted community development activist, along with 14 other sector leaders from the New York area, was awarded The Foundation Award, for contributions to community development and civic life at the Lawman Lynch Foundation’s 2023 Music for Life and Foundation Awards, held at the Maggie Walker Auditorium in Brooklyn on Saturday May 13, […]
Jamaica’s First-Ever Ital Food Festival Coming in June 2023
On May 10, 2023, Jamaican Troy Levy, a personal chef known for bringing the flavors of the island nation to New York via his Taste of Ital brand, hosted a media event to launch Jamaica’s first Ital food festival. The Brooklyn launch, which occurred at the Bellyful Restaurant & Bar, was the first of two, […]
Jamaican-American Jeana Lindo is the Featured Resident Artist at Luxury Hotel in Miami
Chinese Jamaican visual artist Jeana Lindo has been selected as the May 2023 artist in residence for Noche De Arte showcase at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, Florida. Lindo’s work will be on display at the luxury hotel every day of May 2023 and she will host an audience live at the exhibition on select days […]
Jamaican-American CNO Ena Williams Featured in US Health Leader Magazine
Jamaican American Ena Williams, the senior vice president and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), was featured in an interview with Health Leaders Magazine in which she discussed encouraging a culture of innovation among nurses and allowing them time to work in teams leading research projects. Williams notes that innovation is […]
10 Ways You Should Use Aloe Vera Leaves
The leaves of the aloe vera plant have a wealth of uses and is a common ingredient in many over-the-counter products from creams, gels and ointments to dietary supplements. There are multiple ways to use the fresh leaves and the older the plant, the stronger concentration of its natural properties. The leaves can be utilized […]
Listen to the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending ending May 12th, 2023
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Canadian Chef Noel Cunningham bringing heat and flavours to the inaugural Hanover Food and Music Festival
JEFFJABRO Limited will stage the inaugural Hanover Food and Music Festival at the Bioprist Knowledge Park (Jockey Factory) in Lucea, Hanover. Promoting Hanover’s Best Food and Cultural Assets The festival, at its core, is geared toward promoting Hanover as a gastronomic, historic, and cultural tourism destination. This event will be a part of HANOVER 300, […]