Yesterday’s Price Is Not Today’s – Jamaican Actor Dale Elliott Performs for Sold-Out Crowd at Comedy Debut
Event promoters interested in booking Jamaican social media personality and screen actor Dale Elliott may have to chalk up more funds. The actor who performed to a sold-out crowd of 1,000 spectators in Toronto on 1 May 2023 for the very first time, tweeted this: After yesterday I am now officially a stand up comedian! […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 5th, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER ANDREW HOLNESS SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY In remarks made at the opening ceremony at Expo Jamaica 2023 on April 28, 2023, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness disclosed that he had already talked with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about using nuclear energy in Jamaica […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Punctuating the Sentence of Life
Every now and again I receive a forwarded e-mail that contains something useful. This one, a PowerPoint slideshow titled “25 Beautiful Short Phrases,” was really good. One of the phrases that ‘jumped’ out at me was, “In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma, but never let him be a period.” That, […]
Jamaican Student Uses Breadfruit to Create Possible Cure for Acne
Jamaica’s Chris-Ann Witter, a Female Youth Ambassador for the Portland 4-H Clubs, has developed what she is hoping will be a new and organic way to treat acne and provide skin enhancement. Witter, 17, is a student at Port Antonio High School, and by using components of Jamaican breadfruit and salicylic acid, has created the […]
VIDEO: Jamaican-Born Man Who Waited 15 Years to Play US Open Polo Tournament
Jamaican polo player Jason Waite was the first Jamaican to play in the US Open Polo Championship final on April 23, 2023. Waite, who is a member of Team Park Place, played the final match at the National Polo Center in Florida against Team Valiente. Waite’s Park Place team won the tournament, the first time […]
Jamaica College Gabriel Lim Makes History at Penn Relays
Gabriel Lim, who is from Guyana, made history representing Jamaica College when he won the high school boys’ javelin title on the first day of the 127th staging of the Penn Relays held at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field on April 27, 2023. Lim is the first Jamaica in history to win this event and the only […]
6 Benefits of Eating Scotch Bonnet Pepper
Scotch bonnet peppers have received a wealth of attention from chefs and nutritionists to the scientific community. Often referred to as Bonny peppers, they’re also known as Caribbean red peppers. They are said to resemble a Scottish tam o’ shanter cap, hence their name. Individuals should exercise caution when using them. Scotch bonnet peppers have […]
Jamaican High School Wins Award at World Robotics Competition
The Jamaica College robotics team made history in 2023 when the team was chosen from over 191 teams from around the world to receive the MOTIVATE Award at the first official Tech Robotics Challenge in Houston, Texas. Although the team had some difficulties traveling to Houston with two delayed flights and their robot being left […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 28th, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES AS CHARLES PREPARES FOR CORONATION, JAMAICA BEGINS PROCESS TO CUT TIES WITH MONARCHY The coronation of Britain’s King Charles III, scheduled for May 6, 2023, has not prompted much excitement in its former colony of Jamaica. Jamaica is moving forward with the process of cutting ties with the British monarchy […]
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