Queen Ifrica, Spice, Bunji Garlin, and Fay Ann Lyons honored at YGB Awards in New York
The popular soca recording artists Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons were honored at the Young, Gifted and Black (YGB) Awards ceremony on February 22, 2023, in New York. There were two of the four artists from the Caribbean to be recognized as “Caribbean Music Icons” at the ceremony. Garlin and Lyons were honored individually: […]
Worthy Park Estate Win Gold Medals at The Spirits Business Rum & Cachaça Masters 2023
Multi-award-winning Worthy Park Estate, a Jamaican-owned and operated second-largest producer of fine rums, was awarded five Gold medals in The Spirits Business Rum & Cachaça Masters 2023 in the United Kingdom in February. Launched in 2008, The Global Spirits Masters rates and rewards excellence in spirits production, giving brands key differentiation in a crowded market. […]
GraceKennedy Money Services/Western Union to sponsor the All Boys & All Girls Penalty Kick-off at True Blue Weekend March 24th-25th, 2023, Miramar, Florida
GraceKennedy Money Services/Western Union will be sponsoring the annual True Blue Girls & Boys Alumni Penalty Kick-off. The event is a part of the annual True Blue Weekend on March 24th-25th, 2023. Participating schools in the True Blue All Boys & Girls Alumni Penalty Kick-off will have the opportunity to win cash prizes donated to […]
Jamaican Government Moves to Facilitate Overseas Employment for Farm Workers
Jamaica’s Ministry of Labor and Social Security is strengthening its efforts to increase the percentage of visas given to Jamaicans who want to participate in the Seasonal Agricultural and Hospitality programs in the United States. A meeting between Karl Samuda, Jamaican Minister of Labor and Social Security, officials from the US Embassy, and Permanent Secretary […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending March 3 2023
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A message of clarification to Jamaican Diaspora leaders, families, and friends – Who serves who!!!
Sometimes, clarifications are necessary when I speak or write on matters relating to Diaspora engagement. People ask why there is so much confusion about the governance of Diaspora organizations and the government of Jamaica. Let’s make this clear; the government has no authority over any person or organization in any other country than within Jamaica. […]
20 Jamaica Dishes on TasteAtlas List of the 100 Most Popular Caribbean Foods
TasteAtlas, a travel guide for traditional foods, compiled a list of 2023’s 100 most popular foods and beverages from the Caribbean, and fully one-fifth of the favorites – 20 of 100 – are Jamaican dishes or beverages. Below are the Jamaican items with their TasteAtlas ranking. 98. Peppered Shrimps Peppered shrimp is spicy and flavorful […]
Jamaica’s Population is Not Growing and This is Not Good
A few days ago, I had a conversation with an old friend of mine who operates an island-wide merchandising company and who was complaining about being unable to find workers in the Montego Bay area. As she spoke I recalled a couple of other conversations that I had shared with other employers in the Kingston […]
Marley Family Expands Role in Cannabis Industry with Launch of Herb House at Museum
The family of Bob Marley announced that it is opening a cannabis store in Kingston in collaboration with Docklight Brands. The store is located at the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road, Bob Marley’s former home and recording studio, which is also the location of the Marley Natural Dispensary and Smoking Lounge. The Marley family […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Set of the Sails
In his account of Paul’s journey to Rome, Luke tells of a brewing storm – a very strong wind blowing down from the island of Crete (Acts 27:14). He continues, “It hit the ship, and since it was impossible to keep the ship headed into the wind, we gave up trying and let it be […]