By Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica’s sprint superstar and Olympic gold medalist, discussed her diet and training program with Forbes magazine, revealing what some would call a bombshell: she does not like yams, rarely eats yams, and does not consider yams a “secret weapon” responsible for the success of her country’s fastest runners. Ever since eight-time […]
By Media Writer, Jamaicans The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport celebrated the 134th anniversary of the birth of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey with a floral tribute at his tomb at the National Heroes Park on Tuesday, August 17. The commemorative […]
Photo: Danita Delimont / Shutterstock.com The Jamaican American International Chamber of Commerce (JAICC) of Atlanta, in partnership with Mango Errands, is excited to announce that we have created a Sponsor a Student project. This project is for the school year, September 2021-2022. Our ultimate goal is to sponsor at least 40 students across Jamaica […]
On August 17, 2008, Shelly-Ann Fraser won the gold medal in the Women’s 100m Final at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. (Shutterstock) By Stephanie Korney, Jamaicans Jamaica will field a team of 61 male and female track and field athletes – 29 men and 32 women – at the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in […]
By Dr. Beverly Gordon I was shocked to read the various news reports of gender-based violence occurring in recent weeks in Jamaica, and especially a report by the United Nations that 700 new cases of gender-based violence were reported in Jamaica between March and April 2020. Fear, intimidation, and a subtle normalizing of the unthinkable […]
By IADB Some 1,200 unemployed and underemployed youth between the ages of 17 and 34, are set to benefit from a special IDB Lab programme aimed at strengthening economic opportunities and enhancement of their digital, business, and interpersonal skills. Youth will also access job opportunities through highly practical project-based learning and employability skills enabling them […]
If you missed yesterday’s Virtual Easter Sunday Celebration – An Interdenominational Celebration of the Christ: Bringing Love the World – Jamaicans a Yaad and Abroad. Click the image below to watch the replay. Many thanks are in order to our speakers and entertainers and background event coordinators. Especially event Chair, Dr. Beverly Gordon and event […]
This photo is a Chapel by the University of the West Indies, Mona in Kingston Jamaica. Its a Chapel that has existed since June 1959. (Shutterstock) KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Co-Chairman of the Global African Congress (GAC) Cikiah Thomas, has written to the Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), businessman Robert Bermudez, expressing […]
Welcome to Montego Bay sign at Montego Bay airport in Jamaica. – Montego Bay, Jamaica / June 26, 2019 (Shutterstock) By WiredJA KINGSTON, February 22, 2021 – As the country awaits the official report on the security breach of the Jamaica government’s JamCOVID immigration site, TechCrunch is reporting that there was a second […]
By Staff Writer, Jamaicans Dwayne Wade, retired NBA star, and his wife Gabrielle Union are visiting Jamaica to celebrate Wade’s 39th birthday. Their vacation began with a private concert by popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist and deejay. The couple is also enjoying visits to iconic island sites like Dunn’s River Falls, horseback riding, and […]