In a world that is rapidly evolving through technology and innovation, science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) fields are at the forefront of progress. In the midst of this exciting landscape, Godiva…
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 21st, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT PREFERS A CEREMONIAL HEAD OF STATE FOR REPUBLIC According to Marlene Malahoo Forte, Jamaica’s Minister of Constitutional Affairs and…
Samuel Braithwaite | Economic development is human development
I am writing in response to Professor Don Robotham’s article, “Jamaica as a developmental state,” published in the Friday, April 14, edition of The Gleaner. Prof Robotham’s continued contribution to national discourse is…
Mia McMorris | A step closer to reparatory justice
In this edition of Reparation Conversations, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past few months. We are about to enter the second quarter of 2023, and with that, what…
Gordon Robinson | The abortion debate
It’s an unanswerable proposition that every woman who elects to abort or not to abort a pregnancy makes a choice. So I’m intolerant of an abortion debate that’s labelled as pro-life against pro-choice…
Andrene Chung | A roadblock to making healthy choices
The role of consumption of ultra-processed products (UPPs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is well documented. Health education campaigns by various entities, including the Heart…
Mark Wignall | I feel your pain, Ambassador Perry
It was an early afternoon on a sunny day in 1965 as we turned the corner at North Street and headed up South Camp Road. About four of us Kingston College (KC) boys….
Listen to the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending ending April 21st, 2023
This is a podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 21st, 2023. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. The post…
Black Travelers Use “Jamaicans to the World” Web Series to Plan Travel
Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com, launched the interview docuseries, “Jamaicans to the World,” in 2020, with a simple question, “What’s it like to be a Jamaican living as an expatriate in a…
Photo Highlights: Top 10 Costumes Jamaica Carnival ’23
Jamaica Carnival ’23 festivities came to a successful close with the Grand Parade of the Bands in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday, April 16. Revellers from all corners of the globe showed out in…
