Jamaica
BUSINESSMEN AND ENTREPRENEURS LINDO, Cecil Vernon – Philanthropist, Banker, Planter, Industrialist; Born Falmouth, Trelawny, 1868. Educated public schools and private tuition; went to Costa Rica 1889 and joined brothers with Minor Keith, engaged in construction railroad from Port Limon to San Jose 1889-90; storekeeper 1891-93; purchased large acreage and entered banana business; banking 1899; organized […]
Cambodia
RELIGION RICHARDS, Leith – established a Light for Living Bible Training Center in Cambodia. She has succeeded and the center is in full operation with the approval of the government. It is located on the main road through Kampong Chhnang, which is about two hours north of Phenom Penh. LINK: http://www.lightforliving.org/Cambodia.htm
Canada
BUSINESSMEN & ENTREPRENUERS BARNSWELL, James, carpenter – In the 1870s carpenter James Barnswell, who had been attracted to Victoria during the gold rush, built some of Victoria’s most elegant homes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples] SETON, Victor, In the mid-1980s Victor Seton emerged as the largest real-estate developer in Burnaby, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington, […]
Austrailia
BROWN, Jason – Singer, Songwriter of the popular group The Screamin’ Jamaican. The SCREAMIN’ Jamaican has twice given royal rock performances for the King of Tonga in the South Pacific. He was invited to perform before crowds of 6,000 in Papua New Guinea at a special fundraiser for victims of the tidal wave. LINK: http://listen.to/tsj
America
POLITICS ELLIOTT, Robert B. – "Robert B. Elliott was born in Boston, to West Indian [Jamaican] parents, in 1842. Much of his education was received abroad – first in the grammar schools of Jamaica, later in High Holborn Academy (London), and finally at Eton, from which he graduated with honours. While in England, he also […]
Push Cart
What is a push cart? Pushcarts are those homemade carts that can be seen all across Jamaica. They are used as a moving restaurant (vendors who sell food etc), to transport items (mainly merchandise to the market, but some are used as moving trucks) or as a racing cart (similar to North America soap box) […]
Track & Field
Jamaica has the prestigious honor of having the most success per capita of any country world in track and field. This great honor started when Jamaica’s first track Gold Medallists Dr Authur Wint won the 400m in 1948 Olympics. He along other greats Herb McKenley, Leslie Laing, and George Rhoden put Jamaica on the map […]
Netball and Field Hockey
NetballJamaica’s Women’s netball teams are one of the most respected around the world and they have always ranked in the top 10 worldwide over the past few years. In the 1993 World Netball Competition Jamaica finished third in a field of 22 countries. Netball is the No. 1 one women’s sport in Jamaica and the […]
Football (Soccer and also American)
Available records indicate that football (soccer) was introduced in Jamaica towards the end of the 19th century and 1893 is listed as the year Jamaica formed its first football club. Jamaica’s first international appearance was against their Caribbean neighbours Haiti in 1925. Andre Chevalon, President of the United Sporting Society invited Jamaica to the French-speaking […]
Bobsled
Buy our Jamaicans.com Bobsled T-shirt Now!!! Fourteen years ago the first Jamaican Bobsled team made history in the Calgary Olympics Winter Games. They warmed the hearts of many worldwide in their first attempt at Olympic glory and was even immortalized in the popular Walt Disney movie "Cool Runnings". Since then the team has been a […]
