Jamaicans In Canada: A Brief History

The first Jamaicans who migrated to Canada were settled in Halifax on July 22, 1776. Many of these early immigrants helped to reinforce Nova Scotia’s defences by building the Halifax Citadel, 1795-1800. Jamaican Maroons from Trewlany were deported to Halifax in 1796. While some of the Maroons remained in Canada, due to difficulty in adjusting […]
Best of Jamaica in Dallas 2002 Winners

Below are the results of the 2002 "Best of Jamaica in Dallas". A note for our WinnersIf you are a 2002 winner click here for your Printer-Friendly customized certificate. See our banners page for winner’s logo. Be sure to buy your "Best of Jamaica Winner" t-shirts and other merchandise"to let other know about your acheivement. […]
Life In Toronto: A Snapshot

The Greater Toronto Area is a mixture of high-rise buildings, sub-divisions of detached homes, townhouse developments and rural communities. It is very much an area in transition. For example, in some of the rural areas, it is not unusual to see sub-divisions of detached homes and townhouses on one side of the road and cattle […]
Overview

What is now known as the City of Toronto came into being in 1997 with the amalgamation of the cities of North York, East York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, and York. The Toronto Census Metropolitan area (also known as the Greater Toronto Area or GTA) encompasses the cities of Newmarket to the North, Brampton/Caledon to the North […]
Best of Jamaica in Chicago 2003 Winners
Below are the results of the 2003 "Best of Jamaica in Chicago". A note for our WinnersSee our banners page for winner’s logo. Be sure to buy your "Best of Jamaica Winner" t-shirts and other merchandise" to let others know about your acheivement. BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN RADIO STATION89.3 BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN RADIO PERSONALITYMobay 1 BEST […]
Best of Jamaica in Boston 2003 Winners
Below are the results of the 2003 "Best of Jamaica in Boston". A note for our WinnersSee our banners page for winner’s logo. Be sure to buy your "Best of Jamaica Winner" t-shirts and other merchandise" to let others know about your acheivement. BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN RADIO STATION:WKDU BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN RADIO PERSONALITY:Roger & Rookie […]
Best of Jamaica in Atlanta 2003 Winners
A note for our WinnersSee our banners pagefor winner’s logo. Be sure to buy your "Best of Jamaica Winner" t-shirts and other merchandise"to let others know about your acheivement. BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN RADIO STATION:WRFG BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN RADIO PERSONALITY:Jason Walker BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN/CARIBBEAN NEWSPAPER:Caribbean Express BEST PLACE TO BUY JAMAICAN GROCERIES:Kool Runnings BEST LOCAL JAMAICAN […]
2003 Annual Book Drive Update

In March-April 2003 Jamaicans.com partnering with Chichibud LTD. and Food For the Poor asked you the users of this site to support our book drive to benefit the Jamaica Library Services (JLS). We had a goal of collecting 100 children’s books by April 30, 2002. We beat the goal by almost 50 and this books […]
Online Resources on New York
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Eating in New York
This section is dedicated to you. All those who walk off dem boot heel, wit dem belly inna dem han! If you love a home cooked meal, you will never go hungry in New York. I really mean this. If you need products, seasonings, fruits or vegetables such as, bammy, breadfruit, ginnep, hairy coconut, sorrel, […]