Team Jamaica Bickle In Jamaica To Support Athletes At Annual Issa/Grace Champs!

A team of executives, volunteers and key community supporters from the-not-for-profit organization, Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) is currently in Jamaica to lend their support to the hundreds of athletes in competition at the annual ISSA/Grace Boys & Girls Championships, currently taking place at the National Stadium. The team will be cheering on the extraordinary talent […]

Because We Have Heroes Part 1 – Nanny of the Maroons

Sometimes I write like I know about how most Caribbean people feel. Today I’m writing from the Jamaican experience. A Jamaican friend reminded me that we have heroes and it triggered an alternative viewpoint for me. In America, I know about Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. You call them “black leaders” or […]

Jamaica’s Gymnasts Earn Place at Test Event for Rio Olympics

Team Jamaica has proved itself to be a serious contender for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio after their stellar performance in gymnastics at the World Championships. A 66th-place finish for Danusia Francis at the World competition in Glasgow means Jamaica qualified for the Olympic Test event in Rio scheduled for April 2016. Jamaica has […]

Jamaica Rank No. 2 In Regional Study Where Women Are More Educated Than Men

According to study by the World Economic Forum, the women and girls of the Caribbean and Latin America are doing better than the men and boys when it comes to being educated and going on after school to take advantage of the opportunities offered by tertiary education, which includes going to a university, getting vocational […]

Day 79 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Dine at Sharkies

With the understanding that the best places to eat are those frequented by locals, Sharkies on the main road in Salem is a real find. You’ll sit under a zinc roof amid almond trees and peruse a menu featuring fresh shrimp, conch, lobster, and the catch of the day. Try the steamed snapper with fried […]

Jamaican Gymnast, Danusia Francis, Gets Perfect 10 for Balance Beam Performance

Danusia Francis, a gymnast at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), scored a perfect 10 for her routine at a recent meet. The video of her performance received millions of views, chiefly because she has a unique dismount. According to her coach, Valorie Kondos Field, the fact that Francis has a background in […]