Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations’ President to Appear on Local Televison Program “Beyond Focus”
The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations Inc. USA ( UJAA) president Lesleyann Samuel will appear on Beyond Focus, on Saturday May 14,2016 airing at 8:00 pm. Madam President will be informing the local community viewers about the state of the Union and its members. Guided by host Lydia Patel, Lesleyann jump started the conversation by […]
Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival Heads to Washington, D.C., June 19th, 2016
The producers of the highly successful and popular Grace Jamaican Jerk Festivals in Florida and New York have announced plans to stage the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival – DC to be presented in association with VP Records. The event is set to take place onSunday June 19, Downtown, Washington on Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. between 12th […]
“Hominy corn porridge, reggae and the sea!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Maluna Clarke “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “Hominy corn porridge, reggae and the sea.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If […]
Jamaicans eligible for Scholarship Program by Rihanna
Rihanna, Grammy winner, singer, and songwriter, from Barbados has announced that her Clara Lionel Foundation will provide a new Global Scholarship Program to help eligible students from Barbados, Brazil, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica to get a college education in the United States. To obtain a scholarship, a student must be eligible to attend […]
American Couple Transform Wedding into Gift-Giving Celebration for Jamaican Children
Mick and Lindsay Guymon, an American couple, turned their wedding celebration into a gift-giving event for over 150 Jamaican children. The couple said their vows at Riu Montego Bay and asked their 36 guests for gifts of vitamins, clothing, books, toys, iPads, medications, and water purification equipment, which were then given to the Hammersmith Preparatory […]
On this day in Jamaican History – Bob Marley
On May 11, 1981 the King of Reggae Bob Marley died of cancer, at the age of 36 in Miami, Florida. Marley was a singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and took reggae to the world. Starting in 1963, with the group The Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style […]
Day 132 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Tour Animal Farm & Nature Reserve
Individual and group tours are offered at Animal Farm, which began as a six-acre working farm in Hanover. The venue has expanded to include more than 40 acres of forest reserve, and while still devoted chiefly to agriculture and the breeding and rear of over 70 varieties of birds, the farm includes pigs, goats, sheep, […]
Cmd. Janice Smith, becomes First Jamaican American to Command U.S. Navy Destroyer
Commander Janice G. Smith is the first Jamaican American to become the commander of a destroyer in the United States Navy. She assumed command of the ship, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) at a ceremony attended by both past and present members of the Oscar Austin’s crew, friends, and family, […]