Math Major, Janelle Walker, from Jamaica Going to Harvard University
Jamaican-born Janelle Walker, 21, is currently majoring in mathematics at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, and this summer, she will be traveling to Harvard University to participate in an exclusive six-week-long summer program. The Biostatistics and Computational Biology program offered at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard gives students the […]
Jamaican-American Amongst Four Caribbean-Americans to Be Honored at Salute to Hollywood Gala
In celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month in June, four Caribbean-Americans will be recognized for their business and media achievements at the Salute to Hollywood & Excellence gala on June 17 at Hilton Universal City in Los Angeles, California. The recipients were chosen by the Caribbean Heritage Organization (CHO) and the Institute of Caribbean Studies in […]
Legal Wiz: Tenant in hiding from Jamaica court summons
Dear Legal Wiz, I am here in Jamaica on a short visit specifically to get a tenant from my premises. Since I told her of the case in court and gave her notice she’s been hiding from the summons. I can’t seem to get her to giver her the summons. I just need her out… […]
Day 158 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – The Legend (and Reality) of Folly Ruins
Located at the mouth of Port Antonio’s harbor are the ruins of a crumbling mansion that had once been one of the most opulent on the island. A popular local story claims that it was built by an American as a gift to his future wife, but as he was in a hurry to complete […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Jacob DeCordova, Jewish Jamaican founder of the Jamaica Daily Gleaner
On June 6, 1808, Jacob DeCordova, the Jewish Jamaican who founded the Jamaica Daily Gleaner newspaper was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica. His mother died during childbirth and he was raised by an aunt in England. His father, a Jewish Jamaican coffee grower and exporter, moved to Philadelphia and was later joined by his son […]