Jamaican, Dr. Millicent Comrie Named as One of the “Top 10” Caribbean-Born Female Physicians in U.S.
Dr. Millicent Comrie, the director of Mainmonides Medical Center’s Women’s Center in Brooklyn Heights, New York, is among the top ten Caribbean-born female doctors in the United States, receiving the title from News Americas. According to Ken Gibbs, the president and CEO of Maimonides, Dr. Comrie is an outstanding obstetrician and gynecologist, and her designation […]
Residents of These Five USA States Love to Travel to Jamaica
According to data collected by Orbitz, the people living in these five states of the United States choose Jamaica as their top travel destination. Residents of the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, and Georgia love to visit the tropical island nation. Orbitz discovered the popularity of Jamaica as a travel destination among these states […]
“It is always home!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you love about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love Jamaica because it is always home!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you […]
Three Hotels in Jamaica Ranked among Best in the World by U.S. Magazine
Travel & Leisure, a magazine based in the United States, has bestowed its World’s Best Resort Hotels in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas Award to three hotels in Jamaica. The 2016 awards were given the Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Montego Bay, which ranked in fifth place; the Golden Eye Resort in Oracabessa […]
Day 209 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Refresh Yourself at the Bowden Hill Waterfall
A must-see for waterfall enthusiasts, this falls is also known as Falling Edge Falls. You can find the falls in Stony Hill, where you’ll hike into the area on a trail through thick and luxurious greenery. The falls is located near the Hermitage Dam, which is where most of Kingston’s water comes from. About 365 […]
Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations Will Host Jamaica’s National Education Inspectorate to Report on Schools to the Diaspora Alumni, July 28 – 30, 2016, New York
The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc. (UJAA) continues their commitment to education in Jamaica through their umbrella organization of 45 alumni association members. From July 28th through the 30th, UJAA hosts the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) at the Adria Hotel and Conference Center in Queens, New York. Introduced in 2008, the Inspectorate is […]
Ear Nose and Throat Services Boosted in Southern Region
Persons needing surgeries to remove foreign objects from the oesophagus would have to be transferred to hospitals in Kingston; however this and other services will be boosted at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department at the Mandeville Regional Hospital following a donation of clinical equipment to enable emergency and surgical intervention for adults. The […]
Africam Americans Turning to US Black-Owned Banks as Part of BLM Protest Movement
During a time of racial unrest in the United States, some African Americans are finding out how to put their money into their own communities via black-owned banks. Opening an account in a black-owned bank represents an act of economic Black Lives Matter protest and a shift toward building communities from a local level. According […]
