Jamaican American is the new MasterChef Junior on FOX network
Jamaican American Jasmine Stewart, 12, received the MasterChef Junior trophy and a grand prize of $100,000 on the May 18, 2017 Season 5 finale of the Fox network’s television series. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay presented the trophy. Stewart said she is inspired by her Jamaican parents and kept close to her roots to win the […]
Jamaican Traditions Important to Lauderhill Lions Youth Soccer Club
The cultural background of the players participating in the Lauderhill Lions Youth Soccer Club is unique for such a program in the United States. The players are 100 percent minority, 100 percent of Caribbean heritage, and 90 percent of Jamaican heritage. Parent involvement drives the organization, and the parents actively instill Jamaican traditional cultural practices […]
Jamaican American Actress in NBC Hit Series “This Is Us” Featured in People Magazine
Actress Susan Kelechi Watson, whose parents are both from Jamaica and whose middle name suggests a connection to Nigeria, plays the character “Beth Pearson” in the popular “This Is Us” television series on NBC. She remembers when she was once an insecure teenager plagued by doubt and anxiety. Watson and her female cast mates provided […]
Two Jamaicans among Top 8 Caribbean Jockeys in US
Several top jockeys from the Caribbean are participating in the 2017 horse racing season in the United States, which began with the Kentucky Derby on May 6. Among the top eight Caribbean jockeys are two Jamaicans Rajiv Maragh and Shaun Bridgmohan. Maragh, 31, was born in Kingston and moved to Florida at age 13 with […]
Bankra Caribbean Folk Festival, New York, June 3rd, 2017
BRAATA Productions, founded by Jamaican actor, MC and singer Andrew Clarke, always gives a little more, but on Saturday June 3 they will be giving a lot more with the presentation of the third Bankra Caribbean Folk Festival at 160th Street in Jamaica Queens (between Jamaica Avenue and 90th Street) Not just a Jamaican celebration, […]