Jamaican Short Film a Finalist in Screenwriters Competition in Cannes

The Jamaican short film “Shoot the Girl” attained a second-place finish at the Cannes Golden Plume International Screenwriters Competition. The film by Jamaica’s Tony Hendricks, tells the story of Likkle, a 12-year-old tomboy in Trench Town, who uses her urban survival skills, to hide from the community gang leader, turning her phone into a surveillance […]

Jamaican Judge Is UN’s Most Senior Black Official

Alayne Frankson-Wallace, a Jamaican-born attorney, and former judge, was named to the post of executive director of the United Nation’s (UN) Office of Administration of Justice. She brings more than 23 years of legal experience at both national and international levels to the job. Including her time in the UN’s internal justice system. Before her […]

Chronicles of a Jamaican Uber Driver Part 6 – Psychiatrist Couch

It’s been 277 days since the Presidential inauguration on January 20 2017 and despite the fact that I wake up each morning wishing and hoping I’ve been dreaming – unfortunately the reality is such that Donald Trump is still POTUS. As a Jamaican Uber driver, I’m emboldened to engage my passengers in conversation and invariably […]

Jamaican Striker Wins United Soccer League Award

Jamaican Dane Kelly was awarded the first United Soccer League (USL) Golden Boot Award of his career. Kelly, 26, plays for the Western Conference’s third-best side, the Reno 1868 FC, and is the top all-time scorer in the League, which is the second-tier tournament in United States soccer. He was one of three statistical awardees […]