Jamaican Swimmer Alia Atkinson Breaks World Record at 2018 FINA World Cup Competition
Jamaica’s Olympic swimmer Alia Atkinson, 29, broke her own world record in the women’s 50-meter breaststroke at the 2018 FINA World Cup in Budapest on October 6, 2018. Atkinson swam the distance in 28.56 seconds, outpacing her old record of 28.64 seconds, which she set in Tokyo on October 26, 2016. Atkinson’s time in Budapest […]
Queen Elizabeth’s Royal Chef Reveals Her Favorite Dish: Jamaican-Caribbean Soup
There has been considerable discussion about the favorite food of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, but now the royal chef has provided some definitive information. Mark Flanagan, a chef who has worked in Buckingham Palace since 2002, discussed the Queen’s favorite dish in a documentary for ITV called “Queen of the World,” and he reports that […]
Eight Young Jamaicans Make Finals for 2018 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Program in USA
The United States Embassy has announced the 2018 finalists from Suriname for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. The program represents part of a commitment by the US to increase trade and investment in the region, and according to US vice president Mike Pence, to bring “even more of our […]