New Jamaican Restaurant Opens on Mississippi Coast

The new Wagwan Jamaican Bistro in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, offers a menu of classically authentic Jamaican cuisine. “Wagwan” is a Jamaican phrase meaning “What’s going on?” and in the restaurant of the same name, what’s going on is spicy, satisfying comfort food prepared by owners Kelvin and Marcia Isaac, who opened the bistro at the […]

Did you Know the First Black U.S. Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency was Jamaican?

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart made history in 2015 when he became the first Marine Corps. officer to become director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the first African-American to hold the post, and the first Jamaican to do so. He served in that post from Jan. 23, 2015-Oct. 3, 2017. In […]

Tampa Bay Player of Jamaican Heritage Wins First Super Bowl

Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won his first Super Bowl championship on February 7, 2021, with a 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Suh was playing in his second Super Bowl and had a total of two tackles, 1.5 sacks, and one tackle for loss in Super Bowl 53 in 2019. […]