Papa Michigan’s “Jamaica Dance” Chosen for Wisconsin School Project
The song “Jamaica Dance” by veteran deejay Papa Michigan was chosen by elementary school music teacher Jack Senzig in Racine, Wisconsin, to be part of a project for 225 third-through-fifth graders at the Gifford School. Senzig reached out to the Jamaican deejay to say that he liked the song, which Papa Michigan had entered in […]
Jamaican-Born Georgetown University Coach Patrick Ewing Makes History with Big East Tournament
Jamaican-born Patrick Ewing has coached Georgetown University Hoyas to win the Big East basketball tournament championship for 2021. Ewing is the only individual to win as both player and coach for the same school, and he is the first person in Big East history to be named Most Outstanding Player in a Big East Tournament […]
Two Jamaican Scientists Win International Awards
Jamaicans Dr. Judith Mendes, director of research at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), and Dr. Arnoldo Ventura, who has worldwide recognition as an expert in science and technology, have won each won an International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) Award for 2020. With these awards, Jamaica becomes the first country to […]