Jamaican Michael Lee-Chin on Forbes 2021 Billionaire’s List
Jamaican Michael Lee-Chin, 70, has been listed on the Forbes magazine 2021 Billionaire’s List. According to Forbes, Lee-Chin’s real time net worth as of April 6, 2021, totaled $1.6 billion, which ranked him as Number 1,931 on the full list of the world’s billionaires. He made his fortune through investments in financial firms like the […]
Jamaican-American to Open Wah Gwaan Brewery to Feature Beer Influenced by the Island
A Jamaica-inspired and influenced beer brewery is set to open in Denver, Colorado, in the summer of 2021. The Wah Gwaan Brewery will make the beer scene in Denver a bit more “irie” as Harsha Maragh, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants who can trace her ancestry to the East Indian people who emigrated to Jamaica […]
Education in the Pandemic – How can the Jamaica Diaspora help?
The global pandemic has exacerbated many of Jamaica’s inherent problems. One example is the unprecedented challenge to the island’s education system. But there may be a silver lining. In emerging from the pandemic, the island has an opportunity to make major improvements. Dramatic change is already apparent. Traditional in-person classroom learning has given way not […]