Brian Benjamin, NY State Senator of Jamaican Descent Sworn In as State’s Lieutenant Governor
In New York State, Brian Benjamin, 44, who previously served as a state senator for District 30 which includes Harlem, East Harlem, and Manhattan’s Upper East Side, was sworn in as New York’s new Lieutenant Governor. Less than a month ago, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that he had been selected for the post. Benjamin, the […]
British Jamaican Paralympian Kadeena Cox Named Celebrity Masterchef 2021 in UK
Kadeena Cox, a gold-medal-winning Paralympic sprinter and MBE, received the title of Celebrity Masterchef on BBC One’s Celebrity MasterChef 2021 program in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2021. She defeated 19 rivals overall and bested Joe Swash and Megan McKenna in the finals, taking home the trophy with her caviar, goat, and chocolate feast. […]
Scholarship Honoring Karen Smith Launched by St. Hugh’s South Florida Alumnae Chapter
The St. Hugh’s Alumnae Association of South Florida has created a scholarship to honor the “Swansation Songbird,” Karen Smith, who passed away on September 11, 2021. Smith attended St. Hugh’s High School for Girls in Kingston, Jamaica, from 1971 and 1976. The Karen Smith Swansation Legacy Scholarship is a merit scholarship that will provide bursary […]
