This Jamaican High School Track Star Wants to Be a Molecular Biologist

J’Voughnn Blake, 19 and a student at Jamaica College and the winner in the Boys’ Under-20 800-meter event at the CARIFTA Games at Kingston’s National Stadium on April 18, 2022, has big plans: to become a molecular biologist, saying, “I am fascinated by life and looking into the small things that make it happen.” His […]

This American Couple Is Leading Jamaica Farmers in Goat Dairy Products

When Americans Byron Walker, 72, and Ruth Mitchell, 70, decided to retire to Jamaica, a country they loved and visited often, they founded the Ruby Goat Dairy to produce milk, yogurt, and cheese products from the goats that are a ubiquitous presence on the island but are raised chiefly for their meat. During their visits, […]