Film Directed by Chinese Jamaican Gets Nomination at Yorkton Film Fest

“A Brief History of My Father’s Time at Sea” from Jeanette Kong, a Chinese Jamaican documentary filmmaker, has been nominated in the Research category of the 2022 Yorkton Film Festival. Kong was born in Jamaica and raised in Kingston, but is now based in Toronto, Canada, where she moved at age nine. Before moving into […]

What is it like being a Jamaican in Kazakhstan?

In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Denneille Luke. She is a Jamaican living in Kazakhstan.   Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Kazakhstan? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy the founder of jamaicans.com, and today in Jamaicans to the World, I talk to Denneille Lee, a […]

Jamaican Model Wayne Booth Featured in Fenty Campaign

In February 2022, Wayne Booth, a Jamaican model, was chosen to be the face of a makeup campaign representing Fenty Beauty, the line of beauty products offered by superstar recording artist and entrepreneur Rihanna. Commenting on her selection, Booth described the experience of seeing herself in a makeup ad from one of the world’s top […]