Two Jamaican Floating Bars Make Travel + Leisure’s Top 5 Caribbean Bar List

The well-respected travel experts at Travel + Leisure turned their focus on the evolution of places to enjoy tropical cocktails, recognizing beach bars and swim-up pool bars as excellent variations of the typical bar venue. Now the Caribbean provides the ultimate in tropical drink experiences with the floating bar, and Travel + Leisure offers its […]

New HGTV Show Stars Jamaican-Born Twin Brothers

A new program on the HGTV network entitled “Buy It or Build It” stars twin brothers Calvin and Chris LaMont, who were born in Jamaica. In the show, the brothers work with clients to determine whether they want to buy and renovate an existing house, or if they want to build a totally new home […]

11 Exciting Photos From Orlando Carnival 2022

The Orlando Carnival 2022 was held on Sunday May 29th, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. It’s the first Orlando carnival held since Covid-19. It was a good time with good food, colorful costumes, live music, and an exciting parade. Here are 11 exciting photos that capture the essence of what carnival is all about.     […]

James Weldon Johnson, Bahamas – Caribbean-American Man of Influence

The Harlem Renaissance poet and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1871. His father was born in the Bahamas. He graduated from Atlanta University in 1894. Atlanta University was founded in 1865 and consolidated with Clark College, which was established in 1969, to form Clark Atlanta University in 1988, […]