Jamaica Cannot Hold Diaspora to Their Promises, but Diaspora Should Not Make Them
It’s a fact that the Jamaican Diaspora provides additional foreign currency to Jamaica. Recently again, remittances topped the equivalent of 2.4 billion United States dollars. The amounts remitted are from across the various major Diaspora regions of the USA, Canada, and the UK. To Jamaica, it means the increased gross domestic product (GDP) and additional […]
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jamaica : Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Actress, singer, author, and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph was born in 1955 in Waterbury, Connecticut to Ivy Ralph, a Jamaican fashion designer, and Stanley Ralph, an American college professor. She was raised in Mandeville, Jamaica, and Long Island, New York. DNA analysis has shown that she is descended from the Tikar people of Cameroon. She […]
Dr. Allison Barnett-Cross : Saluting 60 Jamaican Women Pioneers
“I enjoy making that connection when the child sees the light, when they get it.” Beauty and brains can and do go together. Just ask Dr. Allison Barnett-Cross, Executive Director of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL). The JFLL trains you by teaching you to read and teaching you work skills that allow you […]
Jamaica’s First Olympic Gymnast, Danusia Francis, Retires & Recently Got Married
Danusia Francis, 28, the first Jamaican to compete in the Olympic Games, has retired from international competition. Francis represented Jamaica at the Tokyo Olympics in 2022 and was scheduled to appear in the Women’s All-Around event. However, just two days before the competition, she found that she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament and withdrew […]
Jamaican, Alex Powell, Wins FIA Go-Kart Event in Europe
Jamaican Alex Powell is the first karter from Jamaica and from the Caribbean to win the FIA Karting event, which was held in Sweden on June 8, 2022. Powell received greetings and congratulations from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness upon his victory. Holness called Powell’s win a “sweet and well-deserved victory” and added that the […]
The Anancy Festival Returns to South Florida at Island SPACE Caribbean Museum on June 25, 2022
Families across South Florida are invited to enjoy a day filled with Caribbean cultural activities as the annual Anancy Festival returns. On Saturday, June 25, 2022, in celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum at the Broward Mall, in association with the Caribbean Edge Kids and Jamaicans.com, will host festivities from 11:00am to […]
Harry Belafonte, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
The famous calypso singer Harry Belafonte was born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in 1927. He was named after his father, but used a different spelling of the name professionally. His parents were from Jamaica and Martinique. He was one of the most successful Jamaican American singers and songwriters, best known for popularizing the calypso genre […]