Montego Bay Student Makes History, Receives 11 University Scholarships

Tiana Dinham, 17, Head Girl at Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay, has been accepted to 13 universities in three countries, receiving 11 scholarships, five of which cover all of her university expenses. Dinham, who is from the Maryland District of Hanover, has been accepted to Barry University; Lynn University, McGill University; Wingate University; […]

Plumb Point Lighthouse, Port Royal – Hopscotching Jamaica with KanCadi

This is the 169-years-old Plumb Point Lighthouse located on the Palisadoes peninsula that connects Port Royal with the mainland. I always look forward to seeing it when frequenting either one of two Gloria’s Seafood Restaurants in Port Royal. When I spot it in the distance when driving on the stretch, I know exactly how close […]

Doctor Blossom O’Meally-Nelson, CD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women

Doctor Blossom O’Meally-Nelson has been described as a bundle of energy and achievements – educator, management consultant, environmentalist, intuitive coach, mentor and mediator, author. She attributes her catalogue of successes to her approach – cooperation and dialogue. A graduate of the University of the West Indies, with a Doctor of Philosophy in Education, she has […]

Jamaican Nurse Sandra Lindsay to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Sandra Lindsay, the Jamaican nurse who was the first American to get a COVID-19 vaccine once its clinical trials had been complete, will be one of the 17 individuals who will be presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by United States President Joe Biden. Lindsay works as a critical care nurse in New York […]

William Robinson Clarke , Jamaica – Caribbean Man of Influence

William Robinson Clarke was the first Black British pilot. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1895, and when World War I began, he paid his own way to Britain to join the Royal Flying Corps. He served as an air mechanic and a driver, but he was accepted for training as a pilot in […]