NHL Announced Player of Jamaican Heritage, Herb Carnegie, Named to Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022
National Hockey League (NHL) writer William Douglas announced on June 28, 2022, that Herb Carnegie, a player of Jamaican heritage, will be named to the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Carnegie is considered by a number of hockey historians as the best Black player who never played in the NHL. Carnegie played his […]
Four Jamaican-Americans Were Honored In Atlanta By The Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation
The Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation (CACAF) honored nine Captains of Industry, including 4 Jamaican-Americans, during a glamorous and exciting gala at the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta on Sunday, June 26th, 2022. The event, which was complete with a VIP reception, Caribbean stilt performers and a Junkanoo band celebrated the achievements of some of Atlanta’s […]
Her Excellency The Hon. Aloun Ndombet-Assamba – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Perhaps the many places she lived as a young girl was an indication of the diverse professions Aloun Ndombet-Assamba would embark on as an adult. Aloun was born in the historic city of Spanish Town. While still a baby the family moved to Moneague in the cool hills of St. Ann, then to Kingston when […]