VM Group President & CEO Hosts ‘In Person’ Community Meeting & Lyme in South Florida
Courtney Campbell, President & CEO VM Group to visit Florida for Jamaica’s 60th independence anniversary celebrations highlighted with a live in person Community Town Hall Meeting at Signature Grand in Davie. Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Courtney Campbell, VM Group President & CEO, will visit South Florida between August 3rd and […]
Jamaican School Among World’s Top 10 Shortlisted as Best for Overcoming Adversity by International Education Association
T4 Education has included Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann on its Top 10 list of the World’s Best School Prizes in the “Overcoming Adversity” category. The principal of Marcus Garvey Technical, Anniona Jones, explained that the “Overcoming Adversity” category prize is given to recognize schools that, while facing challenges, support and develop […]
Jamaican Alia Atkinson to Lead International Swimming Committee
The International Swimming Federation (FINA), the international entity recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to administer global competition in water sports, announced it first elected Athletes’ Committee for the period from 2022 to 2026 at a ceremony held on the sidelines of the 19th FINA World Championship competition in Budapest. Heading the new committee, […]
The Hon. Amy Bailey, OJ, OBE, MBE (1895-1990) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Amy Bailey was born in the cool hills of Walderston in the parish of Manchester. Both her parents were school teachers, so they encouraged all eight of their children to become teachers. Why? Because at that time in in Colonial Jamaica, long before independence, there were very few opportunities open to educated black Jamaicans except […]
Consul General of Jamaica in New York Announces Staging of Jamaica 60 Diamond Jubilee Gala
Alsion Wilson, the Consul General of Jamaica in New York, announced the date of the Official Jamaica 60 Diamond Jubilee Gala. The event, which returns after an absence of five years, will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, with the theme of “Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness.” The gala will be part of the […]
Jamaicans in Switzerland to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence
The Jamaica Association of Switzerland (JAS) is planning to hold a special celebration of Jamaica’s 60th independence anniversary on Independence Day, August 6, 2022, beginning at 2 pm at the Vidy Wind Club in Lausanne. The celebration is planned as a time for the Jamaican Diaspora and friends of Jamaica to gather together to mark […]