What is it like being a Jamaican in Guyana?
Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Guyana? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, founder of Jamaicans.com And today in Jamaicans to the World, I talk to Dr. Tamirand DeLisser. Hi Tamir, how are you? Tamirand: I am fine, thanks for having me. How are you? Xavier: I’m doing good, I’m doing good. So, my first […]
Jamaican Writer Geoffrey Philp Awarded Silver Musgrave Medal in Literature
Miami-based Jamaican writer, Geoffrey Philp, has been awarded a Silver Musgrave Medal in Literature by the Institute of Jamaica. Awarded annually in recognition of excellence in art, science, and literature, the Musgrave Medal is named in memory of Sir Anthony Musgrave, the founder of the Institute and the former Governor of Jamaica. ‘I was one […]
Jamaican National Honors for Emmy Award-Winning Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and Track Star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Among the 221 Jamaicans who were recognized for their achievements at the National Honors and Awards Ceremony at King’s House in Kingston on National Heroes Day October 17, 2022, were actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and five-time track and field world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Both Ralph and Fraser-Pryce were honored with the Order of Jamaica (OJ), […]
Squatting And The Need For An Equitable Housing Policy In Jamaica
The year 1975 marked the beginning of what could best be described as the Manley social experiment in Jamaica as the efforts to implement earlier enunciated people-centered policies were on in earnest. At the apex of this were the efforts at addressing the punishing housing shortage that had shadowed the working class and other struggling […]
