Jamaican Insurance Executive Dwight Geddes Named 2026 Alonzo Herndon Award Winner

Jamaican-born insurance executive Dwight Geddes has been named the 2026 recipient of the Alonzo Herndon Award by Business Insurance, recognising his contributions to the insurance industry and his work to expand opportunities for Black professionals and the next generation entering the field. Geddes, founder of Metro Claims & Risk Management and The Geddes Management Group, […]

Remembering Trevor ‘Jumpy’ Harris, Jamaican Schoolboy Football Great

Trevor “Jumpy” Harris, one of the standout footballers of Kingston College’s celebrated 1960s teams who later became a two-time All-American and national champion at Michigan State University, has died. Harris passed away on September 10th in the City of Kingston, New York, following a prolonged illness. His death has prompted tributes from the Kingston College […]

Jamaican-Born Keisha Blair Named Among Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women

Economist, author and entrepreneur Keisha Blair has been named one of WXN’s Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2026, adding another milestone to a career that has taken her from St Andrew and the University of the West Indies to the highest levels of Canadian economic policymaking. Blair was recognised in WXN’s Professionals category, […]