Jamaican Recognised for Helping Migrants Find Belonging in Canada

For Jamaican-born Didan Ashanta Wedderburn, home has become bigger than any one place on a map. It is a perspective shaped by a life spent crossing cultures. Raised in Portmore, St. Catherine, Wedderburn spent eight years living and working in Japan before eventually making a new home in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Those experiences would […]

Five Filmmakers of Jamaican Descent Are Up for Awards at CSIFF26 in New York

Five filmmakers of Jamaican descent have films nominated for awards at the 2026 Conch Shell International Film Festival (CSIFF26), which will take place in New York from October 9 to 11. The filmmakers include Jamaicans Hanif James, Jamar Cleary and Simon Mais, along with Jamaican Americans Laurie Lambert and Safiyah Chiniere. Their films cover subjects […]