Jamaican-American Alison Smith Wins National Diversity Council “2023 Woman of the Year Award”
Alison Smith, a partner at the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman (WSHC+B), was named the 2023 Woman of the Year by the National Diversity Council. She will receive her award on March 15, 2023, at the annual South Florida Women in Leadership Symposium. Her legal practice focuses on labor and employment […]
A Beginners Guide to Trinidad Carnival Including Basic Costs
The Trinidad Carnival 2023 is just around the corner and its not too late to attend the most extravagant event in the Caribbean. The two-day celebration runs Mon. and Tues., Feb. 20 and 21, 2023. The festival officially kicks off at 4 a.m. on J’ouvert morning. Non-stop music, dazzling costumes and spectacular cooler fetes are […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending February 10th, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA SEES SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY SINCE BEGINNING OF 2023 According to Major General Antony Anderson, Jamaica’s Police Commissioner, there has been a decrease of 31 percent in all major crimes in the country since January 1, 2023. This includes a decline in the murder rate over the same […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Gifted to Serve
When we think of ministry gifts in the church, we usually think of the “five-fold” gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher (Ephesians 4:11-12). Most Christians would not readily claim any of those gifts, and quite rightly so, but that does not mean each believer has not been blessed with at least one spiritual […]
Bahamian Olympic Champion, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Announces Pregnancy
Shaunae Miller-Uibo, a 400-meter Olympic champion from the Bahamas, issued an announcement on Instagram to share with fans that she is expecting her first child. Due to the pregnancy, Miller-Uibo, who has twice won the 400-meter Olympic title, once in 2016 in Rio and again at the Tokyo Games in 2021, will not defend her […]
Jamaican-Born Santeni Brown among the United Kingdom Winners of the £250,000 Uber Eats Black Business Fund Awards
Uber Eats, an online food ordering and delivery platform, announced the 25 Black-owned restaurants in the United Kingdom that will each receive an award of £10,000 from the Uber Eats Black Business Fund. A total of £250,000 will be awarded in partnership with Be Inclusive Hospitality and Enterprise Nation, an entity established in 2021. The […]
Black Panther Star, Letitia Michelle Wright, Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Guyana
Letitia Michelle Wright, a Guyanese-British actor, was presented with an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Guyana by the university’s vice chancellor, Professor Dr. Paloma Mohamed-Martin. The “Honoris Causa” degree was presented at the university’s Turkeyen, Georgetown, campus. Wright, who is best known for her role in the “Black Panther” from Marvel, was granted […]
Jamaican, Elsie Foster, Becomes Mayor of New Jersey City
Elsie Foster, who was born in Deeside, Trelawny, Jamaica, has been elected the new mayor of Highland Park, Middlesex County, New Jersey, a city located on in the Raritan Valley region of the state on the northern banks of the Raritan River. According to the United States 2020 Census, the population of the borough was […]
Kingston, Jamaica and Toots & The Maytals, Featured in Levi’s 501 Jeans 150th Anniversary Ad
The firm of Droga5 New York and Sao Paulo was chosen by clothing brand Levi’s in 2022 to be the lead creative agency in the development of a global advertising campaign designed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Levi’s brand 501 jeans. “The Greatest Story Ever Worn” was the result, and it debuted at the […]
Seven Jamaican Artist to Show Case their work at The Gaze Africana Exhibition in North Miami
AfriKin Art in collaboration with the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA) is proud to present, The Gaze Africana – a contemporary fine art exhibition of African excellence for Black History Month 2023. The show opened Sunday, January 15th, 2023, in honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – through February 28th, […]