• Mon, 24 August 2026

Eating in New York

This section is dedicated to you. All those who walk off dem boot heel, wit dem belly inna dem han! If you love a home cooked meal, you will never go hungry in New York. I really mean this. If you need products, seasonings, fruits or vegetables such as, bammy, breadfruit, ginnep, hairy coconut, sorrel, […]

Jamaican & Caribbean Organizations

Below is a partical list of some of the organizations present in the New York area. Be sure to check back as we add more organizations to this list. Clarendon College Alumni Assn.180 East 17th StreetBrooklyn, NY 11226 Committee for the Economic Redevelopment of JamaicaBMCC 199 Chambers Street, Room N610New York, NY 10007 Cornwall College […]

Jamaican Events

If you are looking for some fun, you shouldn’t have to look far. There are many places to go in New York to hear the latest reggae, dancehall, Jamaican hip-hop; eat curry goat, jerk chicken and mackerel, run-down, Jesus Christ! and drink rum punch, magnum, tan-pon-it-long!, sorrel. Lawd a mercy, Jamaica dey right yah so! […]

Jamaicans.com 2003 "Boardite" Awards

The votes are in!!! Below are the 2003 boardites Awards winners Best Signature 2003: BND1999Best “boardite”Name 2003: WhagwaanMost “Unoriginal boardite” Name 2003:YardyFunniest boardite Member 2003:Tie: Sue Sumba/WendyBest boadite Debator 2003: Tie: Tropicana/Tuff Gong“Nuffest” boadite 2003: TropicanaBest Topic Starter 2003: Tie: HO/PilotBest Moderator 2003: Tie: DearK/G2/OchigalMarcia Davidson Good Boardite Citzen Award/ Boardite Member of the Year […]

Where Jamaicans live

When mi check it out Lawd! No wey nuh betta dan yawd! Let me add another verse to this famous song. When yu cyan ongly ‘ford fi walk, no whey no betta dan New York. All jokes aside, when you can’t get home there is no need to worry.You can find almost everything Jamaican, mi […]

Resources on South Florida

Kingston 21 South Florida Weather Historical Museum of Southern Florida Miami Seaquarium South Florida Events The Herald Miami New Times Broward Times Sun Sentinel South Florida Business Journal Community Newspapers Florida Leader

Living/visiting tips

From the loud dancehall music blasting on Miramar Parkway to the raw Patwa in campus corridors; South Florida has been captured and made Jamaican. Schools and Colleges are heavily populated with Jamaican students; Broward Community College having Jamaicans among their largest international student population, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Nova South Eastern University, Miami […]

Eating in South Florida

Jamaican products and cuisine can be found on all supermarket shelves and corner restaurants around the city. From seasonings to coconut water, you name it they’re all here. Driving around town you cannot pass two stoplights without seeing a Jamaican flag welcoming you to their storefront. Nationals or Non-nationals alike enjoy the many creative cooking […]

Jamaican Businesses

Jamaican Businesses straight from yard make up the majority of all Caribbean related business, with Food and Travel products continuing the tradition of enticing peoples from all cultures to enjoy Jamaica. Billboards featuring Red Stripe, Sandals, Air Jamaica, Immigrant Services and Real Estate, are seen all over, with Freddie McGregor’s Photo being the most recent, […]