Jamaica on Track for 11% Tourism Growth in 2023
On the heels of the island’s strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic fallout, the forecast for 2023 is that the destination is on track to achieve eleven percent growth. Gross foreign exchange earnings for the destination for the 2023 calendar year are also forecasted to reach US$4,122.4M, an estimated 13.3% increase on the previous year’s […]
Florida City Holds Parade for Jamaican-Born Woman Celebrating 101st Birthday
The City of Miramar in Florida celebrated the birthday of Jamaican-born Mrs. Ruby Campbell, who turned 101 on January 26, 2023, with a special parade that featured local firefighters and police officers on January 28, 2023. The city wanted to mark the birthday of a beloved member of the community with a big event. Miramar […]
This Airline Added More Flights for the Trinidad Carnival from Jamaica, U.S., Canada and Barbados
Anticipation for the Trinidad Carnival 2023 continues to build as there are more flights from Jamaica, the U.S., Canada, and Barbados for the event. To accommodate the influx of event-goers, Caribbean Airlines announced it has added extra flights. The two-day Trinidad Carnival takes place Mon., Feb. 20 and Tues., Feb. 21, 2023. Flights are currently […]
Jamaican-American, Cornelius Tulloch, Receives The Prestigious YoungArts Jorge M. Pérez Award
Jamaican-American, Cornelius Tulloch has been named the 2023 YoungArts Jorge M. Pérez Award winner. Tulloch, a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist and designer, 2016 YoungArts award winner in Design Arts and Visual Arts, and U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, will receive an unrestricted award of$25,000. “YoungArts is grateful to The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation for recognizing […]
First Black Woman to Head a Fed Bank Talks about How the Influence of Her Jamaican Heritage
Susan Collins, 63, made history in the summer of 2022 when she was selected to lead the Boston Federal Reserve bank, a regional bank. She is the first Black woman to serve in that role. In a Bloomberg feature she cites her experience spending summers with family members in Jamaica with introducing her to issues […]
5 Questions with Michelle Tulloch-Neil, Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council North East USA
Michelle Tulloch-Neil began her career in 2003 as a Victim/ witness coordinator in the Juvenile Court Unit of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. A few years later in her continuous pursuit for victims’ rights she served as a review committee member for the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program. In 2012, she accepted […]
5 Questions with Shaune Anthony D Brown, Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council North East USA
Shaune Anthony D Brown, a native from Spanish Town, St Catherine Jamaica whose paths has brought him to reside in London, England U.K. and New Jersey USA. Shaune Anthony has an accomplished 16 years working in the Financial Sector and has worked for financial giants like TD Bank, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and HSBC USA. […]
City of Miramar’s Vibrant Cultural Center in South Florida Unveils its Artscape with 2023 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
It was a festive and momentous occasion last week at the Miramar Cultural Center’s (“MCC”) Botanical Garden, as the City celebrated the unveiling of its Artscape project that afforded a number of very talented and creative art sculptors to put their artistic works on full display. To that end, the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was the […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 27 2023
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Tuff Gong & The Marley Family To Commemorate The Birth Of Bob Marley With “Easy Skanking 78”
The annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Honorable Robert Nesta Marley (OD) will once again take place on February 6th, the anniversary of his birth. This year, the Marley Family and its group of companies honor the Jamaican musical icon’s 78th birthday with a full schedule of events under the theme “Easy Skanking 78,” utilizing the title of the lead track from Marley’s […]