Jamaican American Yvette Clarke Elected First Vice Chair of US Congressional Black Caucus
The United States Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) elected Jamaican American Yvette D. Clarke, a Democratic Congresswoman who represents the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York, as its first vice chair. Clarke is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants and has been a member of the US Congress since 2007. She is a senior member of […]
Love & Hip-Hop’s Third Season Is Set in Jamaica
The third season of the popular VH1 reality program, “Love & Hip-Hop,” takes place in Jamaica. The television program’s broadcast was aired on November 28, 2022, and brought the drama, action, and tension that has attracted so many fans and made the franchise one of the most successful shows in United States television history. The […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 23rd, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN FINANCE MINISTER ACTS TO SOOTHE PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES OVER DELAY IN BACK PAY AND NEW SALARIES Dr. Nigel Clarke, Jamaica’s Minister of Finance, is working to calm the anxieties expressed by public sector workers who have seen delays in back pay and new salaries in December 2022. He stated […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Reflecting on Joseph at Christmas
The Christmas story never gets old. Adults and children all over the world will enact its scenes in many places of worship and elsewhere. The words of the angels and those of Mary, Elizabeth, Zacharias, Herod, the shepherds, and wise men, to name a few, get repeated. All in fulfillment of Isaiah’s majestic prophesy: “For […]
Burna Boy Conquers Jamaica
It was just after midnight on Sunday when Burna Boy hit the stage which was set up towards one end of the football field at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica to tumultuous applause and flashing cell phone lights to kick off the Jamaican leg of his Love, Damani world tour. Burna Boy, whose real […]
Jamaican Actress Miranda Melhado Joins Cast Of New TV Pilot “From Yard”
Jamaican born, LA based actress Miranda Melhado has joined the cast of the new TV pilot From Yard to be shot in Jamaica and Atlanta early in 2023. The series, based on the autobiographical novel Yardie by David G Heron, is an immigrant story that follows the life of the author from his childhood days growing up in Jamaica […]
Caribbean American Claudine Gay Named at 30th President of Harvard University
Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) at Harvard University, Claudine Gay, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, has been selected to be the University’s 30th president. She has served as FAS Dean since 2018 and guided the biggest and most academically diverse faculty at Harvard in its efforts to expand students’ […]
Jamaica, Everything Is Not All Right
It was February 2016 and as the Jamaica General Elections approached, I contemplated flying into the island to exercise my right to vote. It was a decision I had contemplated from much earlier, having grown tired of what I had concluded was a hapless PNP regime which had dominated the island’s electoral politics for several […]
Jamaican, Christopher Chaplin, Elected Consular Corps Association Of Philadelphia (CCAP) President
Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Philadelphia, Christopher Chaplin, was elected President of the Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia at its meeting on December 14, 2022 in Philadelphia. Mr. Chaplin takes up office on January 1, 2023. Mr. Chaplin succeeds Mr. Peter Longstreth, Honorary Consul of Uruguay, who served the Association with distinction. Commenting on his election […]
‘Legends Only’ Reggae Night at Art Basel Miami 2022 Boasted a Vibe-Filled Medley of Jamaican and Latin Reggae Musical Flavor
Every year in Miami, Florida Art Basel attracts droves of art aficionados, together with artists, celebrities, and musicians from across the world to immerse themselves in the arts. For those who are not familiar, Art Basel Week in Miami is an international art fair that plays host to over 260 galleries from roughly 32 nations. […]