• Wed, 28 October 2026

What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in French Guiana?

In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Keneice. She is a Jamaican living in French Guiana. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in French Guiana? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com, and today in Jamaicans to the World, I will be talking to Keneice Lawson, […]

Apple Filed New iPhone 14 Pro Trademark in Jamaica to Keep It Secret

Apple Filed New iPhone 14 Pro Trademark in Jamaica to Keep It Secret

Because of Jamaica’s trademark law, the technology company Apple, which specializes in consumer electronics, software, and online services is the first trillion-dollar company in the world, and it is based in Cupertino, California. However, it recently filed its “Dynamic Island” trademark in the country to keep it a secret from those who search for trademarks. […]

The Unveiling of the Miss Lou’s Statuette For Her 103rd Birthday Anniversary

On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, the Kingston Parish Office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, collaborated with the UWI Mona Library and UWI Department of Language, Linguistics & Philosophy to host the ‘Unveiling of Miss Lou’s Statuette, Exhibition and Launch of UWI Jamaican Language […]

Petition Drive to Biden Renews Calls for Garvey Pardon

Petition Drive to Biden Renews Calls for Garvey Pardon - Roy Anderson and Alfre Woodard

A renewed effort to mobilize support for a presidential pardon for Jamaica’s first national hero is now in effect after recently re-launching during the anniversary birthday week of Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Jump-started by Pulitzer prize winning author Karen Hunter, the movement was resuscitated after the first Black president of the USA failed to respond to […]

Jamaican Nonagenarian in New York Cited on Birthday

Jamaican Nonagenarian in New York Cited on Birthday

Vena W. Baker has traveled from Jones Town, Jamaica to Johannesburg, South Africa, Kingston, Jamaica to Kumasi, Accra and Cape Coast, Ghana, Colon, Panama to Cairo, Egypt, Harlem, New York to Harare, Zimbabwe, Bronx, New York to Beijing, China, all four directions of the 54 African states including Cote d’Ivoire, the Gambia, and journeyed through […]

State Department Names Programs After Jamaican American Colin Powell

State Department Names Programs After Jamaican American Colin Powell

The United States Department of State has named its new leadership program in honor of Jamaican American Colin Powell, the first Black Secretary of State and the first individual of Caribbean descent to serve in that role. The Colin Powell Leadership Program is designed to advance the Department’s commitment to hiring a workforce that represents […]