Green Bay Jamaican Restaurant Celebrates 3 Years in Business
In a special anniversary celebration, Nemard “Derron” Wilson and his wife, Janel Johnson, owners of Lil Jamaica in Green Bay, Wisconsin, marked three years in business on August 19, 2022, with delicious Jamaican food and live performances by Hale & Hall and Unity the Band. Wilson and Johnson were challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, but […]
Jamaican Maxine Reyes Named to Florida Vets Hall of Fame
The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs named Jamaican Maxine Reyes of Tampa, a retired US Army combat veteran and US Air Force veteran, to the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame. Reyes was one of the 10 veterans chosen for induction into the Hall in 2022. Upon receiving the recognition, Reyes said, “I am humbled at […]
My Mother Cooked for The Wailers: Leeds Shares Stories of Family and Activism in “Rebellion to Romance” Exhibit
Khadijah Ibrahiim, a local poet and educator in Leeds whose grandparents immigrated in the 1950s, remembers her mother telling her how Jimmy Cliff used to date her godmother and how she used to cook for The Wailers, the Cimerons, and Alton Ellis. Some of the most exciting Jamaican musicians of that period were attracted to […]
What’s it like being a Jamaican living in Austria?
In our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Althea. She is a Jamaican living in Austria. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Austria? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com. Today in Jamaicans to the world, we talk to Althea Goldberg, who is a […]
Jamaican Restaurant Listed as One of Top New Restaurants in New Orleans
Every month, nola.eater.com offers recommendations of the best new places to eat in New Orleans. Recently, nola.eater included Jamaican restaurant, Afrodisiac, among its top options. Shaka and Caron Garel, the husband and wife team behind the innovative Afrodisiac, operated a popular Jamaican-Creole food truck in the area for some eight years. Now, they have set up […]
Jamaican Eatery on List of 10 Best Black-Owned Restaurants in Miami to Try
The Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen has been listed by timeout.com as one of the ten best Black-owned restaurants to try in Miami, Florida. Dukunoo can be found in the middle of the bustling area of Wynwood so its exceptional jerk chicken is served in an environment featuring the street-festival-like setting of loud music and happy crowds. […]
“Legend” Album by Jamaican Legend Bob Marley Certified 14X Platinum in UK
“Legend,” the classic album by Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley, has been certified 14x platinum in the United Kingdom in recognition of its recorded sales of 4.2 million copies as of August 12, 2022. The album, which is a collection of Marley’s greatest hits, was initially released by Island Records in 1984. It is thought […]
Jamaican Addy Chin Proud to Be First Jamaican Woman to Have Competed in Aquathlon World Championships
Addy Chin of Jamaica made history when she became the first Jamaican woman to qualify as a competitor for the Aquathlon World Championships, which were held at the X-bionic® Sphere Sports Complex near Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia on August 18-22, 2022. She finished 18th out of 19 competitors in the 60-64 age group. While […]
No Confidence- Jamaica’s Crime Crisis
The recently conducted Don Anderson RJR/Gleaner poll has revealed that more than 90 percent of Jamaicans surveyed have expressed no confidence in either the Police Commissioner, the Police Force which he leads, nor the Minister of National Security’s ability to curtail the island’s high crime problem. I am sure that the politically connected, especially those […]
Arsenal Celebrates Jamaican Fans with New Pre-Match Jersey
The Arsenal Football Club of the Premier League, which is based in Islington, London, England, has released a pre-match jersey for the 2022-2023 season that celebrates its Jamaican supporters. With its new jersey, which features a bold, geometric print in the green, gold, and black colors of the Jamaican flag, Arsenal wants to recognize the […]