Wah Gwaan: 5K Fundraiser in Miami To Celebrate Jamaican Independence
The Diamond Jubilee 5KGallop, a fundraiser to benefit schools in Jamaica, is set for Aug. 27 at Zoo Miami to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th year of independence and honor the “rich and vast contributions” of the Jamaican people to the way of life in South Florida. The celebratory fundraiser, taking place in the largest zoological garden in Florida, will […]
Colors of Jamaica to Light Niagara Falls in Canada
Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Olivia Grange, announced earlier this year that the black, green, and gold colors of Jamaica will light Niagara Falls in Canada on August 6, 2022. The lighting will be part of Jamaica 60, the months-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence, which will culminate with […]
Tessa Sanderson – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Tessa Sanderson, the shy young girl from Jamaica’s breadbasket parish – St. Elizabeth – became the first black British female Olympian and gold medal winner. Her sport of choice was the javelin. Her golden venue – the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, USA. Tessa’s journey to Olympic gold began in the 1960s at […]
Jamaican Restaurant in Ghana Plans Week of Events to Celebrate Jamaica Emancipation and Independence
The JamRock Jamaican restaurant in Ghana is planning a week of celebrations to honor the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence and also the island’s Emancipation. The event is billed as the Emancipendence Jerk Festival. Raphael Emanuel, originally from Constitution Hill in St. Andrew, and his wife Elizabeth from Ghana, own the JamRock Restaurant & Grill, […]
This Thing Called Marriage, Its Real Purpose.
Every human on this planet, earth has at some time or another questioned a mysterious situation or thing. It is the natural thing to do. Why go to the moon? Or why jump out of an airplane? Or even, why did I get married? When I proposed to Michelle, it was an exciting yet anticipating […]
The Jamaican Track & Field Fans And Their Say Comes With The Sport
The 19th Championships of Athletics ended at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA on Sunday, July 24, 2022, and after 10 days of competition, the Jamaican contingent finished with a haul of 10 medals- 2 Golds, 7 Silvers, and 1 Bronze. Overall, Jamaica finished second in the team points amassing 111 points to finish behind […]
Barbara Requa – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“I always wanted to dance” – Barbara Requa. When she was six years old, she saw her older brother dancing and that was it. She was hooked. He taught her her first dance and she never stopped. At seventeen her dream to become a professional dancer came true , when she enrolled in Jamaica’ s […]
Sugar Minott’s Nephew Jamaican Basketball Player Josh Minott Signs with NBA Team
Jamaican forward Josh Minott, 19, the nephew of Jamaican reggae singer, producer, and sound-system operator Lincoln Barrington “Sugar” Minott, has signed a four-year contract to play with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was Number 45 overall and a second-round pick in the 2022 NBA draft. The deal is a standard […]
Jamaican, Gloria Henry, Receives Prestigious Nearshore Americas Executive of the Year Award
Gloria Henry of Montego Bay, Jamaica, is vice-president in charge of logistics and BPO at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ). She has been honored with the Nexus Illuminate Award for Executive of the Year for 2022 from Nearshore Americas in recognition of her efforts toward sustaining Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Sonia Pottinger – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
In the rough and tough of record production, many persons believed it was a man’s world and therefore no place for a woman. But Sonia Pottinger did not agree. She believed that women should be able to work at whatever they loved to do, and Sonia loved record production. This was during the 1960s shortly […]