Jamaica Emancipendence Ole Time Fair Celebrates The 60th Anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence at The Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater in South Florida
The City of Miramar is celebrating the 60th Emancipation of Jamaica’s Independence with a Jamaica Emancipendence Ole Time Fair on Saturday, August 6, 2022, Hosted by Mayor Wayne M. Messam. Mayor Messam stated, “This year marks Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to put together a family friendly cultural […]
The Rae Town Story – A Conversation With Klassique Sounds’ Senor Daley
The name Earl Daley may not immediately grab your attention, but if you were into the Jamaica party scene over the past four decades, you may quickly recognize the name Senor Daley and his association with the Klassique Discotheque. Better yet, you may be able to connect him with what used to be the biggest […]
Jamaican-American Café Owner, Allison Boettcher, Credits Customers for Helping to Sustain Business during Pandemic
Allison Boettcher, the founder and owner of the Blue Mountain Coffee House in West Palm Beach, Florida, gave all credit and thanks to her regular customers and tourist visitors who helped her to keep her business open despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The coffee house is frequented by local coffee fanatics and […]
Watch Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Win Her HISTORIC Record 5th World Title Championship
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce led the way as Team Jamaican sweeps the 2022 World Athletics Championships 100m podium in Eugene, Oregon. Fraser-Pryce took an early lead holding off fellow Jamaicans Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah, to win a historic 5th World 100m gold medal in a championship record time of 10.67 seconds. She won World Athletics Championship […]
Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 Presented to Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Bryan
In honor of Caribbean Heritage Month, United States President Joe Biden selected Dr. Elaine Bryan, Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Georgia, received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and the President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award for 2022 in recognition of her 4,000 hours in service to Jamaica’s Diaspora, the Caribbean, and the US. Dr. Bryan is […]
Khadija ’Bunny’ Shaw – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Six feet tall is an impressive height for a girl, but not as impressive as the trail Khadija ’Bunny’ Shaw has blazed as a professional footballer. Khadija was born in the nation’s old capital – Spanish Town. She earned the moniker ‘ Bunny’ from her older brother Kentardo because of her love for carrots. At […]
Dr. Upton Allen, Chief of Division of Infectious Diseases, Sick Kids, to Deliver Keynote Address at JDTAN Advancements in Health Summit to be held at George Brown College
Jamaicans in Canada will host a post-pandemic, face-to-face Health Summit under the Theme Championing Healthcare: Collaboration for a Healthier Jamaica. The Summit will be held at George Brown College Waterfront Campus, from August 29 to 31, 2022 and will be led by the Jamaica Diaspora Health Taskforce. Fay Lim-Lambie, Dean of Centre for Health Sciences […]
Syringa Marshall-Burnet (1935-2014) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
As a little girl from the parish of St. Mary in north-western Jamaica, Syringa Marshall-Burnet wanted to be a nurse so badly, that she applied to the training programme at the Kingston Public hospital at the ripe old age of 14. She was bitterly disappointed when told that she was four years too young. So […]
Jamaican-American Designer Brandon Blackwood Featured on a Billboard in New York Times Square
The Jamaican American designer, Brandon Blackwood, was featured on a billboard in Times Square in New York City. The designer, who rose to fame in 2020 with his ESR purse, is on Spotify’s billboard advertisement with the words “Fashion Forward” and “Playlist Takeover.” The ad includes a depiction of Blackwood holding five of his signature […]
Risk Pays Off as British Jamaican Adjani Salmon Takes His Web Series from YouTube to BBC Pilot and BAFTA Award
In 2017, Adjani Salmon, an actor, writer, and director who was born in London and raised in Jamaica, took a big risk and used his mother’s mortgage deposit to fund a film project, promising her that he would make her proud and that her investment would bring rewards in time. He made good on his […]