Mrs. Ivy Ralph (1928-2018) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“ It was an ideal I had as a child, a more comfortable style of dress for men. I wanted to help them get away from the jacket-and-tie routine, to something more comfortably suited for the island’s climate.” – Ivy Ralph Regarded as one of the pioneers of the Jamaican fashion industry, she was famous […]
“Marriage Needs One Guide…Avoid All Others”
As a young boy I heard many ghost stories. I remember those good old days of listening to these stories and taking them in too much to the point where I was bothered by them when I went to bed. Worse, I used to watch ghost movies sometimes and would become so afraid as I […]
Dr. Glenda Simms (1939-2021) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“Feminism is when you can differentiate between yourself and a doormat.” – Dr. Glenda Simms From a child growing up in St. Elizabeth, Glenda Simms decided that she would not be treated as anybody’s doormat. She became a feminist – the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. The eldest of […]
Euzhan Palcy Makes History Again as First Black & Caribbean Female Director to be Honored by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made its selections for the 2022 Governor’s Awards, and for the first time a Black female director will be among the honorees. The trailblazing director and humanitarian, Euzhan Palcy, from Martinique in the French Caribbean, joins actor Michael J. Fox, songwriter Diane Warren, and director Peter […]
“Barrel Children” Documentary by British Jamaican Journalist, Nadine White, Looks at Windrush Children Left Behind in the Caribbean
“Barrel Children,” a new documentary film from British Jamaican journalist Nadine White, depicts the experience of the children left behind in the Caribbean when their parents traveled to Britain for work after World War II in what has come to be known as the Windrush Migration. The announcement of the documentary came on Windrush Day […]
Deon Hemmings – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“Sometimes it may feel like you cannot make it, but just keep on working hard at it.” – Deon Hemmings Jamaica’s sprint history is full of ‘firsts’ and Deon Hemmings is no exception. She is the first Jamaican and Caribbean female to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Her race of choice? The 400-metre hurdles. The […]
Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls Win 2022 Championship Title at Inaugural Caribbean Games
Jamaica’s U-23 Sunshine Girls netball team won gold and the title of Caribbean Champions at the inaugural Caribbean Games held at the Laurel Flessel Complex in Guadeloupe on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The Sunshine Girls defeated Trinidad and Tobago in their final game, following their wins over Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on […]
Jamaican Sandra Lindsay awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
During a special ceremony held at the White House on Thursday, President Joseph R. Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jamaican-born Sandra Lindsay, RN, DHSc, for becoming the first American to receive an approved Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and her continued advocacy for public health equity. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending July 8, 2022
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 8th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S FIRST CASE OF MONKEYPOX CONFIRMED Jamaican Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton confirmed that the monkeypox virus has appeared on the island. At a press conference, Tufton shared that a man contacted the public health system on July 5, 2022, having returned to Jamaica from the United […]