Bishop The Hon. Rev. Dr. Carmen Stewart (1924 – 2020) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“I would like to encourage women to be the best that they can be” – Carmen Stewart. Her mother was a music teacher and her father a civil servant. She grew up in Kingston in a home with four brothers and sisters. When she was sixteen years of age, she began active evangelical work in […]
Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“I was never focused on the fact that I was a woman.” – Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman On January 01, 2022, Jamaica struck another note for women and history. Currently, this country has the only Female Chief Of Defence Staff worldwide and is the second woman globally to have served in this position, after Slovenia […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Under Divine Construction
In my neighbourhood is a fenced lot dotted with some fairly large holes, mounds of dirt, and some construction equipment. Among the other commercial buildings in the area, this plot of land is a bit of an eye sore, and undoubtedly, were it to be left that way, the protests would be loud and many. […]
Jamaican American Becomes First Black Woman to Serve as President of this Florida County Bar Association
Alison Smith, a Jamaican American attorney, became a part of history when she took the oath to serve as the first Black woman to be president of the Broward Bar Association in Florida in the 97 years of its existence. She noted in her acceptance speech that the “historic moment” of her position in a […]
Dorothy Pine-McLarty, OJ – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“We must transmit our country, Jamaica, not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.” – Dorothy Pine-McLarty The Hon. Dorothy Pine-McLarty, OJ, has made her mark on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECOJ), an independent agency, responsible for organising, conducting and supervising elections. In the beginning, she […]
Caribbean Association of Georgia Recognizes Jamaican-Born Media Personality Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall, radio host, teacher, and author, was honored by the Caribbean Association of Georgia for his work in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hall, who was born in Ewarton, St. Catherine, Jamaica, started his radio career as a sports reporter in 1990 while he was a student at the G.C. Foster College of […]
Joy Spence , OD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“I was able to break the glass ceiling for other women in the industry and now, there are more and more women – especially in the Caribbean – being appointed master blenders, and I am so happy for that.” – Joy Spence The little girl from the parish of Manchester in central Jamaica, who was […]
NHL Announced Player of Jamaican Heritage, Herb Carnegie, Named to Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022
National Hockey League (NHL) writer William Douglas announced on June 28, 2022, that Herb Carnegie, a player of Jamaican heritage, will be named to the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Carnegie is considered by a number of hockey historians as the best Black player who never played in the NHL. Carnegie played his […]
Four Jamaican-Americans Were Honored In Atlanta By The Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation
The Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation (CACAF) honored nine Captains of Industry, including 4 Jamaican-Americans, during a glamorous and exciting gala at the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta on Sunday, June 26th, 2022. The event, which was complete with a VIP reception, Caribbean stilt performers and a Junkanoo band celebrated the achievements of some of Atlanta’s […]
Her Excellency The Hon. Aloun Ndombet-Assamba – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Perhaps the many places she lived as a young girl was an indication of the diverse professions Aloun Ndombet-Assamba would embark on as an adult. Aloun was born in the historic city of Spanish Town. While still a baby the family moved to Moneague in the cool hills of St. Ann, then to Kingston when […]