Antonia Novello, Puerto Rico – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Dr. Antonia Novello, the first female Surgeon General of the United States, was born in Puerto Rico in 1944. She joined the Public Health Service in 1979 and worked in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She was assigned first to serve as a project officer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute […]
Juan Carlos Finlay, Cuba – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Epidemiologist and pioneer in yellow fever research Juan Carlos Finlay was born in Puerto Príncipe, Cuba in 1833 when Cuba was part of the Kingdom of Spain. His father was a doctor who had fought with Simón Bolívar. His family owned a coffee plantation. Finlay traveled to France in 1844 for his education but had […]
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, Dominica – Caribbean Woman of Influence
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, the first woman to practice law in Dominica, was born in Pointe Michel in 1919. Charles was also the first and only, thus far, female prime minister of the country. Often labeled the “Iron Lady of the Caribbean,” she served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1995. The first woman in […]
What is it like being a Jamaican living in Cameroon?
In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Patrich Dinnall. She is a Jamaican living in Cameroon. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Cameroon? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com; and today in Jamaicans to the world I talk with Patrish Dinnal, a Jamaican […]
Julie Mango Uses Comedy Sketches as Advocate for Mental Health Solutions
Jamaican Juliet Bodley, who is best known as the comedian Julie Mango but who is also a trained pilot with a degree in engineering management, uses her comedy sketches to reach a high goal, which is to give people the tools to face and overcome their mental health problems. She was ecstatic to be a […]
Photo Highlights: Caribbean Village’s Summer Soirée in Ft. Lauderdale was a Cozy, Chic and Tasty Retreat
Caribbean Village’s Food and Rum Festival Summer Soirée in Ft. Lauderdale was a Cozy, Chic and Tasty Retreat. Here are some photo highlights from the event. Photos by Nick Ford, who lives and works in South Florida.
Marjorie Whylie, CD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
As a little girl, Marjorie Whylie was so fascinated with music, especially the piano that she decided what when she grew up she would learn everything and do everything connected with music. And she did. She started playing the piano at two-plus, performed in public at age five, and began formal lessons at six. She […]
Walter Tull, Barbados – Caribbean Man of Influence
Professional footballer and officer in the British Army Walter Daniel John Tull was born in Britain in 1888. Hie father was from Barbados, and his mother was from Kent. His parents died when he was a child and he ultimately grew up in the Methodist Children’s Home and Orphanage in Bethnal Green in London. He […]
Jamaican Actor Shantol Jackson Long-Listed to Win Best Actress in Series at UK TV Choice Awards 2022
After two years of being held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TV Choice Awards will go live at the London Hilton on Park Lane on November 14, 2022. TVChoice is the top-selling magazine in Britain, and its awards ceremony honors the country’s favorite television shows and stars, with winners selected completely by votes […]
Mary Seacole, OM – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
For as long as she could remember, Mary Seacole had two dreams – to be a nurse and to travel. When cholera and yellow fever epidemics broke out in Kingston where she was born to a British soldier and a Jamaican nurse and healer, Mary helped her mother, who had a boarding house, to nurse […]