Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 1st, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES COMMONWEALTH HEADS REAPPOINT PATRICIA SCOTLAND AS SECRETARY-GENERAL Dominican-born Patricia Scotland has received another appointment to serve as Secretary-General by the Commonwealth Heads of Government. The decision was made on Jun 24, 2022, during an executive session of the leaders in Kigali, Rwanda. The reappointment had to be voted on because […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – More Than a Guest
Jesus and His disciples were guests at a wedding in “Cana of Galilee” at which His mother, Mary, was also present (John 2:1-11), an event with celebrations that often lasted a week. For some people, the thought of Jesus at a wedding and having fun doesn’t align with who they perceive Him to be, but […]
Susan L. Taylor, Trinidad and Tobago – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Journalist and editor Susan L. Taylor was born in 1946 in Harlem in New York City. Her mother was from Trinidad and Tobago, and her father was from St. Kitts. She was raised in East Harlem where her father owned a clothing store. The family moved to Queens when she was in her teens. Taylor […]
Jamaican Canadian, Princeton’s First Black Valedictorian, Delivers Exceptional In-Person Commencement Address
Almost two years after the traditional commencement ceremonies for Princeton’s Class of 2020 were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, over 1,000 undergraduates and 115 graduate alumni, their family members, and their friends traveled to attend the 2022 on-campus commencement ceremony. Jamaican Canadian Nicholas Johnson, the First Black Valedictorian at Princeton University, gave a valedictory […]
Molly Rhone, OJ – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Did you know that netball is the largest female sport in the world? Yes it is! Molly Rhone cannot remember a time when she did not love netball. She had such a passion for the game, that by age thirteen, she was on the senior team at the Knox Community College in Manchester, the parish […]
Eric Holder Jr., Barbados – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
American lawyer and the first African American to serve as United States Attorney General, Eric Himpton Holder Jr. was born in 1951 in the Bronx in New York City to a father from St. Joseph in Barbados and a mother whose parents were immigrants to New Jersey from St. Phillip in Barbados. He grew up […]
Florida Jerk Festival 2022 Offered a Flavorful Tour of Jamaican Cuisine, Caribbean Music, and Cultural Spirit
Florida Jerk Festival 2022 was presented by Full-A-Vybez Entertainment and took place last month on Memorial Day in Lake Worth, Florida’s John Prince Park—which was a change from previous years where it was held in Palm Beach (at the South Florida Fairgrounds). Indeed, the Florida Jerk Festival is arguably the premier Caribbean-centered food festival in […]
Claudia Jones, Trinidad and Tobago – Caribbean Woman of Influence
Journalist and activist Claudia Jones was born in Trinidad and Tobago, which was still a colony of the British Empire, in 1915. At age eight, she migrated with her family to Harlem in New York City. Her mother died when she was 13. Jones won the Theodore Roosevelt Award for Good Citizenship during her junior […]
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Andre Huie. He is a Jamaican living in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in St. Kitts and Nevis? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com and today I talk to Andre Huie, who […]
Jamaican Judith Falloon-Reid Awarded Certificate of Recognition from City of Los Angeles
Judith Falloon-Reid is an author, filmmaker, poet, actor, and inspirational speaker. She was honored with a Certificate of Recognition from the City of Los Angeles in California for her authorship of novels, children’s books, inspirational self-help books, and fiction, as well as for her work as director of four award-winning films. Falloon-Reid was also recognized […]