Garfield Sobers, Barbados – Caribbean Man of Influence
International cricket legend Garfield Sobers was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1936. He played for the West Indies from 1954 to 1974 and is considered to be the sport’s greatest all-rounder and one of the best cricketers in history. Sobers debuted at the age of 16 with the Barbados cricket team in 1953. Originally he […]
Grace Jones, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Grace Jones, a singer, lyricist, supermodel, record producer, and actor, was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica in 1948. When she was 13, she moved with her family to Syracuse, New York. Her career as a model began in New York state, but she moved on to Paris where she worked at the top fashion houses, […]
Jamaica Welcomes New Charter Service From Fort Lauderdale To Ian Fleming International Airport Ocho Rios By QCAS Aero
Jamaica is pleased to welcome yet another option for air travelers with the arrival on June 22nd, of the inaugural QCAS Aero non-stop charter flight from Fort Lauderdale International Airport to the Ian Fleming International Airport in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The new charter service is specifically targeting high-end travelers and provides ease of access throughout […]
Jamaica Takes Steps to Remove the Queen as Head of State and Become a Republic – What It Means
Jamaica’s Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marline Malahoo Forte, announced in a speech to the House of Representatives on June 7, 2022, that the government plans to make the nation a republic by the 2025 General Election. This means the government will remove the British Queen Elizabeth II as Jamaica’s head of state. During […]
Dr. The Hon Phyllis MacPherson-Russell, OJ (1923-2008)- Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
From as far back as she could remember, Phyllis MacPherson-Russell had always wanted to be a teacher. She was a very good student, especially in mathematics and Latin, at Wolmers High School for Girls. She focused on math at University in the United States and came home and taught it at Wolmers. But there was […]
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Puerto Rico – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
The historian, writer, and activist Arturo Schomburg was born in Puerto Rico in 1874 in the town of Santurce. His mother was Mary Joseph, a Black, freeborn midwife from St. Croix in the Danish West Indies. His father was the merchant Carlos Federico Schomburg, son of a German immigrant to Puerto Rico. When he was […]
Photo Highlights: Despite Clouds and Rain in Early Going, Lineup of Reggae, Dancehall, and Soca All-Stars Shined Brightly at Miami’s 2022 Best of the Best Concert
Last month’s Best of the Best Music Fest at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami was saturated with excitement, and the massive crowd in attendance—that braved the rainy and damp weather—certainly testified to the festival’s acclaim in being the Largest Caribbean Stage Show in North America. What’s more, this year’s staging marked Best of the Best’s […]
This 96-Year Old Jamaican-Born Lady is now the Oldest Black College Graduate in America
Jamaican-born Violet Edwards, 96, became the oldest African American to graduate from college when she received her degree on June 25, 2022, from Mercy College in New York. She is the oldest person in Florida to receive a degree, and she is also the fifth-oldest person in the world to graduate from college. She was […]
Louise Bennett-Coverley aka Miss Lou, Jamaica – Caribbean Woman of Influence
Poet, folklorist, educator, performer, and activist Louise Bennett-Coverley, better known as Miss Lou, was born in 1919 in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended Ebenezer and Calabar elementary schools, St. Simon’s College, and Excelsior College, and enrolled at Friends College in 1943 to study Jamaican folklore. She first came to public attention in 1943 when she published […]
Jamaican Named New Chairman of Turks and Caicos Tourist Board
Caesar Campbell, who is of Jamaican descent, has been named the new Chair of the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board. Campbell, a resident of Turks and Caicos for 25 years, attended Stony Brook University and New York University and earned an MSc degree in economics and public finance. He has extensive experience in the hospitality […]