Jamaica’s First Olympic Gymnast, Danusia Francis, Retires & Recently Got Married
Danusia Francis, 28, the first Jamaican to compete in the Olympic Games, has retired from international competition. Francis represented Jamaica at the Tokyo Olympics in 2022 and was scheduled to appear in the Women’s All-Around event. However, just two days before the competition, she found that she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament and withdrew […]
Jamaican, Alex Powell, Wins FIA Go-Kart Event in Europe
Jamaican Alex Powell is the first karter from Jamaica and from the Caribbean to win the FIA Karting event, which was held in Sweden on June 8, 2022. Powell received greetings and congratulations from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness upon his victory. Holness called Powell’s win a “sweet and well-deserved victory” and added that the […]
The Anancy Festival Returns to South Florida at Island SPACE Caribbean Museum on June 25, 2022
Families across South Florida are invited to enjoy a day filled with Caribbean cultural activities as the annual Anancy Festival returns. On Saturday, June 25, 2022, in celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum at the Broward Mall, in association with the Caribbean Edge Kids and Jamaicans.com, will host festivities from 11:00am to […]
Harry Belafonte, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
The famous calypso singer Harry Belafonte was born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in 1927. He was named after his father, but used a different spelling of the name professionally. His parents were from Jamaica and Martinique. He was one of the most successful Jamaican American singers and songwriters, best known for popularizing the calypso genre […]
Angella Reid, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Angella Reid, the first woman appointed as Chief Usher of the United States White House, was born in St. Thomas Parish in Jamaica. She attended high school in Kingston prior to migrating to the US. She is just the ninth individual to be named Chief Usher in the history of the White House. Reid started […]
Colin Powell, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Colin Powell was born in New York City in 1937 to Jamaican parents. He attended public schools in New York and earned a geology degree from the City College of New York, where he participated in ROTC. He was commissioned an Army second lieutenant when he graduated in 1958 and served as a professional solider […]
Former Miss Jamaica World Contestant among Cast Members of “Real Housewives of Dubai” TV Series
Lesa “Milan” Hall, a contestant in the Miss Jamaica World pageant of 2009, is featured in the new reality television series, “The Real Housewives of Dubai” on Bravo. The website for the program describes Hall as “a successful fashion designer and entrepreneur living out her dreams in Dubai.” She will join five other cast members […]
Jamaican Appears as Contestant on NBC Game Show “The Weakest Link”
Jamaican interior designer Marsha McDonald will appear on the hit NBC game show “The Weakest Link” on June 13, 2022, at 10/9 CST. McDonald traveled to Los Angeles in 2021 to meet with the other contestants and the show’s host Jane Lynch. She described her experience with the production team as “stellar” and that everything […]
Dothlyn ‘Joyce’ Campbell OD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women Pioneers
Dothlyn Joyce Campbell OD was a lady of firsts: A founding member and principal dancer of Jamaica’s world-renowned National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) founded in 1962; the first Coordinator for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) established in 1963 – formerly the Jamaica Festival Commission- and the Jayteens Dance Troup which she established, also in […]
Celia Cruz, Cuba – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Celia Cruz, who has been called the “Queen of Salsa,” was born in the Santos Suárez neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, in 1925. She was one of the oldest of 14 children and used to sing to put her younger siblings to sleep. Her homemaker mother, who said Celia began singing when she was no older […]