Frantz Fanon, Martinique – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Psychiatrist, political philosopher, and writer Frantz Fanon was born in Martinique in 1925 when the island was still a colony of France. He was one of the most influential anti-colonial intellectuals of his time, and his example and writings have inspired many national liberation movements, including those of South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Palestine. He […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Power in Unity
For some people, the biblical narrative surrounding the building of the tower of Babel speaks to the dangers and consequences of pride. However, there is a positive lesson that we can take from it that can serve us well; something that God Himself took note of. According to the Genesis account, at a time when […]
Alexander Hamilton, St. Kitts and Nevis – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, Nevis in 1757. An orphan, he was sent as a teenager by patrons to New York for an education. He published articles in support of the Continental Congress under a pen name as a student. He served as an artillery officer in the Continental Army in the New York […]
Barbara Makeda Blake Hannah, OD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
The time was 1968. The country was the United Kingdom of England, Scotland and Wales. The place was Thames Television, London. Barbara Blake Hannah, the daughter of a noted Jamaican journalist and magazine publisher, Evon Blake, became the first black television journalist to appear, on camera, on a British television station. She worked for nine […]
Jamaican Women’s Team Wins Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze
Jamaica’s women cricketers became the 2022 champions of the Cricket West Indies T-20 Blaze. They defeated the women’s Leeward Islands team by 124-runs at Providence Stadium in Guyana on June 14, 2022, the final day of the tournament. The team was led by Natasha McLean who made 86 off 54 balls and Stafanie Taylor who […]
Jamaica Welcomes First Scheduled Commercial Flight into Ocho Rios
As the destination’s tourism sector continues its strong recovery, Jamaica is pleased to welcome the inaugural weekly flight from Providenciales, Turks & Caicos (PLS), into Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, by Inter Caribbean Airways that arrived on June 16, 2022. The new route marks the first time a carrier is offering […]
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 […]