Veronica Campbell-Brown and Husband Expecting Second Child
Jamaica’s Olympic gold medal athlete Veronica Campbell-Brown and her husband Omar Brown announced that they are expecting their second child. The couple made the announcement on Campbell-Brown’s 40th birthday, May 15, 2022. Their first child, daughter Avianna, was born on February 23, 2019. Posting to Instagram, Campbell-Brown wrote, “Four decades! I am grateful to celebrate […]
Jamaican, Raxann Chin, Among Costume Design Nominees for Indie Series Award
Jamaican designer Raxann Chin received her very first nomination at the 12th annual edition of the Independent TV Awards in the Best Costume Design category for her work on the television series, “Cady Did.” The Indie Series Awards are presented every year to honor the top scripted entertainment created for the internet by independent producers. […]
Film Directed by Chinese Jamaican Gets Nomination at Yorkton Film Fest
“A Brief History of My Father’s Time at Sea” from Jeanette Kong, a Chinese Jamaican documentary filmmaker, has been nominated in the Research category of the 2022 Yorkton Film Festival. Kong was born in Jamaica and raised in Kingston, but is now based in Toronto, Canada, where she moved at age nine. Before moving into […]
What is it like being a Jamaican in Kazakhstan?
In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Denneille Luke. She is a Jamaican living in Kazakhstan. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Kazakhstan? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy the founder of jamaicans.com, and today in Jamaicans to the World, I talk to Denneille Lee, a […]
Jamaican Model Wayne Booth Featured in Fenty Campaign
In February 2022, Wayne Booth, a Jamaican model, was chosen to be the face of a makeup campaign representing Fenty Beauty, the line of beauty products offered by superstar recording artist and entrepreneur Rihanna. Commenting on her selection, Booth described the experience of seeing herself in a makeup ad from one of the world’s top […]
Jamaica to Celebrate Africa Day on May 25
Jamaica is preparing to celebrate Africa Day for the first time on May 25, 2022, joining the African Union and other countries with a high percentage of the African Diaspora. According to Marlon Williams, the senior Education Officer in Jamaica’s Ministry of Education and Youth, the celebration will be a part of the schools’ Culture […]
I Want to Be a Scammer – Jamaica’s punishing unemployment problem
Some months ago, a friend of mine shared a “TikTok” video with me where someone asked a young boy who appeared to be about 10 years of age, what he wanted to be when he grew up. His prompt response was “a Scammer.” For the better part of the last twenty years, the BPO Sector […]
Jamaica Ranks 12th in the World in 2022 World Press Freedom Index; U.S. Ranked 42
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an organization based in France, has issued a ranking of countries on the basis of freedom of the press. Jamaica was ranked in 12th place among the 180 countries assessed by the RSF. Jamaica’s 2022 position represents a drop of five spots from its rank in 2021. The RSF noted, however, […]
Jamaica’s New Honorary French Consul in Negril – Five Questions with Sophie Grizzle Roumel
Sophie Grizzle Roumel has been installed as the French government’s representative in Negril, Jamaica, second only to the ambassador himself. With her deep ties from childhood to the area, Roumel, alongside her father, Daniel Grizzle (Jamaica OD, 2021), is better known as a co-owner of award-winning boutique hotel Charela Inn Hotel and a keen environmental […]
Jamaican-American Twins Graduate Morehouse Men
Following the 138th commencement ceremonies at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 15, a pair of identical twin boys born to Jamaican Desta Meghoo were officially conferred ‘Morehouse Men’ joining a list of prestigious American Black men acclaimed for excellence. “Excellence is a habit…not good enough for tomorrow,” David A. Thomas, 12th president of […]