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Brown University to Give Shaggy Honorary Degree

Brown University to Give Shaggy Honorary Degree

Grammy Award winner and reggae/dancehall recording artist Shaggy, who was born Orville Richard Burrell in Kingston, Jamaica, is slated to receive an honorary degree from Brown University in the United States during its Commencement and Reunion Weekend on May 27 through 29, 2022. The celebration will also recognize Brown’s Class of 2020, which missed its […]

Filming Begins for “Get Millie Black,” Marlon James’ First TV Show

Filming Begins for - Get Millie Black - Marlon James First TV Show

A film crew from the British production company Motive Pictures has begun filming in Jamaica on the six-episode HBO television crime drama “Get Millie Black,” which is based on the novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. Channel 4 in the United Kingdom commissioned the crime drama in December of 2021, making a deal with HBO. […]

Track And Field Takes Center Stage as Part of Experience Kingston in June 2022

Track And Field Takes Center Stage as Part of Experience Kingston in June

When the first event goes off on Thursday, June 23 for the start of the National Junior and Senior Track and Field Championships, the National Stadium will be the centerpiece of the action in Kingston that weekend. In what could be determined, already, as one of the most exciting Championships in recent years, track and field pundits are […]

What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Brazil?

What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Brazil?

Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Brazil? In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Kristopher-Jon Samuel. He is a Jamaican who has lived in Brazil for 10 years. Xavier: What’s it like being a Jamaican in Brazil? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the […]

Donna McLeod, Jamaican-Born State Representative in Georgia Runs for Congress

Donna McLeod - Jamaican American

Donna McLeod, who was born in Jamaica and currently serves as a representative in Georgia’s state government, has started her campaign to represent the state’s 7th Congressional District. McLeod hopes to be the first Jamaican-American woman from George in the US Congress. McLeod, 54, believes she has an advantage over her rival Carolyn Bourdeaux in […]

Susan Kelechi Watson – 10 Truths You Should Know About Her

Susan Kelechi Watson 10 truths you should know about her

If you’re a fan of the hit drama series, ‘This is Us’ then you’ll recall Beth Pearson performed by actress Susan Kelechi Watson who is of Jamaican and Nigerian descent. Susan has been soaring in her career, sharing screen time with notable Hollywood acts and landing recurring roles in “NCIS”, “Blue Bloods” and the “Black […]

Good Choices Wise Wives Make

Good Choices Wise Wives Make

My last article addressed the greatness of husbands.  It is a must that I highlight the wisdom of a good wife also.  One of the most common questions husbands are asked is “what do you love most about your wife?”  Next to that is “what do you look for in a wife?”  I remember having dinner […]

Jamaica’s Women’s Golf Team Wins Trophy at Caribbean Golf Classic

Jamaica Women Golf Team Wins Trophy at Caribbean Golf Classic

The Jamaican women’s golf team won the Jodi Munn-Barrow Trophy at the 26th Caribbean Golf Classic in the Dominican Republic at the Casa de Campo golf course. This is the second time Jamaica has taken the trophy home in the ten-year history of the competition. Jodi Munn-Barrow, the president of the Jamaica Golf Association, was […]