• Fri, 25 September 2026

Jamaican-Born Basketball Player Kofi Cockburn to Enter NBA Draft

Jamaican-Born Basketball Player Kofi Cockburn to Enter NBA Draft

Illinois University junior Kofi Cockburn, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, will give up his remaining college eligibility and enter the NBA draft for 2022. In an interview with ESPN, Cockburn said he was proud of his college accomplishments, but is ready for a new challenge and the chance to prove he can attain new […]

Jamaica Displayed Dominance at 2022 CARIFTA Games

Jamaica Displayed Dominance at 2022 CARIFTA Games

Junior athletes representing Jamaica dominated the 49th staging of the CARIFTA Games, ending the three-day event at Kingston’s National Stadium with a total of 92 medals. The record total outpaced Jamaica’s 89 medals earned at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique. On April 18, the final day of the tournament, Jamaicans broke records in the […]

A Conversation with Jamaican Digital Media Maven, Alex Morrissey

Alex Morrissey

Alex Morrissey is a Digital Media maven who at just 30-something, is at the helm of Jamaica’s ongoing digital and tech revival. He is currently the Managing Director of ESIROM Limited, a full-service Digital Media Agency managing and creating levels of content for some of the largest brands within the Caribbean.  His journey began in […]

This Eight-Year-Old Wrote a Book about Jamaica after Visiting the Land of Her Descent

This Eight-Year-Old Wrote a Book about Jamaica after Visiting the Land of Her Descent

Eight-year-old Sapphire Manley has authored a book to share the story of her visits to Jamaica and the time she spent reconnecting with grandparents, cousins, and the culture of the land of her ancestors. The book, “Jamaican Like Me” was published in January of 2022, but Sapphire actually wrote the original manuscript at the age […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 22nd, 2022

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER AIDS 11-YEAR-OLD VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is providing financial aid via his Positive Jamaica Foundation, to Calyssa Walker, 11, a young victim of gun violence. Walker was hit by a stray bullet coming from a shootout between gun men while she was […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The God Who Has Everything

What do you get as a gift for someone or a couple who has everything? While there are possibly some unique gift ideas that could be considered, they can seem inadequate. We compare what we are hoping to offer with what the individuals already have and if we are not careful, we could get quite […]

Jamaican, Dr. Mary Anne Chambers, Named Chancellor of University in Canada

Jamaican Dr Mary Anne Chambers Named Chancellor of University in Canada

Jamaican-born Dr. Mary Anne Chambers, a former cabinet minister in Ontario, Canada, has been appointed the 10th chancellor of the University of Guelph, a university she has long supported. Dr. Chambers was elected by a unanimous vote in the University Senate at a meeting on April 7, 2022, and will be installed in her new […]