Cuba Provides Options for Jamaican Medical Students Displaced by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
According to Fermin Quinones, Cuba’s new ambassador to Jamaica, Jamaican medical students displaced when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 have the option of continuing their studies in Cuba. The Ambassador noted, however, that scholarships may not be currently available to these students because his country has not reinstated a program suspended in 2021 when […]
Jamaican Model Geena Whyte Launches Rum-centric bar in Negril
Born in Kingston Jamaica, model turned rum-centric bar owner Geena Whyte has returned home to her roots to open Rummaz Bar on the West End in Negril, Westmoreland. Known for birthing the most popular and favoured rums in the world, Jamaica will now have another place to experience world-class rums on the West End. Opening […]
Photo Highlights: Jamaican Ace Sprinters ‘Threw Down the Gauntlet’ on Day 2 of 2022 Carifta Games. BVI’s Phenom Sprinter, Adaejah Hodge, was Simply Marvelous.
Following an exciting opening day—that featured a colorful ‘Parade of Nations’ consisting of athletes with their country’s flags in-hand as well as on the track competition—the second day of competition at the 49th staging of the CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica was action packed indeed. As it happened, team Jamaica showed out and hauled at […]
Noted Educator And Olympian, Vilma Charlton, OD, To Be Honored By Team Jamaica Bickle Inc., In New York
Noted Educator and Olympian, Vilma Charlton, OD., will be honored with the Pioneer in Athletics & Exemplary Leader in Sport Award, at the inaugural staging of the Labor of Love Luncheon being put on by Team Jamaica Bickle Inc., the New York-based organization that provides hospitality services to Jamaican (and Caribbean) athletes at the Penn Relays […]
Krystal Tomlinson Is First Jamaican Named to Success Magazine List of Most Influential World Leaders
Author, entrepreneur, brand strategist, and public speaker Krystal Tomlinson, 31, is the first Jamaican to be named to 2022’s “125 Most Influential World Leaders” list compiled by the business magazine, Success. To mark its 125th anniversary, Success magazine asked its readers around the globe to nominate individuals who have made positive and long-lasting changes in […]
This Jamaican Restaurant Is Listed as One of the 20 Best Places to Eat in Athens, Georgia
Located about an hour from Atlanta, Georgia, the college town of Athens – home to the University of Georgia – features some of the best dining experiences available. Its restaurants and bars cover a wide range of diverse cuisines and cultures, and the city is well worth a visit. Among the 20 best places to […]
Great Things Great Husbands Do
There is something that drives every man to want to be the GOAT. The first time I heard this i thought “why would anyone wish to be a GOAT?” But when I came to find out the meaning of GOAT my mind changed and I also wished to be that GOAT. Whether expressed or not, […]
Joan Isabel Duncan – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women Pioneers
‘’My greatest desire is not to make a lot of money for myself…but to have a clean heart and a pure spirit….’’ In 1992, Joan Isabel Duncan took the Jamaican financial sector by storm, when she opened the Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB), ‘’Where any Jamaican could walk in off the street, take a few […]
These Look-Alike Jamaican Pilots from Buff Bay Fly Together on “Magical” Delta Flight
Two Delta Airlines pilots, First Officer Marlon Dean Dayes and Captain Mark Lumsden, had both been told of their physical resemblance many times by strangers, but had never met. Then, just three months after their first meeting, they ended up flying together on the same flight. According to Dayes, it was the first time since […]
Alfred Samuels, Briton of Jamaican Descent, Wins Outstanding Achievement Award for Prostate Cancer Documentary at World Film Carnival
When Alfred Samuels was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer in 2012, he turned his energies toward inspiring, motivating, and educating people about the disease. He authored the books “Invincibility in the Face of Prostate Cancer: Coming Out the Other Side” and “Motivated to Inspire,” and now his documentary ”A Survivor Amongst Survivors,” which […]