Model Winnie Harlow Launches Sunscreen Inspired by Her Jamaican Heritage
Model Winnie Harlow was born in Canada to Jamaican parents and was used to moving between warm and cold climates. This taught her early about the importance of using a protective SPF product for her skin and experience with vitiligo. She remembers her father applying sunscreen to her skin during visits to Caribbean beaches as […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 18th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES NEW BASE FOR JAMAICA DEFENSE FORCE TO BE ESTABLISHED IN ST. ANDREW One hundred acres of land in St. Andrew’s Wareika Hill will be used as the site for a new special operations base for the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF), according to an announcement from Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness. […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Standing on the Promises
A spoken promise. Four interviews were followed by a call informing me that another candidate was chosen. Seven days of standing on the promise and reminding God of His Word. Then a second call from the same individual; someone on the team had just resigned and I was the preferred candidate. Three more interviews later, […]
Jamaican-Born Tashni-Ann Dubroy Appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors at the National Association of College and University Business Officers
Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, an academic and United States university administrator who was born in Mandeville, Jamaica, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors at the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). The organization, established in 1962, is the top source of information for business and financial professionals on university […]
Jamaican Formula Woman Driver Sara Misir Advances to GT Championship
Jamaican driver, Sara Misir, the first Formula One Woman finalist, was among the Top 4 drivers to advance to compete in the Formula Woman 2022 GT Cup Championships. Misir made the final 11 earlier in March, and on Thursday, March 10, 2022, clocked one of the four fastest times in the Championships qualification event in […]
Raúl Blaze Presents: Jamaica 60 Musical ‘Sounds From Yaad’ Auditions
‘Sounds From Yaad’ represents Florida-based Jamaican Social Media Personality Raúl Blaze’s Directorial Debut. The production is which incorporates acting, dancing, folk, and other kinds of singing, is a celebration of the essence of what it means to be Jamaican, in a humorously nostalgic fashion. It consists of 5 Acts Satdeh Mawnin Inna Di Bus School […]
3 Jamaican Women of Substance: Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Dr. Mercedes Richards and Sarah Newland Martin
SARAH NEWLAND MARTIN – COURAGEOUS Sarah was born with legs that could not work. She had poliomyelitis, so she had to be fitted with special legs and did not walk until she was seven years old. But that did not stop her. When experts told her she could not swim, she said, “Yes, I can!” […]
The Jamaica HI-5 Takeover “Mixer Fridays” in South Florida on March 18, 2022, with DJ O and DJ X spinning live
This Friday, March 18, 2022, in an effort to increase awareness and membership, the Jamaica Hi-Fivers will be infiltrating a popular hang-out Mixer Fridays. “THE HI-5 TAKEOVER”, hosted by “Likkle Gary” Harris and Steven “Sir Rockwell” Warner, will be broadcasted live on WAVS 1170 AM radio from 10 pm to midnight. Special guests Consul General […]
Jamaican Lawyers Join UN Appeal for Black Refugees In Ukraine
Jamaicans Rosalea Hamilton, the founding director of the Institute of Law and Economics in Jamaica, and Anthony Hylton, an attorney and Member of Parliament in Jamaica, have joined with Benjamin Crump, a prominent American attorney and other renowned civil rights lawyers from around the world in filing an appeal to the United Nations on behalf […]
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum and Professional Network Present a Women’s History Month Celebration on March 20
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum in partnership with Caribbean Professional Network will present a free Women’s History Month Celebration, taking place at the museum located at 8000 West Broward Blvd #1422 in Broward County Mall on March 20th at 2:30pm. Among other activities, the event will feature educational and cultural performances by local artists, including Positivity […]