History Channel Series To Explore Canada’s Black History Including The Jamaican Maroons Deported To Nova Scotia

History Channel Series To Explore Canada’s Black History Including The Jamaican Maroons Deported To Nova Scotia

HISTORY® and Hungry Eyes Media Group announce the groundbreaking four-part docuseries, BLK: An Origin Story, premiering Saturday, February 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The limited series, consisting of four 60-minute episodes, reveals the deep historic impact of Black presence in Canada. Executive produced by Jen Holness and Sudz Sutherland, BLK: An Origin Story is helmed by Hungry Eyes’ award-winning production team, who […]

Jamaican-American Model Alva Claire Featured In Vogue

Jamaican-American Model Alva Claire

The Jamaican American fashion model Alva Claire is the subject of a featured interview in Vogue magazine in which she discusses her career journey and how she found her way through its challenges. Claire, who was born Alva Claire McKenzie in London to a Jamaican father and an American mother, worked for a decade before […]

Jamaican Jerk Included in Tasteatlas Traditional Food Awards of 100 Best Dishes

Jamaican Jerk Included in Tasteatlas Traditional Food Awards of 100 Best Dishes

Jamaican jerk is ranked at Number 44 on the list of the 100 best dishes in the world by TasteAtlas, an online guide to traditional foods.  Founded in 2015 TasteAtlas collects authentic recipes, reviews, and research about dishes and ingredients around the world. TasteAtlas describes itself as “a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 21st, 2022

weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN JAMAICA NOW PROVIDING EMERGENCY CARE ONLY As of January 19, 2022, Jamaica’s public hospitals will be providing only emergency care services. The Health Ministry has decided to restrict the hospitals’ provision of care in response to a rising number of COVID-19 cases. A reduction in hospital staff […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Winning Mindset

The day’s motivational quote was from motivational speaker Zig Ziglar and I thought it was profound: “You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”  What stood out for me was the lack of passivity despite being born to win.  In other […]

Jamaican-Born Nurse Awarded Honorary Visiting Professorship at University of London

Jamaican-Born Nurse Awarded Honorary Visiting Professorship at University of London - Nichole McIntosh

Nichole McIntosh, a nurse, writer, motivational speaker, and podcaster, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom, and she has been awarded an honorary visiting professorship at the University of London for 2022. McIntosh was born and raised in Jamaica and is immensely proud of her Maroon heritage. In 2019 […]

New York Public Radio Appoints Jamaican-Born Kristina Newman-Scott as 
Executive Director of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space

Kristina Newman-Scott Jamaican

New York Public Radio (NYPR), home of WNYC, WQXR, Gothamist, WNYC Studios, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, and New Jersey Public Radio, announced that Jamaican-born Kristina Newman-Scott has been appointed the newly created position of Executive Director of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.  Newman-Scott brings strong leadership experience, a vast network in the […]