• Tue, 3 November 2026

Did you Know this Jamaican is the First Black Mayor of this Connecticut City?

Did you Know this Jamaican is the First Black Mayor of this Connecticut City - Suzette DeBeatham-Brown

Suzette DeBeatham-Brown has the distinction of being the only mayor in Connecticut who is a person of color. She’s also the first of Jamaican ancestry to hold the office. DeBeatham-Brown is the mayor of Bloomfield, CT and it’s the only one of the state’s 169 towns to have a top elected official who is also […]

British-Jamaican Revolutionizing the Juice Industry

British-Jamaican Revolutionizing the Juice Industry - Toussaint-Davy

Jamaica Cold Pressed Juice is the leading manufacturer and distributor of cold-pressed cane juice in the Caribbean, owned by British-Jamaican Toussaint Davy, who has been offering up a healthier alternative to the processed high sugar content juices available on the market. Having spent decades in the publishing and telecoms industry, Davy permanently moved to Jamaica […]

My Fellow Jamaicans Let’s Build Up Sha’carri Richardson As It Helps All Women

My Fellow Jamaicans Let’s Build Up Sha'carri Richardson As It Helps All Women

I took some time to observe and reflect, and I’ll say this, I DO NOT agree with the online bashing, shaming, and trolling of Sha’carri Richardson by Jamaicans. While it started out largely in humour it became progressively abusive to the young lady. Jamaicans, we should be proud of our athletic prowess, however, there is […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 27th, 2021

weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOSPITALS IN JAMAICA IMPACTED BY NURSE “SICK-OUT” Nurses at hospitals throughout Jamaica called in sick following a three-day national lockdown. The absences were prompted by comments made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a press briefing on August 19, 2021, according to reports. When asked by a media representative whether […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Disobeying God

According to the narrative, Jonah was directed by the LORD to go to Nineveh “and proclaim [judgment] against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me” (Jonah 1:2, AMP).  One would have thought that he would have immediately obeyed, “but Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and […]

Photo Highlights: ‘A-List’ of Outstanding Jamaican-Americans Honored at Inceptive Reggae Summer Splash to Celebrate Jamaica’s 59th Independence Day

In celebration of Jamaica’s 59th anniversary of independence, the Bunche Park Pool Complex in the City of Miami Gardens was the place to be.  The festivities took place on August 7th, which was one day after Jamaica’s official Independence Day.   Presented by the Honorable Shannan ‘Lady’ Ighodaro and the City of Miami Gardens, Reggae Summer […]

American Track Athletes Jamaicans Like & Dislike and the Reasons Why

Alyson Felix - American Track Athletes Jamaicans Like and Dislike and the Reasons Why

Observing all the buzz on social media recently, many people may believe that Jamaicans dislike all American athletes, but this is not true. Jamaicans respect competitors who exhibit confidence combined with humility, and if there is one thing to understand about Jamaicans, it is that whether they like you or dislike you, there will be […]