Jamaica to Expand Connections with Cuba in Education Sector
The Education Ministries of Jamaica and Cuba have entered into a new agreement that will allow them to provide mutual professional and academic aid. The original educational sector collaboration agreement was signed by the two nations in 1997. According to the website of the Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX), Fayval Williams, Jamaica’s Minister of Education, Youth […]
Jamaican Reggae Girlz Player Tiffany Cameron a Member of Hungarian Cup Winning Team
Canadian-born Jamaican Reggae Girlz Player Tiffany Cameron is a member of the Ferencvárosi women’s football team that won the Hungarian Cup for the sixth consecutive time with a 5-1 victory over Astra Hungary. Cameron plays the forward and midfielder positions for the Reggae Girlz, Jamaica’s national women’s football team. During her soccer career, she has […]
Jamaican-Born Felecia Hatcher To Lead Pharrell Williams’ Black Nonprofit Organization
Jamaican-born entrepreneur Felecia Hatcher announced that she will now serve as the founding CEO of Black Ambition, an initiative created by Pharrell Williams, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter. The nonprofit Black Ambition will be based in Miami, Florida, and is designed to fund and support projects and firms started by Black and Latinx founders […]
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Becomes World’s Fastest Female Sprinter Alive
Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 34, became the second-fastest woman in the world in the 100-meter event when she ran the distance in 10.63 seconds at the JAAA/JOA Olympic Destiny meet in Kingston. Her time places her second only to the late Florence Griffith Joyner’s 10.49-second run in 1988 and solidifies her position as the runner to […]
Jamaican-Canadian Wins 1000K Race Snacking on Sweet Potatoes Pudding, Toto, and Fruits
Jamaican Canadian Varden Morris, 50, won the Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee (GVRAT), completed the 1,000k race – some 621 miles – in a record-breaking nine days and 23 hours. When the 2021 GVRAT began on May 1, Morris’s goal was not only to win but to finish the race in under 10 days. His […]
Jamaican Turmeric Featured By Forbes Magazine
Turmeric is considered by many to be the “spice of life” in the Caribbean, and as such, it is the subject of a feature article in Forbes magazine. Turmeric, which gives the yellow color to curry and other mixtures, has been called the “Golden Root.” The turmeric plant arrived in the Caribbean region between 1838 […]
Jamaican American Akosua Aset the First to Bring Ancient African Yoga Practice to Germany
Akosua Aset is a Jamaican American practitioner, healer, and teacher of Kemetic Yoga, an ancient African form of Yoga that predates Indian Yoga. References to Kemetic Yoga, also known as Smai Tawi, are found among the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. Many of the world’s most prominent teachers of Kemetic Yoga are of Jamaican descent. Aset […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending June 4 2021.
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Immigration Advice: Good News For Haitians and Will USCIS Backlogs be Cleared Soon?
Hello everyone. President Biden and Vice-President Harris have been working on immigration issues. President Biden has nominated Ms. Ur Jaddau to be head of USCIS. Ms. Jaddau is the daughter of Mexican and Iraqi parents. She has over twenty years of experience in US immigration law and policy. She is also an attorney, who […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending June 4th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES ANTI-GANG BILL WITH AMENDMENTS The House of Representatives in Jamaica passed the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organizations) (Amendment) Act of 2021, better known as the Anti-Gang Legislation, with four amendments. The bill is designed to provide greater support for law enforcement’s efforts to interrupt […]