Jamaican Makes History As The First Black Woman To Earn A Biophysical Chemistry Degree In Virginia
Jamaican Jay-Anne Johnson is set to be the first Black female student to graduate from James Madison University (JMU) in Virginia with a Bachelor’s degree in biophysical chemistry. According to Linette Watkins, the head of the university’s chemistry and biochemistry department, James Mason University is the only school in the Virginia Commonwealth to offer this […]
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Guinea Bissau?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Guinea Bissa? On our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy spoke with Claudette Duncans. She is a Jamaican living in Guinea Bissau. Xavier: What is it like being Jamaican in Guinea Bissau? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder […]
Appleton Estate Wins Best Extra-Aged Rum Award at San Francisco World Spirits Competition
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC), the oldest spirits competition in the United States and second oldest in the world, has given its prestigious “Best in Category Extra-Aged Rum” award to the Appleton Estate 8 YO Rum from the famed Jamaican rum producer, Appleton Estate. The Appleton Estate distillery has been making rum since […]
10 Things to Know about Jamaica Champs, the World’s Largest In-Country High School Athletic Competition
Jamaica is home to some of the fastest athletes in the world – both men and women – and the competitors have the medals to prove it. Each year the nation turns to the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, also known simply as “Champs,” for the next crop of outstanding track and field athletes. […]
Bakersfield Restaurant Named Best Place for Jamaican Food in California
Yelp, a crowd-sourced review enterprise, declared Barrington’s Jamaican Kitchen in Bakersfield, California, to be the best Jamaican food restaurant in the state. Yelp compiled a list of Jamaican restaurants in the United States and then chose the best one in each state on the basis of its customer reviews. Yelp used several factors to determine […]
Not trained but…Born to Teach
Not a trained teacher, but one who is passionate about teaching. It is a ‘love’, not a ‘like’. First degree, BA in Communications with Lang and Lit, UWI Mona, solidified the natural communication instincts. I was a television news anchor at 18, (the youngest) and had done TV and radio programmes while in school for […]
Did You Know Jamaica Has Won The Second-Highest Total of Sprint Medals at The Olympics
Did You Know…? Jamaica has won the second-highest total of sprint medals in the history of the Summer Olympics individual 100-meter and 200-meter events. Jamaican runners brought home three gold medals, four silver medals, and one bronze medal for a total of eight medals in the 100 meters and in the 200 meters, Jamaica won […]
New York to Get it’s First Shipment of East Indian & Julie Mangoes from Jamaica this Season
Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green announced the first shipment of Jamaican mangoes to New York via Twitter, posting, “USA it’s your turn! Our first shipment of Mangoes for this season is off! 1100 boxes amounting to over 5000 kg of Mangoes. We are on a mission to take the best fruits in the world […]
Jamaican Diver Yona Knight-Wisdom Qualifies for His Second Olympic Games
Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom, who qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, has succeeded in qualifying for his second Olympics in 2021. His performance at the 2021 Diving World Cup competition in Japan solidified his qualification for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Knight, 25, finished in 13th place overall in […]
Jamaican Becomes First Woman of Color To Be Named Penn State Laureate – Shara McCallum
English professor Shara McCallum is the first woman of color to be honored as Penn State Laureate for the 2021-2022 academic year. She will succeed previous Penn State Laureate David Witwer, a professor of American studies at the university’s Harrisburg School of Humanities. In addition to being a professor of English, McCallum, who was born […]