• Sun, 5 July 2026

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Not an End, But a Beginning

Today is Good Friday!  The origin of the term “Good” is unclear, but for Christians everywhere around the world, it really doesn’t matter.  They could have called this day of memorial whatever they wanted to because regardless of whatever it was called, it could not change the momentous event it commemorated.  Over two thousand years […]

Jamaican-Ghanaian Kwame Dawes Earns PEN Award

Jamaican-Ghanaian Kwame Dawes Earns PEN Award

Kwame Dawes, George Holmes professor and the Glenna Luschei Editor of the literary journal Prairie Schooner, is the recipient of the prestigious 2021 PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing. The award honors Dawes for his high literary standards and taste, which have made significant contributions to the publication. PEN America called Dawes a “bold and […]

Jamaican Khadija Shaw Ranked on ESPN FC List of 50 Best Players in the World

Khadija Shaw

Jamaica’s Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, 24, has been ranked 31st on the ESPN FC list of the 50 best female football players in the world in 2021. Shaw, 24, has already become the top goal scorer, male or female, in Jamaica’s history. No Jamaican has ever ranked higher than Shaw on the ESPN list. She joined […]

Jamaican Swimmer, Keanan Dols, Medals in Florida Swim Meet

Jamaican Swimmer Medals in Florida Swim Meet - Keanan Dols

Jamaican swimmer Keanan Dols won the bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) International Senior Cup competition held in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 25, 2021. Dols, 22, indicated the day before the meet that he is looking to compete at the Tokyo Olympics later in 2021, having had […]

What’s it like being a Jamaican living in Panama?

Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Panama? On our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy spoke with Diane Batchelor. She is a Jamaican living in Panama. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Panama? Hi as Xavier Murphy, founder of Jamaicans.com and […]

Jamaican Swimmer Alia Atkinson Wins 3 Gold Medals in Florida

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson

Alia Atkinson, Jamaica’s four-time Olympian, won three gold medals at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Swimming championships, which were held from March 19 through 21, 2021, dominating the competition. Competing for South Florida Aquatics, she won all three of her individual events, which meant she had 13 victories in 14 starts for 2021. Atkinson holds […]

Jamaican Doctor Co-Founds Nonprofit to Support Development of Black Physicians

Dr. Celeste Green, a first-generation Jamaican American and a native of South Florida, is one of the founders of the White Coats Black Doctors (WCBD) foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing diversity in the medical profession and to support the development of future Black physicians. The organization was created in 2015 by a group of […]

Tourism in the Pandemic – How can the Jamaica Diaspora help?

Tourism in the Pandemic How can the Jamaica Diaspora help

Few industries have been impacted by COVID-19 as severely as the travel industry. There is no downplaying the effect a global lockdown has had in what CNN Business called the “worst shock since 9/11.” Jamaica’s budget planning agency (PIOJ) estimates that it will take two to three years for the industry to recover. “We expect […]