• Sat, 26 September 2026

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 […]

Jamaica Ranks 37th Happiest Country in the World, Up from 65th

Jamaica Ranks 37th Happiest Country in the World - Up from 65th

The 2021 World Happiness Report has been released, and Jamaica has moved up in the rankings. It is listed as 37 among the 149 nations of the world surveyed when it comes to how happy its people are. Jamaica is now ranked as the happiest nation in the Caribbean and the Dominican Republic ranking second […]

Four Sure Ways Marriage Can Be Enjoyable

Four Sure Ways Marriage Can Be Enjoyable

They say “opposites attract.” This may be true to a certain extent. Afterall, God is the master creator of every spouse. Michelle and I are total opposites and have been since marriage and still today. However, there are two things we have in common since we met and still remain the same today. Basketball and […]

Jamaican Opens Caribbean Restaurant in Brazil

Jamaican Opens Caribbean Restaurant in Brazil - Jerk Chicken - Jerk Capa Baixa

Jamaican Andre James is the founder and CEO of Jerky’s: Cozinha Caribenha, the first company to serve authentic Jamaican food in Brazil. He was inspired to start the company when he moved to São Paulo and discovered that he could not find Jamaican food there. This did not surprise him too much as in a […]

Jamaican Charlene Russell-Tucker to Head Public School System in Connecticut

Jamaican Charlene Russell-Tucker to Head Public School System in Connecticut 2

Charlene Russell-Tucker, who was born in Beckford Kraal, Clarendon, in Jamaica, has been appointed to lead Connecticut’s public school system, a system that comprises 528,000 students statewide. She received the appointment to serve as acting commissioner of the school system from the state’s governor, Ned Lamount. She will replace Commissioner Miguel Cardona, who resigned the […]