Giving With the Right Attitude
She was poor and a widow, not the greatest of positions to be in during the first century. On this particular day, seemingly oblivious to what was going on around her and like she perhaps had done many times before, she approached the treasury – a place in the temple for the collection boxes. The […]
Best of Jamaica Winners in Florida Grateful and Humbled as They Receive Awards
The winners of the Best of Jamaica Awards in Florida sponsored by Jamaicans.com, the world’s premier Jamaican community website, received notification that they were voted Best of Jamaica in 2020 by their fans. Xavier Murphy, founder of Jamaicans.com, personally presented the award certificates to several of the winners. The winners of the Best of Jamaica […]
Apparel Line from Jamaican-Born Designer Featured at Target for Black History Month
Jamaican-born Kalilah Wright, the founder of MESS in a Bottle, a company that packages T-shirts sporting “cool messages” in reusable bottles, has partnered with Target stores to sell her products. Wright trained as an architect and has combined her love for fashion and architecture in her entrepreneurial t-shirt endeavor. Having worked for a time in […]
Valentine’s Launch set for Dining with Curvy The Restaurant
Media personality and recording artiste Yanique ‘Curvy Diva’ Barrett is poised to make her restaurateur debut this Valentine’s day with the official opening of her Dining With Curvy Restaurant with a Midnight in Paris Valentine’s theme in Kingston Jamaica. Yanique, who had started her Dining With Curvy as a pop-up kitchen and delivery service last […]
Skip Marley, Buju Banton and Koffee Nominated for 2021 NAACP Image Awards
The island nation of Jamaica will be well represented at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards as the legendary artist Buju Banton, the 2020 Grammy Award winner Koffee, and noted reggae musician Skip Marley have all received nominations from the US-based civil rights organization. Marley was nominated in the Outstanding New Artist category for his debut […]
New “One Love” Jamaican Restaurant Opens in Toledo
Named after the iconic reggae song by Bob Marley, the new One Love Jamaican Restaurant has opened in the former location of the Toledo International Market on Central Avenue. The restaurant offers excellent Caribbean cuisine at reasonable prices, but what sets the eatery apart from the competition is the taste, says owner George Cross. He […]
Fast-Tracking Caribbean Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience
COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in 2021. BBC has reported that as of 1st of February 2021, more than 100 million people have been infected with the virus, 2.2 million people have died across nearly 200 countries. There are still over 382,000 new cases every day. Although both rich and poor countries have faced the full wrath […]
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Japan?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Japan? In our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy spoke with Darien Robertson and Jodi-Ann Robinson, who are Jamaicans living in Japan. Xavier: What is it like being Jamaican in Japan? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of […]
Nominations for the Jamaica Diaspora & Friends Champion Awards opens on Valentine’s Day
On February 14th nominations will open for the Jamaica Diaspora and Friends Champion Awards (JDAFCA). This is the first global and virtual Jamaica Diaspora peer award with completely online public nominations and public voting. The award was first launched in 2017 at the 7th Biennial Diaspora conference. The awards were created to recognize individuals, organizations, […]
Did you Know the First Black Woman to Serve as a Washington State Legislator was of Jamaican Descent?
Seattle, Washington native, Marjorie Edwina Pitter King, was an early African-American business owner and the first African-American woman to serve as a Washington State legislator. She held several governmental positions and House Resolution No. 2005-4614 declared she was the first black American woman to serve in the legislature after Washington declared statehood. King was active […]