Jamaican Leads Sports Technology Team For Super Bowl

Marlon Anguin - Jamaican Leads Sports Technology Team For Super Bowl

Munro College Old Boy, Marlon Anguin, plays a key role in delivering the Super Bowl to fans across the globe. The Montegonian leads a Sports Technology Product team for Verizon, one of the largest communication technology companies in the world, headquartered in New Jersey. The Engineer is tasked with technology and product development with a […]

Jamaican-born Reneé Goble appointed as a Denver County Court Judge

Jamaican-born Reneé Goble Denver County Court Judge

Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced the appointment of Jamaican-born Reneé Goble to the Denver County Court. That appointment will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Gary Jackson. “I have always believed that judicial appointments are some of the most important appointments an elected leader can make, because these individuals are responsible for […]

Jamaica Experiencing a Shortage of Marijuana

Jamaica Experiencing Shortage of Marijuana

Heavy rains, increased local consumption, and a decrease in the number of marijuana farmers have combined to create a serious shortage of ganja in the country. According to Triston Thompson of Tacaya, a consulting and brokerage company working with Jamaica’s developing legal cannabis industry, the shortage represents “a cultural embarrassment” as foreigners associate Jamaica with […]

Jamaican Women Win Medals in Bobsled Monobob World Series Race

Jamaican Women Bobsled Team

Jamaica’s women winter Olympians Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell received medals as the second-place and third-place winners, respectively, at the Monobob World series race in Lake Placid, New York, on February 1, 2021. Monobob is a one-person bobsled event. This was the third event in the monobob series at this location, with the final race […]

Accomplished Jamaican-American Attorney & Civic Leader, Marlon Hill, joins law firm Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman Miami Office

Accomplished Jamaican-American Attorney & Civic Leader, Marlon Hill, joins law firm Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman Miami Office

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. significantly bolstered its Miami office with the addition of Marlon A. Hill as Of Counsel. Hill is an experienced and highly skilled government and corporate lawyer and has been deeply involved in community leadership roles with South Florida’s multicultural communities. Hill represents local governments, businesses, and entrepreneurs in […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending February 5th, 2021

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S NEW BEACH POLICY DESIGNED TO INCREASE ACCESS AND IMPROVE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BEACHES Pearnel Charles Jr., Jamaica’s Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, provided details of a draft policy meant to improve access and maintenance of public beaches on the island. According to Charles, the policy […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Send Me”

It is not unusual to hear someone say they wished there were more than 24 hours in a day. That’s usually because there is so much to do in what seems like so little time. The demands of life press in on us so much so that trying to find balance is like trying to […]