Jamaican-born Marcia Ranglin-Vassell Retains Seat in Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Jamaican-born Marcia Ranglin-Vassell won re-election on November 3, 2020, and will keep her seat in Rhode Island’s House of Representatives District 5. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to serve in that position in November of 2016. During her time in the statehouse, Ranglin-Vassell served on the House Committee on Health, […]
Jamaican-Born Donna McLeod Re-Elected to Represent Georgia House District 105
Donna McLeod, who was born in Jamaica, retained her seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2020 election, running as a Democratic candidate. She first assumed that office in 2019 with her term scheduled to end on January 11, 2021. McLeod moved to Georgia in 1998 and became a citizen of the United […]
Jamaican Hazelle Rogers Wins Re-election to Position as Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes in Florida
Jamaican Hazelle Rogers ran a winning re-election campaign and will continue to serve as the Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes in Florida. She was born in Kingston and was the oldest of three children. Rogers migrated to the United States in 1969 to join her mother in New York. She attended New York City Community College, […]
Jamaican Sam Walker Wins Another Term on New York State Supreme Court
Jamaican Sam D. Walker, who was born in Kingston, won another full term on the New York State Supreme Court to serve as Justice for the Ninth Judicial District, despite the fact that he may not be serving the entire time because he will reach the age of retirement in two years. It is possible […]
Mark Golding Elected As The Sixth President off The People’s National Party (PNP) in Jamaica
The People’s National Party (PNP) in Jamaica has a new president as Mark Golding has been elected by the parties delegates. The delegates gave Mark Golding 1740 votes and Lisa Hanna received 1444 votes. “Comrades, Delegates, Friends thank you for your vote and your confidence in me. Tomorrow we start the rebuilding of a unified, […]
Jamaica-Born Carol Sharpe Elected to NY Supreme Court
Carol Rosemarie Sharpe, who was born in Jamaica and raised on Bay Farm Road Kingston, was elected to serve as a justice on New York State’s Supreme Court. She is currently a judge in the New York City Civil Court in New York County, a position she has held since 2014. She began her legal […]
Joe Biden Elected US President; Makes History with Kamala Harris, the First Female, First Black, First Female Vice President-Elect of Jamaican Descent
After months of campaigning, polls, and debate, Democrat Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th President of the United States, defeating the Republican incumbent and making history with the selection of his running mate. Kamala Harris, 55, will be the first woman, first black person, first person of Indian descent, and the first woman […]
Jackie Gordon Loses Bid to Become FIrst Jamaican-Born Member of US House of Representatives
Jamaican-born Jackie Gordon lost her bid to represent the 2nd Congressional District in Long Island, New York. If she had won the election, Gordon would have been the first Jamaican-born Member of the United States House of Representatives. In addition, the Democratic candidate would have been the first person of color to represent that district, […]
Jamaican Kay Maragh Falls Short in Bid to Become Mayor of City of Palm Bay
Kay Maragh, who is currently a member of the Planning and Zoning Board, the Community Development Advisory Board for the City of Palm Bay, and vice-president of the Caribbean Sports and Cultural Association of Palm Bay, was unsuccessful in her attempt to become the city’s first black, female mayor. Maragh is originally from Ocho Rios. […]
Jamaican Uriah Hall Defeats Brazilian Anderson Silva to Win Main Event at Las Vegas UFC Fight Night
Jamaican Uriah Hall, professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, defeated Anderson Silva of Brazil, considered one of the greatest fighters in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA), in a major Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title fight by TKO. It took Hall just one minute and 24 seconds in the fourth round of the […]