Did You Know George Dallas is the First U.S. Vice-President of Jamaican Descent?
U.S. Vice-President Elect, Kamala Harris, is being lauded as the first vice-president to have Jamaican descent, but it’s not an accurate representation. George Mifflin Dallas was actually the first individual with Jamaican ancestry to serve as vice-president of the U.S. Dallas was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1759, the second of six children. His father […]
Jamaican-American Malika Harrison on Orlando Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” List
Jamaican-American, Malika Harrison, the director of social responsibility for the Orlando Magic has been listed on the Orlando Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” of 2020 for her outstanding community work. On November 12, 2020, Harrison will be honored with 39 other executives at a virtual celebration hosted by the journal, which recognizes 40 local executives […]
Could Portmore Become Jamaica’s 15th Parish?
Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica’s Minister of Local Government and Urban Renewal, announced the creation of a special select committee in the House of Representatives to explore the issue of making Portmore the 15th parish in the country. The chair of the committee will be chaired by Dr. Andrew Wheatley, Member of Parliament for South Central St. […]
Jamaican American Yvette Clarke Retains Seat in United States Congress
Jamaican American Yvette Clarke, who has represented Brooklyn, New York, in the United States House of Representatives since 2013, easily won re-election on November 3, 2020, receiving the highest percentage of votes of any other congressional candidate in New York. In her re-election campaign of 2018, she received 89.3 percent of the vote. Clarke successfully […]
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 […]