Jamaican-American Leading the way to Saving the Earth’s Oceans
Ayana E. Johnson is a marine biologist, activist, and adjunct professor at New York University that understands the correlation between social justice and maritime conservation. When people protect the environment, they’re also protecting their communities. Johnson has made it her life’s work to preserve the planet’s oceans and advocate for policies that protect the precious […]
Dancehall’s First Lifestyle Reality Show “Dancehall Divas” Comes To CVM TV
Dancehall Divas, the world’s first dancehall lifestyle reality show will premiere on the CVM TV Network on Saturday, September 19th. The six-part reality series will take Jamaican viewers on a dramatic journey into the lives of six women who are part of the popular international dancehall lifestyle subculture. Shot entirely on location in Toronto, one […]
Reggae Girl Who Scored Jamaica’s Historic World Cup Goal To Join Team In Cypress
Havana Solaun, the midfielder for the Reggae Girlz who made history with her goal against Australia at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament in France, has signed on with the Apollon Ladies FC in Cyprus. Solaun, who was born in Hong Kong, to a Jamaican mother and a Cuban-American father, is 27, and she […]
Jamaican Wins International Spoken Word Artist of the Year Award Held in Chicago Antonia Valaire
Award-winning poet and author, Christena Williams, better known by her stage name of Antonia Valaire, has won the Spoken Word Artist of the Year during the National Spoken Word Awards. “I am very honoured, overwhelmed, and humbled,” said Williams. “Thanking Christ for his grace and mercy. Also, feeling blessed and grateful to the Poetry Family, […]
Jamaican Film Wins Award for Best Documentary Short Film at Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival
“Unbroken,” a documentary directed by Jamaica’s Gabrielle Blackwood, is the winner of the Best Documentary Short Film Award at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF). The award was presented during a virtual awards ceremony on September 14, 2020, on Facebook Live. Blackwood directed and shot the short documentary for Getty Images UK and New […]
Jamaican Students Make History as First Tackle Football Players to be Offered Scholarships to U.S. Colleges
Tackle football, a traditional American sport, is new to Jamaica but the country’s students are already making history by being the first tackle football players in Jamaica to receive scholarship commitments to colleges in the U.S. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the students will arrive in January or June of 2021to begin their studies, depending […]
Singer Nadine Sutherland Releases Dancehall Dub Plate for Kamala Harris
A newly released dancehall dubplate by Nadine Sutherland is contributing to the historic nature of the Kamala Harris nomination for Vice-President of the United States on the Democratic ticket. Sutherland sings, “Action, not a bag a mouth. She clean when she step inna the White House” on her special of the acknowledged dancehall anthem and […]
Jamaican Ambassador to the USA, Her Excellency, Audrey Marks to Join Caribbean Leaders in COVID-19 Zoom Town Hall
Many Caribbean Leaders will join the Authentic Caribbean Foundation (ACF), Caribbean COVID-19 Update discussion forum, featuring Ambassadors of several Caribbean Countries as well as Diaspora leaders. The town hall will take place on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at 5.00 pm, and will be streamed live on various platforms including, the Authentic Caribbean Facebook Page as well […]
Former Farmworker from Jamaica Follows His Passion and Opens Own Food Trailer Business
Jamaican Richard Gardner is the proud owner of Cinderella’s Caribbean Pot Jamaican Cuisine, a unique food trailer that is the first step toward having his own restaurant one day. Gardner first arrived in Canada from his home in Jamaica on a farmworker program. Between 2007 and 2014, he traveled back and forth from the island […]
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