The New Reality Show “Dancehall Divas” Set to Premiere to a Global Audiences
Dancehall Divas, the world’s first dancehall lifestyle reality show will premiere September 10th to audiences globally. The show is being touted as the world’s first dancehall lifestyle reality show, featuring six women who are part of the popular dancehall subculture. The show produced by LHDT Productions out of Toronto, Canada features six episodes as part of […]
“We Shall Overcome” COVID -19 and it’s Trifecta – JWOF Hosts Annual Health & Wellness Forum, Saturday, September 19
Jamaican Women Of Florida (JWOF) in keeping with the tradition of empowering communities, and in collaboration with Broward County’s West Regional Library, will host its annual Health and Wellness Forum, on September 19, 2020. This year’s community conversation will broadcast virtually via Webex – Event. The three-hour forum is free to the public and addresses […]
Louis Vuitton Signs First Skateboarder, Jamaican Lucien Clarke
Lucien Clarke has become the first skateboarder to be signed by the world-famous fashion designer, Louis Vuitton. He’s partnered with Virgil Abloh, the house’s menswear creative designer, to design the company’s first skateboarding sneaker that combines skateboarding street culture with luxury wear. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Clarke grew up in New York City and moved […]
Caribbean American Voices to inform, educate & mobilize Caribbean-American voters in the USA
With the decreasing number of Caribbean-American voters participating in elections in the United States, coupled with increasing news reports about the uncertainty of mail-in voting for the 2020 general elections, a group of concerned Caribbean-Americans came together to ensure that the Caribbean-American community has a clear plan to vote in the U.S. General Elections. “Caribbean […]
Jamaican Actress Dianne Dixon Stars As A Grieving Mother in 9/11 Drama ‘Echoes Of a Lost Son’
Award-winning Jamaican born actress Dianne Dixon is returning to the screen as a 9/11 mother in mourning in Echoes of A Lost Son, the filmed version of a new stage drama written by playwright Chima Chikazunga. The one-act play was the winner of the Norman Hall Memorial Playwrights Festival for 2019 and is now […]
Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida Donates US$12,000 to Help School during COVID-19 Pandemic
The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida (JCOBAFL) has, to date, made a total donation of US$12,000 to help the school with the funding necessary to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Chapter had previously made a donation of US$6,000 in June of 2020, and in August 2020, Teddy Alexander, the past president […]
Tidbits and Interesting Developments In The World Of US Immigration Law
Hello everyone. In today’s article I will share with you interesting developments in world of US immigration law and hope that you find the information that I will share useful. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the enforcement arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is still actively conducting operations despite the Covid-19 pandemic. On […]
Jamaican-Born Investigator Michael King is the new Sex Crime Chief in New York City
Deputy Inspector Michael King has been named as the new head of New York City’s Special Victims Unit (SVU). The Jamaican-born King has a forensic nursing background, has served within the NYPD for 20 years, and has officially begun in his new position. Prior to his appointment to the position by Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, […]
International Jamaican-Born Fashion Designer D’Marsh Couture Returns to Ghana for Three-Month Fashion Project
New York based international fashion designer Glenroy March and his fashion brand D’Marsh Couture is set to make a return to Ghana for a three-month long project D’Marsh Ghana 2020. This is the designer’s third time to the Ghana, following previous visits to participate in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Accra and Bryte Africa Fashion […]
Jamaican-American Marley Dias To Host Family Series On Netflix
Netflix has announced it will air a new family book series called “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,” which will be hosted by the founder of 1000 Black Girl Books Marley Dias. Dias, who was also the winner of the 2019 Young Futurist Award, will host a program set to feature “prominent Black celebrities and artists reading […]