This Jamaican Chef’s Restaurant Named One of Top Fried Chicken Spots in the United States
Chef Nicola Blaque received national recognition for her culinary skills recently as her restaurant, The Jerk Shack, in San Antonio, Texas, was ranked Number 4 on the prestigious “Eat This, Not That” ranking of the best fried chicken eateries in the United States. Chef Blaque was born in Jamaica and raised there until she was […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: “First, be reconciled . . .”
“I am sorry. Please forgive me.” Six words in any language that are very difficult for some people to say. Some would rather drink poison—a slight exaggeration, but you get the idea. Some Christians struggle with saying these words too. For all our religiosity, many of us struggle with the more practical side of our […]
Jamaican Canadian Named New Chancellor at the University of Toronto
Jamaican Canadian business leader Wesley J. Hall has been elected to a three-year term as Chancellor of the University of Toronto. By the university’s College of Electors. His term will begin on July 1, 2024, and will be the 35th individual to serve in this role since the university’s founding in 1827. Hall was elected […]
Sculpture of Sintra Bronte Commemorating Her Promotional Poster for Jamaica Unveiled at Iconic Event
Trinidadian model and entrepreneur Sintra Bronte is well-known for appearing in what the Jamaica Tourist Board has described as the agency’s “most impactful promotional poster.” The poster, published in 1972, features a photograph of Bronte in a wet, red t-shirt with the word “Jamaica” printed in black, clinging to her body as she emerged from […]
Jamaican Born Attorney, Collett Small, to Become the Chair of The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee
Jamaican born attorney, Collett P. Small is scheduled to be installed as the Chair of The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee this June at the Florida Bar Annual Convention in Orlando. Small, a graduate of St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School, in St Ann, and a resident of Pembroke Pines, has been practicing law for […]
The 1 Marriage Disturbance Causing Heavy Turbulence
I got such a scare as I flew from Jamaica for the first time in my life many years ago. I have never heard of the word turbulence until that day. I am a country boy from a small place called Linstead. I can remember being so nervous as I sat at the window seat. […]
Jamaican-American Fashion Designer, Hope Wade, Honored by New York School District
The Jamaican American award-winning fashion designer, Hope Wade, was honored by the East Ramapo Central School District in Rockland County, New York, with her featured selection for the fifth annual East Ramapo Central School District Regent Judith Johnson Sheroes Series, a video production that celebrates the role that women of the local community have had […]
Jamaican Kerry Ann Thompson Honored with PALI Global Woman in Leadership Award
Jamaican guidance counselor and philanthropist, Kerry Ann Thompson, was presented with the Pan-African Leadership Institute (PALI) Global Woman in Leadership Award at a ceremony held in Accra, Ghana, in January 2024. The award was presented by the traditional head and chief from Ghana’s Ashanti region. PALI is an executive education institute established in 1921 to […]
Jamaican American Founder of “Slutty Vegan” Gives $8.9 Million to Savannah State University Graduates
Jamaican American entrepreneur, Pinky Cole Hayes, the founder of Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan, has given nearly $9 million to the 2024 graduates of Savannah State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Georgia. She has provided this gift of $8.9 million via a partnership with Operation Hope and One Million Black Businesses […]
Jamaica Ranks as One of the Top 3 Caribbean Countries Providing Above-Market Salaries
According to the 2023 Caribbean Salary Survey Report, Pay Pulse, Jamaica is one of the top three locations with above-market pay grades for some jobs across 15 Caribbean countries. Report rankings Jamaica ranked in third place, with salaries measured just over 13 percent above market pay grades. Barbados was ranked Number 1 as the highest-paying […]