Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 2019 Pan Am Sport Woman of the Year Award
Jamaican athlete, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, has been named Best Female Athlete of the Year for 2019 by Panam Sports. The honor was bestowed during the inaugural Sport Gala Awards Ceremony held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Dec. 13, 2019. Fraser-Pryce was nominated for recognition in two categories – Best Female Athlete and Changemaker. Brazilian gymnast, Francisco […]
Miss Nigeria, Nyekachi Douglas, Invited to Jamaica by Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Miss Nigeria, Nyekachi Douglas, reaction to Toni-Ann Singh being crowned Miss World 2019 was one of the most heartwarming moments in the history of the pageant. Her celebration was seen worldwide and Jamaica took notice. Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has extended an invitation to Miss Douglas. We first learned of the invitation in […]
5 Questions with Mark Henry Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council – Canada
Mark Henry was born in Kingston, Jamaica and attended Camperdown High School where he studied business. He migrated to Montreal, Canada at the age of 16 where he completed his High School studies. Mark continued his pursuit of a Business career at Vanier College where he received a Diploma in Business Studies and completed his […]
Toni-Ann Singh’s Miss World Win Means a Historic First Time Five Black Women Hold Top Pageant Titles
The victory of Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh, 23, represents the continuing impact of “Black Girl Magic” as black women have swept all major beauty pageant titles. Black women now hold the titles of .”Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America and Miss World are all black women. This is the first time in history […]
Jamaican Makes History as this Florida City’s First Black Vice-Mayor
Jamaican Marlon D. Bolton made history on Dec. 11, 2019 when he became the first black vice-mayor of Tamarac, FL and he’s also the first Caribbean-American elected to the position. Bolton was elected by a 5-0 vote and was sworn in by Bishop Anthony T. Pelt of the Church of God. Bolton is the youngest […]
5 Questions with Trevor Creary Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council – – USA West/Mid West Region
Trevor Creary is a native of St. Mary, Jamaica, West Indies and a Calabar High School alumnus. He was awarded the Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad W.I., in Electrical Engineering with First Class Honors in 1973. He was awarded the Jamaica Independence Post Graduate Scholarship in 1974 and […]
5 Questions with Nailah Gordon-Decicieo Candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council – Canada
Nailah Gordon-Decicieo leads by example through her advocacy and commitment. She is a Canadian with Jamaican heritage who is a multi-jurisdictional Attorney-at-Law that has been admitted to practice law before the various levels of courts of Ontario, Canada and Jamaica, West Indies. With over a decade of experience serving as an advocate for social justice […]
Two British-Jamaicans Among 6 finalists for 2019 BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award; 2 Others Of Caribbean Descent
Of the six finalists for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, two are British-Jamaicans: athlete Dina Asher-Smith and footballer Raheem Sterling. Asher-Smith was born in Orpington in the United Kingdom, but her parents Julie and Winston are from Jamaica. Raheem Stirling was born in Jamaica, but grew up in London, moving there […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 13th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES ONLINE PASSPORT RENEWAL APPLICATION AVAILBLE FOR ADULTS Jamaica’s Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has made available to adults the capability pursue the passport renewal application policy online. By logging into the PICA website, individuals can begin the application process from anywhere in the world and at any time of […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 13, 2019.
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