On this day in Jamaican History: U.S. Judge, Tanya Chutkan, was born
Born July 5, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica, Tanya Sue Chutkan is a U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She was appointed to the position by former President Barack Obama and assumed the office on June 5, 2014. Her husband is Peter Arno Krauthamer, a judge on the bench […]
British Jamaican Fashion Model, Naomi Campbell, Wins Fashion Icon Award
British Jamaican model, Naomi Campbell, is the recipient of the British Fashion Council’s 2019 Icon Award. The award was announced in advance and the ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 2, 2019. While many people associate the famous model with London, the supermodel is the daughter of Jamaican […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 5th, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES POPULATION OF JAMAICA GETTING OLDER Jamaica had a second consecutive year of negative population growth in 2018, according to the Planning Institute’s Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica (ESSJ). The population was measured an estimated 2.7 million people in 2018. This number was attributed to the fact of a trade-off […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Good “Eating” Habits
Science and nutrition together have tried to find ways of eating that are best for us. One way to accomplish this goal is to eat routinely rather than only when we want to eat. Eating balanced meals at regular intervals is one key to long term good health. Given the rising health risks and costs, […]
Jamaica Travel Advisory Includes Warning on Visits to the USA and Canada
The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Jamaica has advised travelers to make sure they are protected against measles if they plan to travel to countries known to be experiencing an outbreak of the contagious disease. One of the countries listed in the advisory is the United States. The alert was issued on June 14, […]
Bob Marley Documentary Listed in Top 8 Netflix Must-Watch Remastered Films
Netflix has released all eight of the documentaries featured in its “ReMastered” series. The series is the first of its kind on Netflix, and its offerings have been added slowly onto the Netflix platform with little publicity until now. One of the eight ReMastered films focuses on the life of Jamaican reggae icon and civil […]
Jamaican is among one of 200 Selected to Attend Google Guide Connect 2019
Mijan Morgan is one of 200 individuals that have been chosen to attend the Google Guide Connect Live 2019 on Nov. 12-15. Morgan is a graduate of the University of Technology in Jamaica and the trip to Google headquarters in CA will be fully funded by the tech giant. Morgan is among a community of […]
Koffee to Make TV Debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Month
Jamaican reggae songstress, Koffee, will make her American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live later this month. The “Rapture” singer was slated to appear in June, but due to circumstances beyond her control, the appearance had to be rescheduled for July. She recently made history as the youngest artist to debut at No. 1 on […]
Jamaican Dancehall Queen Spice Winner of 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards
Spice, the Jamaican dancehall queen, represented the Caribbean community well at the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards event at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Tracy-Ann “Roxxi” Chung, the public relations coordinator for playbookmg.com, which is based in Brooklyn, New York, said that Spice wore a striking yellow gown that “brought the sunshine […]
Jamaican Heritage of Kamala Harris Cited in Racist Birtherism Campaign Online
As California Senator Kamala Harris becomes more prominent in her bid to become the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2020 presidential election, a racist “birtherism” campaign is targeting her on social media online. Twitter has been the site of birtherism’s resurgence as Donald Trump Jr. echoes the racist attacks that his father brought […]