• Thu, 16 July 2026

“The Only Question Is, Am I Willing to Do the Work?” — A Conversation with Iris Nevins, Founder & Executive Director of Organeyez

After leading development initiatives with a social justice organization that Iris Nevins co-founded, she realized that specialized software could help solve the unique problems that social justice movements face. This realization led her to leave her career as a teacher and become a software engineer with the goal of contributing her growing technical knowledge and […]

Forbes Features 10 Jamaican Women Who Lead the Nation’s Sustainability Movement

Andrea Chung - Forbes Feature

Ten Jamaican women are at the forefront of the nation’s sustainability movement and their achievements have been featured in Forbes Magazine. Jamaica is taking significant steps toward a sustainable future and has implemented several policies to achieve its goals. The country has banned disposable plastic and made a commitment to providing 50 percent of its […]

Jamaican-Rwandan Makeda Mahadeo Joins CNBC Africa

Jamaican-Rwandan deejay and emcee Makeda Mahadeo, who is based in Kigali, has joined CNBC Africa. He will replace Eugene Anangwe. Makeda was appointed to the network only a few days after Anangwe was hired by TV47 in Kenya as the chief executive. CNBC Africa has recently lost two of its top anchors to BBC Africa […]

First Baby Born to Veronica Campbell Brown and Husband Omar Brown

Jamaican Olympic athlete and champion sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown, 36, and her husband Omar Brown welcomed their first child, a daughter Avianna Amora Brown, on February 23, 2019. In a post to Instagram, the couple said, “Thank you, Jesus, for blessing us with this precious gift.”  The post, which was met with hundreds of congratulatory […]

13 Things You May Not Know About Jamaican Playwright Basil Dawkins

Basil Dawkins is a venerable and lauded playwright. I had the opportunity of speaking with him recently about his work: 1. Tell us about your background and how you become interested in writing and directing plays. My name is Basil Dawkins and I was born in Portland. My mother was a social welfare officer, so […]

Jamaican Writer Nicola Yoon’s Young Adult Novel Now a Major Motion Picture

The young adult novel, “The Sun Is Also a Star,” by Jamaican writer Nicola Yoon will be released as a major motion picture by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Warner Brothers studios on May 17, 2019. Yoon was raised in Jamaica and in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Cornell University where she majored in electrical engineering. […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 1st, 2019

weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES CONSTANT SPRING MARKET TO BE DEMOLISHED The Constant Spring market in Manor Park, St. Andrew, will be demolished in order to make way for expansion work on Constant Spring Road. The action will go ahead following the lifting of a temporary injunction by the Supreme Court that prevented the Kingston […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Responding to Love

responding to love

Just over two weeks ago we celebrated Valentine’s Day and across every language and culture where the day is celebrated, people took the time to affirm and reaffirm love. Unless by mutual agreement to bypass the day’s sentimentalities, not many relationships would survive in which one person ‘forgot’ the obligatory tangible show of affection. Rightly […]

Florida Mayor of Jamaican Heritage Hints at Run for US President in 2020

Florida Mayor of Jamaican Heritage Hints at Run for US President in 2020 Mayor-Wayne-Messam

The mayor of Miramar, Florida, Wayne Messam, whose parents are from Jamaica, is hinting that he may make a run to become the president of the United States in 2020. The mayor is currently completing his first term as head of the Broward County city. If he decides to run, Messam will join an already […]