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
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 […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending March 1, 2019.
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – 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
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 […]
Jamaican attorney Schuyler A. Smith Re-Elected to Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors
Jamaican attorney Schuyler A. Smith, a partner in the Miami office of the law firm of Hamilton, Miller & Birthsel (HM&B), has been re-elected to the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar and will serve a two-year term. The organization has more than 26,000 members. Membership in the organization is automatic for all lawyers […]
On This Day In Jamaican History: First Jamaican Men’s Bobsled Team
On February 27, 1988, the first Jamaican men’s bobsled team made its first competitive run at the Calgary Winter Olympic Games. The idea for a Jamaican bobsled team had its origins with George B. Fitch, a businessman who served as the commercial attaché for the American embassy in Kingston from 1985 to 1986, and William […]
“Set Aside a Specific Amount Every Month in a Designated Account for Travel.” — Travel Tips from Delahaye, Hues of Delahaye
Delahaye was born and raised in St. Catherine, Jamaica. She has traveled to 23 countries in the last few years, all while working full-time. She saved all the money she could from her first job after graduating from university and went interrailing around Europe. Delahaye loved meeting new people, the food, and the experiences she […]
Animated Spider-Man Movie Featuring Jamaican-American Wins Oscar for Best Animation Film
Oscar-winning animated feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” tells the story of an African-American/Puerto Rican teenager from Brooklyn Miles, and participating in the success of the film is Jamaican-American rapper Shameik Moore as the voice of the lead character. The filmmakers praised his fresh and unique interpretation of the character of Peter Parker Shameik Moore’ comes […]