• Tue, 28 July 2026

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – An Attitude of Ingratitude

English novelist and essayist Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) posits an enduring truth when he states, “Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” It is not that we strive purposefully to be that way, but it is easy for us to become so accustomed to certain things and certain people that […]

Jamaican Author Marlon James Award-Winning Novel To Be An Amazon TV Series

Marlon James

Melina Matsoukas, the director of “Insecure” on HBO and numerous music videos including Beyoncé’s “Formation,” will direct an Amazon television series based on “A Brief History of Seven Killings” by Jamaican author Marlon James, who will also write the series. The book won the prestigious Man Booker prize in 2014. James and Matsoukas are the […]

Jamaican Woman Is the First CNA to Be Named “Champion of Caring” at HCR ManorCare

Lorna Downer - Jamaican Woman Is the First CNA to Be Named

Lorna Downer, who came to the United States from Jamaica in 1982, is the first Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to receive the HCR ManorCare Champion of Caring award. According to Steve Cavanaugh, the executive vice president and COO of ManorCare Health Services in New Providence, New Jersey, Lorna Downer was honored with the award for […]

Protesters Are Simply Trying To Make A Statement On American Justice

Protesters Are Simply Trying To Make A Statement On American Justice

As an immigrant who didn’t grow up in this country but who gets choked up everytime I sing the “Star Spangled Banner” as much as I do when I sing “Eternal Father Bless Our Land” I am saddened that in 2017 minorities are still fighting for equality and justice as they did back in the […]

QORIHC Honours More Industry Females This Year

The extremely unique (QORIHC), Queens of Reggae Island Honourary Ceremony, returns this year to highlight and honour more outstanding Jamaican females who have excelled in their various fields. After a successful first staging in 2016, QORIHC has expanded its list of honourees from eight categories to eleven for the 2017 staging. The team has added […]

Estelle Set to Perform at Circle of Sisters, September 30th, 2017, New York

Grammy® winning artist Estelle will be performing this Saturday, September 30th at the annual Circle of Sisters (COS) event, the largest expo for women of color. Held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City from 10am to 10pm, the massive event is produced and hosted by WBLS-FM, HOT 97, WLIB – AM […]

Jamaican Banker Promoted by Scotiabank, Heading to Canada

Anya Schnoor, Jamaican-Banker Promoted Scotiabank Canada

Anya Schnoor of Jamaica, the managing director of Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited, and the senior vice president and head of Caribbean South and East, will take on a new international role after being promoted to the position of Executive Vice President, Retail Payments, Deposits and Unsecured Lending. She will begin work in her new […]