“Grand Market!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you miss about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “The one thing I miss about Jamaica is Grand Market.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
Jamaican Born Doctor to Head Surgical Renal Transplantation at Children’s Hospital in Seattle
Dr. Andre Dick, currently associate professor in the division of transplant surgery and the University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital, has been named as Surgical Director of Renal Transplantation at the Children’s Hospital. Dr. Dick will partner with the Medical Director for Renal Transplantation, Dr. Jodi Smith of Nephrology. Dr. Dick received […]
Jamaicans Writers @ Brooklyn Book Festival, September 17 & 18, 2016, New York
Caribbean Cultural Theatre is pleased to again join forces with CaribbeanReads (St. Kitts – Nevis) and Jamaica Read to bring you some of the best of Caribbean Literature at the Brooklyn Book Festival! READINGS, RUM & REASONING SAT., SEPT 17 @ 7PM South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 A true true […]
Over 1 Million Applications to See Usain Bolt at 2017 World Championships
Jamaican Usain Bolt and Mo Farah of Britain say that the IAAF 2017 World Athletics Championships in London will be their final competition, prompting a rush for tickets to the event. More than one million people have made applications to obtain one of the available 700,000 tickets to date. Bolt achieved a triple-triple at the […]
Forbes Magazine Features Jamaican Who Started Education Company
Jamaican Courtney Williams, the founder of education technology company Torsh (Today’s One Room School House) , was born in Jamaican but raised in Brooklyn, New York. The high school he attended consistently ranked as one of the worst in the city, but through the dedication and efforts of his parents and teachers, he received a […]
Isabel Dalley : A Unique Miss Universe Jamaica
Isabel Dalley. 18, has been named the new Miss Universe Jamaica, and she is already ensuring that she is a stand-out. Dalley was born in Fairfiled and grew up in Montego Bay and credits her grandparents and her mother and father as her major influences. Living with her grandparents as a child, she learned to […]
WICB Forecasts Surplus for End of Current Financial Year
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is reporting that it is forecasting a surplus for the financial year ending September 30, 2016. Additionally, it is projecting to spend an estimated US$40 million on its development programmes for the year October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017. President, Dave Cameron has indicated that the spend for […]
Jamaican Men’s Team Achieves “Epic” Upset at World Chess Olympiad
Jamaica’s men’s chess team produced what was termed an “epic” upset during the fourth round in the Open Section of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan. The battle involved Jamaican’s current champion, FM Warren Elliott, who defeated FM Bomo Kigigha on Board One. Brandon Wilson made a recovery from the previous day’s round, […]
Eight Jamaicans Chosen for Obama’s Young Leaders’ Initiative
United States President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Young Leaders of the Americas initiative when he visited Jamaica in April 2015. Eight Jamaicans are among the first 250 young leaders selected to participate in the entrepreneurship program. The initiative is designed to expand opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs and innovators in civil society in […]
Quality Matters!
Have you ever thought about the quality, yes, the quality of what you are giving to God? For some of us, we take great care in making sure the things we give to others meet a certain standard. If it is someone we truly love, we aim for the best. The reverse is also true. […]