Jamaican Association to Mark Independence Anniversary with Visit from Prime Minister’s Wife and Presentation of Six Scholarships to Jamaican Students
The Jamaican Diaspora is set to celebrate 54 years of national independence, and the Atlanta Jamaican Association plans to recognize the occasion by presenting six scholarships to college and high school students in Jamaica. The wife of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Mrs. Juliet Holness, will visit the Association between August 12 and 15, 2016, and […]
Jamaican Retrace Roots Trip On “A Night In Ghana”
For as long as she can remember Sheron Pearson’s dream was to visit Africa. Not any of the 55 states on the continent but Ghana, the former Gold Coast where she is convinced her ancestors originated. For longer than she can remember its first national leader Kwame Nkrumah and Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first national adopted […]
Union of Jamaican Alumni Association Report on Schools to Diaspora Alumni
The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc. (UJAA) is committed to the development of educational opportunities in Jamaica through its 45 alumni association members. The organization has met in Queens, New York, to host the National Education Inspectorate (NEI). The NEI was introduced in 2008 as a national education quality assurance agency, which operates […]
We need torturing nephew off land in Jamaica
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My nephew put a gun to my mouth of my mother, and told her it was time to get off the land she inherited from her mother who inherited from her parents. He’s always getting into fights with me. I took me to the police who gave us a receipt describing […]
US Author Russell Banks: “Jamaica Is Where I Learned to Love a People Other than My Own”
Russell Banks has written 18 works of fiction and now has published a new collection of travel writing. Banks has been traveling for more than 50 years and visited places from the Florida Everglades to the high Himalayas. At 76, the American author has collected the jottings and notes he made during late nights on […]
Jamaica Will Take Part in Zika Vaccine Clinical Trials
A number of clinical trials designed to find a vaccine to fight the Zika virus are planned for Jamaica, according to Dr. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health. The trials form part of a global study supported by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is possible that a vaccine could be made available within a year, […]
“My family is there!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you love about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love Jamaica because my family is there!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you […]
“A place well known to me…” says Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister while visiting Jamaica
When Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, paid a recent visit to Jamaica, he noted that he spent his “formative years” at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus from 1970 to 1978 when he received his PHD in geology, as well as the Bsc and Msc degrees. Rowley said of […]
Hot 105, Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurants and the Kingston College Old Boys Assn of Florida Back To School Book Bag Drive
On Saturday, August 13, 2016, South Florida’s number one urban radio station, WHQT HOT 105 FM, Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurants and the Kingston College Old Boys Assn. of Florida will join forces to host the inaugural back to school drive that will benefit approximately 2,000 high school students who currently attend the Kingston College School […]
18th Annual Grand Charity Ball, September 10, 2016, Florida
Appropriately dubbed “The Year of the Women” by members of the Kiwanis Club of Lauderdale Lakes, the year 2015-2016 has seen three women excelled to top key positions: Dr. Celia Earle -Florida District Governor, Roxanna Brown – Florida Lieutenant Governor and Claudette Lawrence – Kiwanis Club of Lauderdale Lakes President. These stellar accomplishments by members […]