Factory Group in Japan Donates Bobsled to Jamaica’s National Team
The manufacturers of the Shitamachi Bobsleigh have donated one of its sleds to Jamaica’s national bobsled team to help them achieve a spot at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. The sleigh was developed by the manufacturers in Tokyo’s Ota ward. The donation was provided to the Jamaican team after the Japanese Bobsleigh, Luge […]
Eating Jamaican Food in Minnesota with Tomme Beevas, Founder of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen
This week we have a conversation with Tomme Beevas, Founder and Chief Strategic Officer of the Jamaican restaurant Pimento Jamaican Kitchen which is in Minnesota. As founder and Chief Strategic Officer of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, Tomme leads the company’s growth strategy to become the top provider of authentic Jamaican food experiences globally. Prior to launching […]
Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Slated to Attend The Diaspora Southern USA Summit and Gala 2016
Senator, The Honorable Kamina Johnson-Smith, Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affair and Trade is slated to attend The Jamaica Diaspora Summit and Gala 2016 which will be convened on June 24th-26th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida, by the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board Member for the Southern United States, Wayne C. Golding Sr. Esq. Senator Johnson-Smith’s attendance and […]
What Black Power Looks Like
Larry Wilmore believes black power can be claimed by using the ‘N’ word. Beyonce believes she’s claiming her power by parading around naked and becoming as crass as the boys are. But I just experienced a much more inspiring version of black power. I’ve been to a few Black Enterprise events before but as an […]
Her Jamaican Sandals Broke the Internet – An Interview with Shoe Designer, Juliet Morgan
This week we have a conversation with Juliet Morgan from Shoan’s Collections. Juliet grew up in the country, Hatfield Manchester, with her mother (who was a housewife) and her four brothers. She attended Manchester High School and then went on to business college. After which, she was employed in the corporate world for a number of years. However, […]
Jamaican Swimmers Win Medals at Florida Synchronized Swimming Championship Meet
Swimmers from the Island Aquatics Synchro Club (IAS) of Jamaica won a variety of medals at the yearly Southeast/Southwest Florida Regional Association Age Group Championship competition in Coral Springs, Florida. The meet was hosted by Coral Springs’ Acquacades Synchro Club, and participants included synchronized swimmers from the Florida area, Puerto Rico, and Latin America. Nine […]
Jamaicans Now Represent the Largest Number of Black Migrants to U.S.
According to a survey by the United States Census Bureau, black immigrants from Jamaica are the largest group of foreign-born blacks in the U.S. It is estimated that Jamaicans number as many as 682,000 people, or 18 percent of the foreign-born blacks comprising the black population in the country. Haitians represent the second-largest group with […]
Jamaican Prof. Renn Holness, Honored with Canadian Neurosurgery Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Renn Holness of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona was chosen as the recipient of the Charles Drake Medal by the Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS). The Medal is given by the Society in recognition for his lifetime achievement in the field of neurosurgery. Professor Holness will receive the award in Quebec City […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come…and rest a while”
In his book The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, John Ortberg observes, “We suffer from what has come to be known as ‘hurry sickness’,” a condition Meyer Friedman defines as “above all, a continuous struggle and unremitting attempt to accomplish or achieve more and more things or participate in more and […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending May 27th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- REID ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION—05/23/16 Ruel Reid, Jamaica’s Minister of Education, Youth and Information, is calling for parent to become more involved with their children’s education. Reid said that students perform better in school when their parents are actively engaged. He made his remarks at […]