Lady Allen Encourages Men to Support Women in National Fibroids Awareness Week
Lady Allen, who has joined Caribbean Woman in observing National Fibroids Awareness Week, is calling attention to this condition and efforts to provide support for the women afflicted with it. Uterine fibroids, known as “growth” in Jamaica, are a common, unpreventable ailment that affects women of African descent. The condition can be found among women […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Grace Jones
Singer, model and actress, Grace Jones was born on May 19, 1948 was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica. She was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and raised by her grandparents. At 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents’ home in Syracuse, New York. Jones started out as a model, initially in New York […]
Credit Unions of Jamaica Remain Committed to Wholesome Family Entertainment
The promoters of the annual family funday and gospel concert, Gosplash are enamored that The Credit Unions of Jamaica (CUJ) brand, along with providing a path for financial freedom, is also in support of wholesome entertainment and has this year once sgain signed on as the title sponsor for Gosplash 2016. This commitment was confirmed […]
Caribbean TV Shows Top Rated in South Florida
Back to back primetime TV shows ‘Island Origins’ and ‘Island Stylee’ have proven that there is a solid place for Caribbean content on South Florida television. BECON-TV, the exclusive SoFlo carrier of both programs, has confirmed that since their December 2015 premiere, they have risen to become the second and third most popular programs on […]
Facts on Jamaica: How Much Do You Know about the Jamaican Mongoose?
Did you know…Jamaica’s mongoose originated from nine of the animals imported to the island from India in 1872 by William Bancroft Espeut to control the rodent population on his estate at Spring Gardens in Portland. While the mongoose appeared to be beneficial at first, saving some £45, 000 pounds sterling per year in pest control […]
5 National Hockey League Players of Jamaican descent
The National Hockey League (NHL) is the world’s best hockey league and more players of Jamaican descent are carving out careers there. Here are five NHL players of Jamaican descent. Pernell Karl “P. K.” Subban Pernell Karl “P. K.” Subban, 27, was born in Ontario, Canada, to a Jamaican father and a Montserratian mother. In […]
Business Lessons from Ben’ Down Market
A few years ago, I travelled west to the parish of Trelawny, to find out more about the income-generating opportunities present in its capital town. A friend had told me of her success in selling some goods in a popular Wednesday sales venue in Falmouth, and I wanted to test the viability of a new product […]
5 Jamaicans Who Understand Racism
I recently read commentary by a colleague that suggests that many Jamaicans don’t “understand” race and racism. While it is clear that the aim of the piece was to present a lighthearted explanation for John Public to understand the sometimes stoic and seemingly naïve responses of Jamaicans to issues of race, racism, and prejudice in the […]
5 Reasons Many Jamaicans Don’t Understand Racism
In the age of racially-charged discussions and political correctness, some Black Americans may think that Jamaicans do not get racism. Many don’t. Jamaicans who arrive in the US sometimes have a difficult time understanding racism. It isn’t that we are not aware of racial disparities but rather, being from a country which is predominantly black, […]
Jamaican descent Associate Professor, Enrico Riley Wins 2016 Rome Prize
Enrico Riley, an associate professor of studio art at Dartmouth in the United States who has roots in Jamaica, has won a 2016 Rome Prize from the American Academy of Rome. The prize is awarded to some 30 emerging artists and scholars of exceptional talent in the U.S. The prize includes studio space, lodging, and […]