Jamaican American Volley Ball Athlete Danielle Perry Ready for Rio Olympics
Danielle Perry, a Jamaican American whose family is from Manchester, will represent Jamaica in the volleyball events at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Perry was recruited to the track and field team at Florida Atlantic University after strong performances as an athlete at Miramar High School. After college, her enthusiasm for volleyball led her to play […]
The Jamaica National Gymnastics team to Compete in Virginia
The Jamaica National Gymnastics team will journey to Virginia to compete at the G-Force Gymnastics Annual Caribbean Fest. The junior team, which has 27 members in Levels 1 to 7, will participate in the competition on February 27, 2016. The team topped the Caribbean Gymnastics Championships (CGC) in November of 2015, but this will be […]
Food Network TV Chopped Champion: Jamaican Chef Andre Fowles Named the Winner
Jamaican-born chef Andre Fowles took the top spot on the popular television Food Network cooking series “Chopped.” Originally from Kingston, Fowles is currently the sous-chef at Miss Lily’s Jamaican restaurant in New York. Before joining Miss Lily’s staff, he worked for two years a chef de partie with Martin Maginley, the award-winning chef at Round […]
Ishawna Takes Home Fashion Icon and Young Hot and Hype Youth View Award
Dancehall trendsetter Ishawna has walked away with two coveted awards in the 2016 staging of the Youth View Awards held last Saturday night at the National Indoor Sports Centre. The Downsound records signed act was nominated in four categories; Fashion Icon – Female, Favorite Local Female Artist, Young Hot & Hype Female and Favorite Musical […]
JCDC searches for 2016 Festival Queen
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is currently on an island-wide hunt for empowered women that fit the criteria of intelligent, culturally-aware and poised and are in turn seeking a platform to make their contributions to nation building. An agency of the Ministry of Youth & Culture, the JCDC continues its island-wide search for entrants […]
Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse to be Discussed as Part of Symposium to Address Child Abuse Prevention this Saturday, February 27th, 2016, Florida
The community is invited to participate in the PROTECT THEM Symposium, Saturday February 27th from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Church of God New Life Worship Center, 7680 Pembroke Road Miramar, FL 33023. The Symposium is part of The NUH GUH DEH Diaspora Campaign; an initiative to ensure a cohesive effort in combating child sex […]
“Jamaicans’ sense of humor!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Renee Rattray “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “Jamaicans’ sense of humor and infectious love for life and generosity of spirit.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone […]
Jamaican American Kamala Harris Not Interested in U.S. Supreme Court Position
Kamala Harris, California’s Attorney General, says she is not interested in being on the United States Supreme Court. According to Harris, she is committed to her campaign to replace retiring Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Congress. News sources had suggested that the Jamaican American Harris was one of those under consideration by the […]
2016: Zagga’s Music Journey Continues
In his trod to reach his destination, Austill Henry, better known as Zagga, had quite an eventful 2015. His year started on a high with a nomination from JaRIA for the ‘2015 Best New Artiste’. It further heightened as he embarked on a successful solo European tour- selling out several of his shows across cities […]
Jamaican Michelle Williams Becomes Harvard’s First Black Faculty Dean
Jamaican-born, Michelle Williams, who serves as chair of the epidemiology department at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, has been appointed to be the next dean of the school. When she starts in her new position in July 2016, she will be the first black person to head up a Harvard […]