• Mon, 31 August 2026

Jamaican Director in New York Gibrey Allen Takes Second Feature Film To Switzerland

“Raised by Goats,” a Jamaican drama directed by Gibrey Allen will be screened at the 76th edition of the Locarno Festival in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival was founded in 1946 and is held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. The 2023 event will  run from 2 August through 12 August 2023, screening films in both competitive […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come, see a man”

The narrative of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well (John 4:5-43) is one with which some of us are familiar.  For some, the event culminated with the woman leaving her waterpot “and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, ‘Come, see a man, which told me all things […]

What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Sierra Leone?

Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Sierra Leone? In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Charles “Mark phi” Smart. He is a Jamaican living in Sierra Leone. They discuss the food, culture, customs, the people, things to do and adjusting to living in […]

Four University Students of Jamaican Heritage Win Free Trip to Jamaica & Summer Internship

Four University Students of Jamaican Heritage Win Free Trip & Summer Internship in Jamaica

This summer, GraceKennedy will host four university students of Jamaican heritage from the USA, UK and Canada for its annual Jamaican Birthright Programme. Selected 2023 Interns After an extensive selection process, which saw an overwhelming number of applications, four exceptional candidates were chosen to participate in the 2023 Birthright Programme: Logan Wright, University of Central […]

Marriages Nourish Well At The Dinner Table….Three Healthy Ways

Marriages Nourish Well At The Dinner Table....Three Healthy Ways

Tradition or not, the dinner table carries a lot of weight in any family.  The best time of the day for me growing up with family was dinner time.  I was the kind of kid who would live for that moment when my grandmother would shout out “dinner is ready.”  No matter where I was […]

Jamaican-Born CIO Margaret Brisbane Wins Prestigious ORBIE Award

Margaret Brisbane, a member of the SouthFloridaCIO team and director of the Information Technology Department for Miami Dade County in Florida, is the 2023 South Florida winner of the Large Enterprise ORBIE award. She received the award at a celebratory event on June 9, 2023, at The Diplomat Beach Resort. The Large Enterprise Award Brisbane […]