Jamaican Michael Swaby Named “World’s Best Innovative Coconut Farmer”
Michael Swaby, 54, of Crescent, St. Mary, Jamaica, has been passionate about growing coconuts since the age of 17. In November 2022, he was nominated for the title by the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) for his use of sustainable practices on his 38-acre farm. He was then voted the World’s Best Innovative Coconut Farmer at the […]
You Won’t Believe Where Jamaica Is Ranked on the List of Most Beautiful Countries
Jamaica has been ranked Number 35 on a list of the 50 Most Beautiful Countries in the world by the website, money.co.uk. Acknowledging that “beauty” means different things to different people, the website compiled a list of the 50 “most beautiful” countries in the world and ranked them according to an analysis of the number […]
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Island SPACE Caribbean Museum Welcomes South Florida for Grand Reopening
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, the only Caribbean heritage museum in the United States, will host a grand reopening on Saturday, April 8th. Still in the northeast section of Broward Mall, the archive, art gallery and center for the arts recently relocated to a larger unit, now benefiting from more space for community collaboration. The event, […]
Jamaica College Robotics Team Wins Top Awards at 2023 NCB Foundation FTC Jamaica National Championships
The 2023 Team Choice Awards were presented to Jamaica College and Immaculate Conception High Schools by the N.C.B. Foundation/FTC National Robotics Championships. The awards recognize the best-performing teams at the three-day National Robotics Tournament, which was held on February 24 and 25, 2023. Jamaica College (JC), whose team is also known as the “BlueBots,” was […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 31st, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES ZIGGY AND CEDELLA MARLEY JOIN EFFORT TO ENSURE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO ALL JAMAICAN BEACHES Two of Bob Marley’s children, Ziggy and Cedella, have joined with the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JABEM) to make the nation’s government ensure that the public has unconditional access to and use of all […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Sharing Our Testimonies
The narrative of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well (John 4:3-43) 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 […]
Jamaican-Born Trisha Bailey Onyx Woman of the year 2023
Trisha Bailey, an entrepreneur whose net worth has been estimated at between $650 million and $700 million, has been honored by one of the most prestigious events recognizing the achievements of Black women. Bailey received the Woman of the Year Award for 2023 at the eighth staging of the prestigious Women on the Move! celebration […]
Jamaican Americans among Black Women Attorneys Sworn In to Appear before US Supreme Court
Five Jamaican American women were included in a group of Black women attorneys from Florida who were sworn in at the United States Supreme Court. The swearing-in allows these attorneys to appear before the high court in Washington DC. The Jamaican Americans included Judge Maxine Williams; attorney Alison Smith, Circuit Judge Maxine Cheesman, Judge Maxine […]
Jamaican Rallycross Driver, Fraser McConnell, Will Drive for Lewis Hamilton’s X44 Vida Carbon Racing Team
Jamaican Fraser McConnell, 24, is set to drive for the X44 Vida Carbon Racing Team for Lewis Hamilton, replacing Sabastien Loeb of France who won the 2022 Extreme E race along with Cristina Gutierrez. Considered a rising star in the field of RallyCross, McConnell announced his inclusion in the Hamilton team on Instagram, posting that […]