• Thu, 25 June 2026

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – To Be Like Jesus

I can still hear it in my head, one of the choruses from my childhood: “To be like Jesus, to be like Jesus / All I ask is to be like Him / All through life’s journey / From earth to glory / All I ask, is to be like Him.” These words came to […]

Breadfruit Stories: Meet Tu One of The Characters Responsible For The Tree’s Journey From Tahiti to The Caribbean

Breadfruit Stories: Meet Tu One of The Characters Responsible For The Tree's Journey From Tahiti to The Caribbean

His name was Tu. He was named at birth Tu-nui-ea’a-i-te-Atua-i-Tarahoi Vaira’atoa Taina, meaning Great-Tū-Road-to-the-God. Tu was born around 1753 in the principality of Pare-Arue on the northwest coast of Tahiti. Through years of intrigue, persuasion, alliance making, and military might, Tu succeeded in uniting many different chiefdoms into a single kingdom. Tu was eventually proclaimed […]

Jamaican Jénine Shepherd Makes History by Copping Prestigious Anthem Award

Jamaican Jenine Shepherd Wins Prestigous Award

Jamaican 24-year-old Jénine Shepherd today earned recognition as the Best Youth Leader of the Year in “Education, Art & Culture” in the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards for her work spearheading the multinational award-winning NGO, Youths For Excellence Limited, that currently serves 7 Caribbean countries and the USA. Shepherd’s NGO, Youths For Excellence, joins other honorees […]

At 100-year-old, Jamaican author, Sybil Leslie, launches New Book, “Uncle Zekie Seh”

At 100-year-old Jamaican author Sybil Leslie launches New Book Uncle Zekie Seh

A cultural ambassador of Jamaica, 100 year-old Sybil Leslie, has launched her latest book as a contribution to the effort to retain Jamaica’s cultural heritage, especially among the younger Jamaicans in the diaspora, as well as the wider American audience. Sybil Leslie’s passion about the “spread of Jamaican culture” springs to life from the pages […]

The new play ‘Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree,’ in Miami Feb 25th, 2023

Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree Debra Ehrhardt and Christopher Grossett

Knockalva International Alumni Association Inc.  is thrilled to present the award-winning and internationally acclaimed, Debra Ehrhardt and Christopher Grossett in her new Play, Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree.  There will be two performances only of Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree at the Holy Family Episcopal Church at  18501 Northwest 7th Ave, Miami Gardens on […]

Jamaican Pioneers Celebrated in Georgia for Black History Month

Jamaican Pioneers Celebrated in Georgia for Black History Month

Dr. Elaine Bryan Foundation congratulates the four Jamaicans who will be honoured on Saturday, February 25 at the third annual Jamaican Pioneers in Georgia celebration. The virtual event was conceived and implemented by Real Estate Broker Dr. Elaine Bryan, who also represents Jamaica as the Honourary Consul in Atlanta. “We all know that these Pioneers […]

Jamaica Becomes The First Caribbean Island To Host A Regional Lacrosse Tournament

Jamaica becomes the first Caribbean Island to Host A Regional Lacrosse Tournament

The Pan-American Lacrosse Association (PALA) has announced that the Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA), in partnership with the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), will host the 2023 PALA Sixes Cup in Kingston, Jamaica. The competition will run from November 9-11, 2023. World Lacrosse’s Sixes discipline is the fastest growing version of lacrosse in the world. Most recently, […]

Barbados Named Least Corrupt Country in the Caribbean. Where Does Jamaica Rank?

Barbados Named Least Corrupt Country in the Caribbean Where Does Jamaica Rank

Barbados was ranked as the least corrupt country in the Caribbean by the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022. Jamaica ranked eighth in the Caribbean and 69th in the world on the CPI. Its ranking remained unchanged from 2021. The Dominican Republic and Guyana in the Caribbean were the countries that improved their […]