The City of Miramar in Florida capped off its month-long Caribbean-American Heritage celebrations by featuring the Taste of the Caribbean Islands festival at the City’s Regional Park Amphitheater.  A colorful showcase of Caribbean culinary artistry and culture, this marvelous event was hosted by the Miramar’s Vice Mayor, Alexandra P. Davis.  A number of Miramar government […]

South Florida’s weather experience this month for fans who flocked to the region to take in T20 World Cup 2024 Cricket action might not be one they will want to remember.  From June 11 through June 14, heavy and incessant rain showers blanketed the Miami-Fort Lauderdale areas and caused widespread flooding.  As it happened, the […]

The scheduled slate of ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 matches designated to take place at the Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida certainly did not get to enjoy the Sunshine State’s claim to fame—the Sun.  And so, the June 15th India vs. Canada match suffered the same abandonment fate as did Sri Lanka vs. […]

In the run-up to the much-anticipated 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup, the City of Miramar in Broward County ushered in the excitement of the upcoming tournament with a giant cricket ball rolling in to its City Hall Plaza Complex.  Dubbed ‘Giant Cricket Ball Rolls Into Miramar’ for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup, this one-of-a-kind […]

The 2024 Florida Jerk & Music Festival took place over the Memorial Holiday weekend on Sunday May 26th in the spacious and comfy John Prince Park.  This year’s festival was bigger than ever, and for good reason in that 2024 marked its 21st Anniversary in the Palm Beach environs.  Going further, the day-long festivities were […]

In a spectacular finish ‘for the ages’, Jamaica College became the eighth team in history to win the High School Boys 4 x 800 Championship of America at the Penn Relays three times over.  This year’s winning quartet was comprised of Nellie Ambriton, Kemarrio Bygrave, Rasheed Pryce, and Samuel Creary—who collectively took the title with […]

The Jamaican men’s Olympic Development 4×100 meter relay squad comprised of Oshane Bailey, Tyquendo Tracey, Ramone Barnswell and Sandrey Davidson finished this thrilling track sprinting event in first place at the 128th Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.  This talented Jamaica-based quartet sizzled, while clocking a time of  39.59 seconds to finish ahead of […]

For the 128th staging of the iconic Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Jamaica’s Hydel girls put on a show in Philadelphia. High School Girls’ 4×100 Meter Relay – Championship of America On the second day of the three-day competition, Hydel blazed to victory with a time of 44.71 seconds […]

Earlier in April, the Miramar Invitational 2024 track and field event had the Ansin Park Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida was buzzing with excitement.  Presented by The Ansin Foundation, some of the biggest names in track and field were on hand to showcase their talents in front of the thousands of attendees that packed the […]

About Carifta Founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (“CARIFTA”), the CARIFTA Games is a track and field events competition that takes place every year.  The year 1972 was the year in which the CARIFTA Games were first held, and the featured events included sprint races, hurdles, and middle distance events, jumping, throwing events, and […]