Jamaican-born business leader Sophie L. Gibson has made history as the first woman to chair the Board of Trustees at Saint Augustine’s University (SAU), a historically Black university based in Raleigh, North Carolina….
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11 of the Most Beautiful, Historic and Charming School Campuses in Jamaica
In Jamaica school campuses are often more than classrooms and corridors – they are spaces where history, architecture, nature, and community spirit come together. Some institutions across the island stand out not only…
Irish Photo Album Project Invites Jamaicans with Irish Heritage to Participate in Exhibition
The Photo Museum Ireland is bringing its Photo Album of the Irish project to Jamaica this September. Launched in 2014, this initiative aims to record and celebrate the histories of people with Irish…
Remembering Joel Augustus Rogers: Jamaica’s Gift to Black Historiography in America and Around the World
In the early to mid-20th century, when most history books erased or distorted the presence of people of African descent, a Jamaican-born journalist named Joel Augustus Rogers made it his life’s work to…
Why Jamaica Froze Shipping to the U.S. (and What It Means for You)
Jamaica Post has announced a suspension of package and parcel shipments to the United States. This step follows recent changes in U.S. customs policy that ended the long-standing “de minimis” exemption, which previously…
Gordon Robinson | Thirty-nine per cent?
Cawn’t sey mi neva dida warn yu! From as far back as April 13 ( Pick a Winner Wouldja Please?) I concluded after a constituency by constituency preview of the upcoming election: “St…
Jalil Dabdoub | With malice towards none
The dust of the election has settled, and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has emerged victorious in a closely contested race. Congratulations are due to the prime minister Dr. Andrew Holness and the…
10 Things to Know About From Yard, the Jamaican TV Series Pilot Now Streaming on Tubi
Jamaican stories are finding new audiences worldwide, and From Yard is one of the latest to make the leap from festival premieres to global streaming. The award-winning television pilot had its red-carpet premiere…
Jamaican Athletes Shine with Wins in USA Pickleball Tournament
Two Jamaican athletes, Blake Shoucair and Alicia Pairman, made headlines in Florida by winning titles at the Paddle Tap Pickleball Tournament held at the Epic Athletic Club inside Sawgrass Mills Mall. The tournament…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Trust in the Trial of Temptation
Temptation is a universal reality for every believer. To be tempted is not itself sin, but how we respond determines whether faith stands firm or falters. In seasons of temptation, the call is…