Jamaican born Lauderhill Mayor Denise D. Grant has received recognition from the Government of Guyana for her public service and support of the Caribbean community in South Florida. The award recognizes her work…
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Jamaican Born Tania Hernandez Receive Prestigious Arts Award in Canada
Jamaican born author, educator and cultural advocate Tania Hernandez, known as Miss Tania Lou, has received a 2026 City of Hamilton Creator Award in Canada. The award recognizes her work as an artist…
Michael Taylor | Before the taps run dry
On April 16, to be exact, I did something I don’t normally do. I shared a forecast, and my concerns about it, with colleagues and acquaintances in a few agencies where I had…
Wayne Wesley | CTEC is going to work …
The Gleaner editorial published on August 21, titled “If CTEC is to work …”, raises important questions regarding the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC), CXC’s new modular certification framework. We welcome these questions…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Becoming Like Jesus
There is something powerful about spending time with someone. Over time, we begin to recognize their expressions, anticipate their responses, and sometimes even adopt their mannerisms. Scripture teaches that something far deeper happens…
Meet Raheim Fender, the Award-Winning Educator and Creative Making His Mark in Trelawny
When Raheim Sonielle Fender stepped forward to receive the 2026 Governor-General’s Achievement Award for Excellence for Trelawny, the honour recognised nearly two decades of work in education, literacy, the performing arts, youth development…
What Every Jamaican in the Diaspora Should Know About ‘Dead Lef’
For many Jamaicans living overseas, one of the most difficult calls they can receive is news that a parent, grandparent or other loved one has died back home. Along with the grief often…
Jamaican Model Ackeem Lyn Eyes the Big Screen After Mister Universe Runner-Up Finish
At just 23, rising star Jamaican actor and model Ackeem Lyn is steadily putting his name and face in new spaces. Fresh off a first runner-up finish at the Mister and Mister Teen…
“Marcus Garvey Words Come to Pass”: How Music Has Carried Garvey’s Message Across Generations
More than 80 years after his death, the words and ideas of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, ONH, continue to reverberate around the world. Garvey urged people of…
Mickel Jackson | CCJ growing pains are no excuse for the Privy Council
The leaked emails from inside the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) do not make for comfortable reading. Judges describing their president’s leadership as authoritarian, complaining of unilateral panel changes, attempts to shape opinions…