jamarchVoting is now open for the Jamaica Diaspora and Friends Champion Awards (JDAFCA). JDAFCA is the first global and virtual Jamaica Diaspora peer award with completely open and online nominations and voting. Hundreds of nominations were submitted in...
Staff WriterJamaican-Canadian singer-songwriter and cancer survivor Jonathan Emile takes a deep dive into his roots with the release of his debut reggae album Spaces-In-Between (January 24, 2020). Released today via the artist’s own MindPeaceLove label...
My fellow Jamaicans and friends of the Diaspora in the Southern USA, on behalf of the Consulate General of Jamaica I extend greetings as we give thanks for another milestone in the life of our beloved country, celebrating 57 years as an independent...
Barbados was named the Caribbean National Culinary Team of the Year, while Jason Thomas Ao of the Cayman Islands was crowned Caribbean Chef of the Year when the 2019 Taste of the Caribbean competition results were announced June 22nd, 2019 at the...
Popular comedian and TV personality Dufton ‘Duffy’ Shepherd is set to have his first ever stand-up comedy show, ‘Slightly Unhinged’, The 10 year Challenge, later this month. As the name suggests, the comedy special is set to celebrate Shepherd’s 10...
On April 5th and 6th 2019, the 15th Annual True Blue Weekend/Dennis Ziadie Cup will commence in South Florida. The weekend is hosted by St. George’s College Old Boys’ Association of Florida (STGOBAFL) and Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association of...
Sunil Chatrani, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Elegant Hotels Group, is the Caribbean’s 2019 Hotelier of the Year. The Guyanese-born, Barbados-based hotelier received the top honor at the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism...
Family Nurse Practitioner Sonia Miller Green from the St. Elizabeth Health Department conducts a blood pressure test on Markland Kepple at the second staging of a men’s only health fair by the Southern Regional Health Authority at the Santa Cruz...
It has been close to a decade since GRAMMY award-nominated Julian Marley delivered his critically acclaimed “AWAKE” album, and while fans and music lovers have been clamoring for another musical offering, the reggae star as announced the...
The The Broward County Commission unanimously voted for Commissioner Dale Holness (District 9) to serve as Vice Mayor today at its Reorganization meeting. The Broward County Charter stipulates that Commissioners, elected from single member...
![Ziggy Marley Receives Honorary Doctorate from Medgar Evers College
On June 3, 2021, Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley and an eight-time Grammy-winning musician, was recognized by Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, with an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Marley, who is also a record producer and humanitarian activist, was one of 2,662 students in the college’s undergraduate and honorary doctoral degrees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read the full story on Jamaicans.com]
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