With Christmas just days away, Jamaicans in the United States Diaspora are gearing up for the holiday, holding on to some cherished Jamaican traditions while others are either lost or diluted. The festive meals of Christmas remain a stronghold in...
The Independence gala, hosted by the Jamaican Consulate in New York, will return next year after not being held this past August. The gala will be held on August 23 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Ticket prices will start at US$...
In Christmas messages to the Jamaican diaspora, Jamaican diplomats in the United States -- Ambassador Audrey Marks, and consuls general Alsion Wilson and Oliver Mair -- have praised its members for their continued contributions to the development...
In 2001, Lois Harris was one of several teachers recruited from Jamaica by the New York City (NYC) Department of Education under its international teacher recruitment programme, and, like so many others, her sojourn to New York was to include a...
The Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and Archbishop of the West Indies, Howard Gregory, received a prestigious honour in New York last weekend with a formal seating at the Cathedral of St John the Divine. The ceremony, hosted by the Diocese of New York,...
Jacqueline Hawthorne-Robinson has taken the reins as the new Chief Executive Officer of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery, the largest Jamaican fast-food franchise in the United States. She assumed the role in late August this year, succeeding her late...
Jamaican-American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has been elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Elected unopposed, she becomes the 29th chair of the CBC and will assume the role in January for a two-year term, leading the caucus...
As the United States marks Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Jamaicans across the country will join to observe the holiday in various ways – from having the traditional Thanksgiving dinner to visiting restaurants, or taking Thanksgiving cruises. At the...
The Jamaican Consulate in New York has described as very successful its recent outreach to Jamaicans in the Chicago area. The visit by Consul General Alsion Wilson and members of the consulate staff as well as representatives from the Passport,...
The funeral for retired Ambassador Madge Barrett, often referred to as ‘Miss Protocol’, has been set for December 16. The service of thanksgiving will be held at the University Chapel, Mona, starting at 10:30 a.m. Barrett died at home on November...
Thirty-six persons were sworn as new Jamaican citizens, while Gramps Morgan, a member of the reggae group Morgan’s Heritage, led a group of nine Jamaicans in the Tri-State area who received the Consul General’s Heritage Awards on November 15. The...
A federal judge in a Massachusetts court has dismissed a charge of money laundering brought against Dr Kingsley Chin, a Jamaica-born spinal surgeon, and the company he founded, SpineFrontier Incorporated, while castigating the Government for...
Ambassador Madge Barrett, often referred to as ‘Miss Protocol’, has died. Barrett passed away peacefully on her 87th birthday last Friday. According to her stepdaughter, Betty Barrett-Thompson, Barrett was a stickler for perfection who was always...
NEW YORK: The Jamaican diaspora in New York has lost another community stalwart with the passing of Dr Michelle Malcolm-James, president of the Organization for International Development (OID). She died suddenly last Sunday at the age of 56 years....
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has decided to run to become the next chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Should she win, she will become the 29th chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Clarke, whose parents are Jamaicans, is currently...
Jamaicans in the South Florida area saw significant success at the end of the recent United States elections, with several securing various positions across several cities, including the first Jamaican to be elected mayor of the city of Lauderhill...
In 1975, at the age of 14, Merna Hughes left Jamaica on a visitor’s visa to see her mother in the United States (US), fully intending to return to Jamaica. However, fate had another plan in store for her. Hughes, who lived in Independence City...
Several Jamaican Diaspora leaders in the United States (US) who backed Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s presidential election have been left devastated by her loss but are now adopting a wait-and-see attitude towards the incoming Donald...
NEW YORK: As the United States presidential election takes place today, immigration attorneys believe Jamaicans, like other immigrants, should be worried about a potential victory for former President Donald Trump, as he has promised sweeping...
Jamaicans across the diaspora in the United States (US) are remaining confident that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s candidate for president, will come out victorious when the polls close tomorrow. Harris, who moved to the top...
Spain-based Bloom Consulting is the company that the Jamaican Government has contracted to carry out international branding for the island. Both Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment, and commerce, and Shullette Cox, president of...
With just 13 days to election day in the United States presidential elections, and polls showing an extremely tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Jamaicans in several areas considered battleground...
Jamaica-born Lyenda Simpson Delp is to become the new head the Global Institutional Client Group of Northern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm, the first Jamaican and woman of colour to hold this position. She will...
Beginning October 26 this year, JetBlue Airlines, one of the major United States (US) carriers to Jamaica, will end its flights from Newark International Airport to Sangster Airport in Montego Bay as part of the airlines cutting of some 50 routes...
The nine-member school team representing Jamaica at this year’s Robotics Olympics was set to arrive in Greece yesterday for the start of the competition today. The team comprises five students, two coaches, one additional student and one additional...
