Jamaica Diaspora group launches mentorship programme back home
This initiative is part of JDTAN's ongoing collaboration with the principal and staff, the US-based group stated in a release.
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- | Diaspora, Education
US software firm targets young women in Jamaica
This transformative effort aims to empower young women in Jamaica, between ages 17 to 23, to embark on rewarding careers in software…
- | News, Diaspora
Demoted Toronto cop Stacy Clarke an inspirational advocate for Blacks in Canada
Sam Sharpe, one of Jamaica's seven national heroes, was an educated Black enslaved person who led a passive resistance in 1831 that played a…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
Spanish Town, Nanterre City Twinning agreement demonstrates positive first step
The seminar, conducted in Nanterre, France, was one of the first activities under the official City Twinning agreement between Nanterre,…
- | Diaspora, Sports
Pollyanna Project provides essential learning tools to 43 children in Old Harbour
This brings the overall total to over 100 Jamaican children that the US-based charity was able to support on its summer mission to the…
- | Diaspora, Education
VIDEO: Gaps 7G continues educational philanthropy in Jamaican home-town
The event is hosted each year at the Nightingale Grove community playfield, a familiar stomping ground that the New Yorker would have spent…
- | Diaspora, Education
VIDEO: 1,200 Old Harbour children touched by Yvonne Castle Foundation
Like last year, Lafe Crescent, Old Harbour was abuzz with excitement, the entire road blocked off for a day of jollification, medical care…
- | Diaspora, Education
Republic status without final court resolution 'sensible', Holness tells Diasporans
That was the word from Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness, in his Independence message to the Diaspora, read by Deputy Chief of Mission…
- | News, Diaspora
Over 300 locals received aid from Old Harbour and Friends Association
The annual community outreach initiative, this time saw over 300 locals receiving support in the form of care packages, medical checks and…
- | Diaspora, Education
West Indies cricket legend Joel Garner to be honored
The six-foot eight-inch tall former fast bowler will participate in a cricket ceremony and watch party in midtown Manhattan on Monday, June…
- | Diaspora, Sports
Old Harbour Diaspora to honour community giant in New York
Gordon, a wearer of many acclaimed honorary distinctions throughout a distinguished career in academia, community work and personal life,…
- | News, Diaspora
Jamaican charity Pollyanna Project Inc. marks 30 years with New York gala
Atop Terrace Park’s fourth floor inside the glitzy Crystal ballroom, over 150 people marked the occasion in opulent style.
The…
- | Diaspora
Jamaican Hartley Matthews tells the tale of his roots through ‘Cultural Kaleidoscope’
However, our ability to tell tales covers not only our oral or even our musical ability but encompasses our visual connectivity as well.…
- | Diaspora
‘An honour and privilege’ for Old Harbour-born Dr Odette Thomas
Still a fledging foundation, as it was formed during the covid-19 pandemic, Dr Thomas and her team treated staff at the primary institution…
- | Diaspora, Lifestyle
Dunce culturalism a threat to good education
Attacks on the education system in an attempt to dumb down a nation should not be tolerated. Policies should be in place to protect and…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
Greater Toronto Area: A vast and well-developed Jamaican ecosystem
I have viewed the impact of many of these organizations from a personal and global perspective. The JCA in Canada, however, is a different…
- | Commentary, Diaspora