Old Harbour & Friends celebrate Family Day in Queens, NY
The picnic brought together Jamaicans from other communities as well who have been supportive of the annual reunion organized by the Old…
- | Diaspora
TagHeart Foundation delivers heartfelt gesture to Old Harbour Primary
The US-registered charity was making its second voyage to Jamaica, following its debut tour last year visiting Marlie Mount Primary and…
- | Diaspora
Pollyanna Project, founded by Jamaican Donna Moore, treats hundreds in Ghana
Recently, the US charity group founded 29 years ago by Jamaican Donna Moore, journeyed to the Volta region in Ghana, providing aid to some…
- | Diaspora
Prominent Old Harbour diaspora group fetes hundreds in home town
The occasion forms part of a series of events commemorating the group’s 30th year of existence as a charity organization.
Held…
- | Diaspora
Kwame McPherson: 2023 Commonwealth Short Story winner ‘knew I was onto something good’
The renowned Jamaican poet, novelist, editor, proofreader, literary coach and book mentor strategist first attained the prestigious win for…
- | Diaspora
Canada unveils modern passport with new security features
Sean Fraser, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, and Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, are…
- | Diaspora, International
JDTAN announces education workshop and gala in June
The summit is the network's flagship event that will host 100 educators arriving from Jamaica to attend various workshops, panel…
- | Diaspora, Education
Old Harbour diaspora annual Spring Ball in New York returns
The annual showpiece makes its highly anticipated return after a three-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Each Spring Ball…
- | Diaspora
Holy Week: A recollection of Easter in Jamaica
Suffice it to say; I understood the response entirely because I also missed the start of Lent. Two days after Ash Wednesday, I realized…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
Leadership and the Diaspora
Many of us jump into action and in front to capture the opportunity to quickly become famous, with the fantasy of knocking heads with high-…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
Jamaican family worried after US National goes missing
Whyte, who hails from May Pen, Clarendon in Jamaica, was last seen by family members on December 29, 2022 stated local media the Stamford…
- | News, Diaspora
Jamaican duo making waves aboard world’s largest cruise ship
Portland’s Consie “Omar” Cover and St. Ann’s Janet Jackson Dinnall are not only rated as high-quality employees but…
- | Diaspora
Jamaican Diaspora: Reflections of the good ole days at Christmas time
With December hosting the darkest day of the year, the Pagans lit bonfires to keep the darkness away. Unable to curb the Pagan…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
From hungry child to humanitarian | Old Harbour’s ‘Aunty Donna’ to receive US President’s highest award
Today she can look back and reflect on those challenges that moulded a character that allowed her to dream big about one day escaping the…
- | Diaspora
Sandra Samuels | Wolverhampton’s first black mayor always ‘see myself firstly as a Jamaican’
Having served in the medical field as a nurse for 40 years, Councillor Samuels saw, first-hand, the gap in political representation for…
- | Diaspora
Canada target international students to address labour shortage
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser made the announcement Saturday, saying: “With the economy…
- | Diaspora, International