MIAMI, FL – Miami Lakes resident Gloria Garcia, alongside her counterpart in Orlando Butch Rivera, was awarded the State Lead Ambassador of the Year (SLA) Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in recognition of her efforts to help make cancer a national priority.

The first Jamaican-American elected to Miami-Dade’s Board of County Commission, Danielle Cohen Higgins, who won an uncontested seat for District 8 in December 2020, is seeking a full term in the 2022 contest. In the meantime, Cohen Higgins is working hard to create balance and equity for her constituents.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Dame Janet Bostwick, the first woman to act as Prime Minister and served as deputy to the Governor General of the Bahamas on two occasions, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Triennial Award for Women.

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport celebrated the 134th anniversary of the birth of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey with a floral tribute at his tomb at the National Heroes Park on Tuesday, August 17.

Many Jamaicans may know the names of the country’s 7 national heroes. But, do they know why they are so celebrated? When they look at the dull grey pictures of the heroes, are they inspired to learn more? Probably not.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) will be encouraged to rethink their approach to innovation in order to build more resilient economies when world renowned Professor of Economics and Innovation, Mariana Mazzucato  delivers the 2021 William G. Demas Lecture on June 15, to start the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 51st Annual Meeting.

MIAMI, Florida — Magnus Sodamin’s vibrantly colorful, Everglades-inspired murals have been turning heads across Miami-Dade County, from Miami’s FTX Arena to Edgewater’s 2500 Biscayne Boulevard building and the Miami Springs Community Center.

Those of us who used to fly on Air Jamaica, the island’s national airline, one of the highlights of the journey was watching Island Stylee, the in-flight travel magazine show that welcomed us onboard. The visions of Caribbean destinations, cultural events, fashion and lifestyle was truly the beginning of our holiday. The man behind those welcoming scenes was video and television producer, Lukkee Chong. But, one could say Chong ‘buck up’ on the industry.

NEW YORK, New York – A veteran reparations and Black political activist in the United States will on Wednesday deliver the inaugural lecture on reparations by the Grenada National Reparations Commission (GNRC).

FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA:  - “Growing up in today’s environment, our youth face so many complex challenges in life, unlike the days of innocence when the older generation grew up!” So said newly installed Chairman of the Partners For Youth Foundation (PFY) Steve Higgins, as he delivered his address at the induction ceremony of the new PFY board at the picturesque Plantation Preserve Golf & Country Club on Saturday August 14^th 2021.

The first Jamaican-American elected to Miami-Dade’s Board of County Commission, Danielle Cohen Higgins, who won an uncontested seat for District 8 in December 2020, is seeking a full term in the 2022 contest. In the meantime, Cohen Higgins is working hard to create balance and equity for her constituents.

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. –Health and safety standards won’t be in the roughat the fifth annual Rafe Cochran Golf Classic that’s scheduled for Saturday, April 17, at Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, West Palm Beach, Fla.