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In the essays of Jamaica Kincaid, the obsessions and fascinations of a singular writer
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“Putting Myself Together,“ Jamaica Kincaid’s new, career-spanning essay collection, is a kind of intellectual autobiography. Elaine Potter Richardson emigrated from Antigua to the United States in 1965. She was 16 years old. Her family sent her...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Arizona
KYMA - Arizona
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July 30, 2025
Biggest sources of immigrants to Arizona Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
U-17 vball boys stay in gold medal hunt
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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T&T boys’ Under-17 volleyball team stay in the hunt to contest the gold medal match in the four-nation inaugural Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) U-17 Championships when they battled past host Jamaica in four...
Jahmel Brown providing opportunities for Caribbean youth
The Gleaner
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August 2, 2025
JAHMEL BROWN has faced significant challenges because of his age, socio-economic status, and geographic location, which were influenced by his upbringing in Tower Hill, an inner-city community in St Andrew, Jamaica. Brown has witnessed first-hand...
How Reddit became a lifeline for immigrants navigating Trump’s America
Prism
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July 30, 2025
Go down the rabbit hole that is Reddit, and you’ll find everything from obsessive true crime and royal fandoms to videos of strangers having public breakdowns on the subway or on the street, or both. There’s even an entire forum devoted to...
Ambassador Anderson urges diaspora to be proud as Jamaica marks 63 years
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 30, 2025
The colors black, green, and gold adorned the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, as scores of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica gathered in thanksgiving for Jamaica’s 63rd year of Independence. Jamaica’s newly minted...
Mojo Morgan ‘Dreams’ about ‘Jamaica Love’
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 30, 2025
Cover of Mojo Morgan’s ‘Dreams.’ Photo courtesy Mojo Morgan Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! GRAMMY-winning artist and founding member of Morgan Heritage, Mojo Morgan, has...
A taste of Royal Palm Beach: Savor flavors of Cuba, Jamaica, Vietnam
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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Royal Palm Beach has a growing, diverse population with many immigrant-owned restaurants. Casa Santiago, a Cuban restaurant, is known for its award-winning Cuban sandwiches and pastelitos. Pho 16 offers traditional Vietnamese pho and Thai milk...
Immigration Corner | Options after request to return items seized by UK Customs
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
Dear Mr Bassie, A while ago you advised a reader on how to request items to be returned if they were seized by customs in the United Kingdom. If I am not in agreement with their response, I would like to know what other options are available to...
Jamaican conjoined twins in Saudi Arabia for life-changing surgery
Jamaica Observer
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July 29, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith shares a moment with conjoined twins Azora and Azaria Elson aboard a Medevac aircraft at Norman Manley International Airport on Sunday, July 27, 2025 ahead of their...
‘The world is on edge’: five tumultuous weeks with the foreign secretary at a time of crisis
The Guardian
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August 2, 2025
“Remind me: why weren’t we able to meet in Washington DC?” David Lammy asks, spoon of Pret chicken laksa suspended in front of his mouth. It’s lunchtime in the foreign secretary’s office, a vast room of gilt edges, damask drapery and waxed oak....
Jamaican conjoined twins depart for Saudi Arabia ahead of life-changing surgery
Jamaica Observer
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July 28, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Jamaica, His Excellency Dr Waleed bin Abdulrahman Alhamoudi (right), observe as a flight crew...
50 Over 50: Lifestyle
Forbes
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View the list: A-G Claudine Adamo 55 | Executive Vice President & COO, Merchandising, Costco As head of merchandising at Costco, Claudine Adamo and her team decide what the wholesale giant's more than 140 million cardholders put in their shopping...
Jamaican-Canadian prodigy Jazmin Headley wows crowd at Claressa Shields’ championship fight
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 28, 2025
While Claressa Shields dominated Lani Daniels with a flawless performance inside the ring in her undisputed heavyweight title win on Saturday, July 26, at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, it was 12 year old Jamaican-Canadian singer...
In memory of a great Jamaican patriot
Jamaica Observer
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July 30, 2025
I worked with Don Wehby twice, once when I was at GraceKennedy and again as part of an advisory group when he became minister of finance in the Bruce Golding Administration. On both occasions, it was very clear to me that, in all his actions,...
Jamaican Actor, Ulato Sam, Shining Bright in Bob Marley’s Hope Road in Las Vegas
Jamaicans.com
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July 28, 2025
When Bob Marley Hope Road premiered on the Las Vegas Strip, it brought more than music and spectacle—it introduced audiences to a rising Jamaican star. Ulato Sam, an Ardenne High School alumnus, is one of the standout performers in this bold new...
Jamaica’s Third City to be in St Elizabeth – PM
Nationwide 90FM
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July 28, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness (second left), tours the new KFC Black River store in St. Elizabeth following the grand opening on Saturday (July 26). He is joined by (from left) Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn...
Anderson urges diaspora to be proud, bold for Jamaica 63
The Gleaner
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July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC: The colours black, green and gold adorned the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, on Sunday as scores of Jamaicans and friends of the island gathered in thanksgiving for its 63rd year of Independence....
Jamaicans in Washington DC Region Give Thanks at Emancipendence Church Service Sunday
Jamaica Information Service
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July 27, 2025
Jamaicans in the District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) will give thanks for the nation’s 187th anniversary of Emancipation and 63rd year of Independence at a special church service on Sunday (July 27). The event will be held at the Sligo...
Michael Abrahams | Why left-hand drive school buses place our children at risk
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, recently announced the introduction of a rural school bus programme utilising 110 refurbished American school buses. However, there are safety concerns as the buses are old...