Focus on Caribbean Diaspora For Black History Forum
Caribbean diaspora contributions to the United States will take the spotlight as the curtains come down on this year’s Black History month events, with Dr Julius Garvey – son of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Garvey – set to deliver the keynote address at a virtual Black History Month forum on February 28. Caribbean nationals have influenced every facet of American society for generations. Their contributions include the performing and visual arts; music (rap has its r
Biden Admin Revamps Trump-Era Citizenship Test Citing Unnecessary Barriers To Naturalization
The Biden administration is discarding a Trump-era civics test that immigrants must pass to become American citizens, claiming the test, which was launched in December 2020, could create unnecessary barriers to naturalization. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Monday it is reverting to a 2008 version of the civics test, which the agency said was thoroughly developed during a multiyear period and piloted before its implementation. The reversal is part of a br
Flight Attendant Fired After Falsely Claiming She Was ‘Held Hostage’ During Quarantine In Jamaica.
A JetBlue Airways employee whose Jamaican vacation turned into an international controversy after she claimed she was being held hostage in the Caribbean nation is no longer with the U.S.-based carrier. Derek Dombrowski, a spokesperson with JetBlue Airways, said Kalina Collier has been let go after an investigation. “We continue to offer our apologies for the frustration and concern this incident has caused and reiterate our confidence in the health protocols Jamaica has put
Jamaican Alumni Association Donates J$11 Million in Computer Devices to Students.
As students worldwide continue to navigate the online learning environment occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, some 300 students from various Jamaican schools, are to benefit from a donation of laptops and tablets valued at $JA11-million courtesy of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) out of New York. President of the UJAA Lesley-Ann Samuels said the Laptop-‘N-Tablet programme was created by the Jamaica Alumni Associations in support of the challenges that the C
Ambassador Marks praises David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Foundation’s efforts for Calabar and KC students
Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States (US), Audrey Marks, has lauded the Washington DC-based David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship Foundation (DWHF) for its efforts to help needy Jamaican students continue their education, particularly amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The David ‘Wagga’ Hunt initiative has disbursed more than 30 scholarships, worth some J$13 million, in its relatively short life, which she described as quite an impressive accomplishment which deserved emulatio
Biden Signs Immigration Executive Orders Aimed At Undoing Some Of The Previous Admin's Policies.
President Joe Biden signed three major executive orders Tuesday aimed at reversing former President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration practices. One executive order will create a task force to reunite children who were separated from their parents under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy, which an administration official called a "moral failing." The task force will be chaired by the homeland security secretary. Read more from NBC News
