‘Haiti’s Ambassador to the World’ Jacqueline Charles to Receive Colby College’s Lovejoy Award for Courage...
Waterville, Maine, August 21, 2023 — Jacqueline Charles, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy Award-winning Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, will receive the 2024 Lovejoy...
31 Trailblazing Women in 31 Days: Karine Jean-Pierre, Dame Ivy Dumont and Jennifer Carroll
This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating some fearless, game-changing Caribbean women who have made an indelible mark on history, culture, and society. Every day in...
2020 International Reggae Day: From Jamrock to Hip-hop
The 26th annual 2020 International Reggae Day – the world's first and largest 24-hour global media festival – is here. It’s a day to celebrate the sound...
Cedella Marley, Marcia Griffiths & Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards...
Plantation, Florida: On Saturday, February 10, 2024 from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., in celebration of Reggae Month, the story of Jamaican music will be presented...
How To Engage Your Children in Real Culture
WRITER ANDREW LEONE
South Florida is one of those rare, genuinely diverse regions that encompasses and values a broad array of cultures and languages. In fact, there are...
Miqueal-Symone Williams Has Made the Universe Her Catwalk
There is an effortless, unflappable poise about Miss Universe Jamaica Miqueal-Symone Williams.
If you watched the 2021 Miss Universe pageant, held...
Celebrating Women in Politics this Women’s History Month with Alexandra P. Davis
March is Women's History Month so Island Origins has decided to profile some truly remarkable women, like City of Miramar Commissioner, Alexandra P. Davis.
Celebrating 61 Years of Jamaican Independence
August 6 marks Jamaican Independence Day — a day to celebrate the nation's arduous but rewarding journey to self-governance. Each year, Jamaicans dress in black,...
When Art Becomes Therapy: These Artists Find Healing Through Art
When my brother Rich began his master’s degree program in expressive art therapy in the early 2000s, I thought—really?
Art therapy? As life would have it, years later...
Haitian Entrepreneur Kevin Celisca Is Changing Education Post COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the United States, the education system has been thrown into a logistical crisis. Navigating social distancing advisories, schools, teachers and...
