Island Origins Live – Building an Iconic Caribbean Brand
Douglas Orane helmed the GraceKennedy Group of companies from the 90s to 2011, bringing the enterprise to international prominence. Through his vision, Grace Foods, GK...
Majah Hype and His Majah Issues: Get to Know the Hilarious Caribbean King of...
Majah Hype — or Nigel, for those closest to him — knows he’s a big deal. Before 2020, the social media sensation’s star was on...
#GivingTuesday 2022: Food For The Poor Donors Can Triple Aid to Hungry Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2022) – As inflation and surging food prices deepen the pain for struggling families, Food For The Poor donors have an...
South Florida Offers Donations at Drives for St. Vincent Volcano Emergency Relief
Miami Carnival, Joy's Roti Delight, GENx Mas Band, and the community of South Florida join efforts to collect needed supplies for those impacted on the...
This Caribbean Queer Activist Gives Voice to an Underrepresented Community
If you’ve read Staceyann Chin’s 2009 coming-of-age memoir, “The Other Side of Paradise,” you know that even as a little girl in rural Jamaica, she...
From the Island of St. Vincent to the Head of Civil Rights at Facebook
The power of social media is undeniable. We saw it used as a political tool during the 2008 election, where Obama successfully catalyzed an audience...
The History of 4/20 and Marijuana’s Influence on Jamaican Culture
The formation of “4/20” as a US holiday and of marijuana’s movement in Jamaica have equally interesting origins. A lot of it has been fraught...
Protect Yourself and Others— Get Vaccinated
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., historian, filmmaker, and intellectual, has recently released an important public service announcement encouraging people in our Black communities to get vaccinated to protect...
Get 2020 Election Ready with Miami-Dade SOE Christina White
Plan Yuh Vote - with Marlon Hill and Calibe Thompson. Guest Christina White, Miami Dade Supervisor of Elections, talks to us about what's going on...
Verandah Talk – with Xavier Murphy of Jamaicans.com and Ian Hamilton of SFLCN.com
Bosses from the popular websites Jamaicans.com and South Florida Caribbean News Verandah Talk about their roles as the voices of the Caribbean community. Island Origins...
