Green Card Slavery & Hope for the Future

Green Card Slavery & Hope for the Future

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Intimate partner violence is especially horrible for immigrants who depend on their spouses for immigration benefits. We call it Green Card Slavery. Thanks to VAWA (the Violence Against Women’s Act) which is gender neutral and was sponsored by then Senator Joe Biden, there is hope through the Spousal Abuse […]

Another step towards Science Technology and Innovation Policy

Another step towards Science Technology and Innovation Policy

By St Lucia First The National Competiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) in collaboration with Compete Caribbean and IfM ECS (Cambridge University) has reported the successful completion of phase one of a two phased online capacity building programme. This training programme is geared towards to the formulation of a Science Technology and Innovation (STI) policy for […]

Students and parents in Grenada benefit from Early Grade Reading!

Students and parents in Grenada benefit from Early Grade Reading!

By OECS Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — St. Georges Methodist School in Grenada was first introduced to the Early Learners Programme in January 2017 and has seen a marked improvement in their early grade students’ reading levels as a result. Despite trepidation to start, the Principal and teachers embraced the various ELP initiatives and incorporated those […]

Jamaican Author’s New Book Inspred By Girl With Cerebral Palsy

Jamaican Author’s New Book Inspred By Girl With Cerebral Palsy

By Howard Campbell, Jamaicans.com Persons with physical and psychological challenges are often considered helpless in Jamaica. Aneika Asharee Turnbull was aware of that stigma while living there, but her outlook changed when she moved to the United States. In her book, A Little Girl’s Dream, Turnbull presents Ayana, an African-American girl who is determined to […]

Jamaican Descent US VP Candidate Kamala Harris Makes Time Magazine “Most Influential” List for 2020

Jamaican Descent US VP Candidate Kamala Harris Makes Time Magazine “Most Influential” List for 2020

Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) speaks at the West Des Moines Democrat’s Picnic at Legion Park in West Des Moines, Iowa. – West Des Moines, Iowa – July 3, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Jamaicans.com Senator Kamala Harris, who is of Jamaican descent and is in the running to become the Vice President of the United States, has […]