The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona is pleased to announce the promotion of Senior Research Fellow and Acting Director …
Education
When Myron Rolle started his football career in the NFL, sports was not his ultimate goal. He has always wanted to be …
Blind Jamaican Left School Without a Subject, Nears PhD
31 years ago Floyd Morris left St Mary High School without passing a single subject in an external exam. Today, Morris, a Senator …
On Thursday, Google announced a new program partnered with Howard University in an effort to recruit more young minds from Historically Black …
Johns Hopkins Admits 1st Black Female Neurosurgeon
Nancy Abu-Bonsrah is making history after being admitted to Johns Hopkins as its first black female neurosurgeon. On Friday, March 17, fourth-year …
Six months ago, 11-year-old St. Louisan Sidney Keys III started a reading club for boys his age to band together in …
Derek Walcott, Poet and Nobel Laureate, Dies At 87
The poet and playwright Derek Walcott, who moulded the language and forms of the western canon to his own purposes for …
Chance the Rapper announced on Monday that he will donate $1 million to the Chicago Public Schools Foundation “for arts and enrichment …
Michelle Obama Surprises High School Students in D.C
When former first lady Michelle Obama walked into a D.C. high school classroom, the stunned students erupted in tears. One student even …
This Jamaican-Born Has A Passion for Teaching
You can tell that Romaine Hemmings has a passion for teaching. He is from Jamaican but now teaching in the US. …