History

Jamaica’s oldest citizen, supercentenarian Violet Moss Brown, is approximately eight months younger than the world’s oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones of the …

Last Monday (April 18th) The Ramphal Institute once again delivered an impacting and immensely insightful lecture on the brewing Guyana – Venezuela …

Clerks would Tippex out her name on briefs and write in the name of male pupil they wanted to be the tenant. …

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department will announce on Wednesday afternoon that Harriet Tubman, an African-American who ferried thousands of slaves to freedom, …

The year was 1816 – the location, Bridgetown, capital of the British colony at Barbados. Sugar cane grew well in the tropical …

In spite of the carefully drafted Treaty of Geneva that saw the nations of Guyana and Venezuela sign on February 17th 1966, …

THE TRUTH IS, we were taught to hate JAMAICANS. As a little girl in primary school, our teacher taught us that Barbados …

After many years of dedicated and focused work, the African and Caribbean Memorial conceived by the Nubian Jak Community Trust is finally …

February 2016 New: “I Have a Song” by multi Grammy Award nominated artist, Eric Roberson, has been chosen by Nubian Jak to …

Yoruba Marriage (Igbeyawo) In the Yoruba culture the literal meaning of Igbeyawo is “carrying a wife.” The marriage traditions of the Yoruba …