10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (84+ words) South Florida Caribbean News Important voter registration, vote-by-mail, and ballot return deadlines are approaching for the upcoming mid-term election — Florida voters are encouraged to make a plan now for the November 3, 2026 General Election by confirming their registration status, reviewing…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (735+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Around the world, democracy is under pressure. The V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2026 says nearly a quarter of the world’s countries are experiencing democratic backsliding, or autocratization, including influential democracies such as the United States, United Kingdom and Italy....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (126+ words) SOUTH FLORIDA – Message from Mrs. Angella J. Rose Howell | Officer-in-Charge, Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami. Dear Fellow Jamaicans and Friends of Jamaica, It is my honour and a pleasure to extend warm greetings to you as I assume duties as…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (283+ words) MIAMI — The Overtown Children & Youth Coalition, an initiative of OIC South Florida, will host Remember Together, a free community event focused on brain health, memory, healthy aging and caregiving. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1048+ words) by Dr. Lawman Lynch What encouraged me most was seeing so many young people having a genuinely good time. I saw families. I saw children. I saw multiple generations occupying the same cultural space. Whatever disagreements we may have about…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) PHILADELPHIA, PA – You’re in the back of an Uber, half-watching the map, phone in your lap. The driver turns left a beat too late, the SUV in the next lane doesn’t stop, and now you’re a passenger in a crash…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (561+ words) ST. ANN, Jamaica — A three-year, J$21 million community violence prevention initiative led by the Violence Prevention Alliance and the Sandals Foundation has helped create jobs, launch small businesses and strengthen school and family support systems in Steer Town and Chalky…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (482+ words) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Friends of the African American Research Library and Cultural Center will celebrate 24 years of honoring local leadership Saturday, Oct. 31, with its annual Honoree Luncheon. This masquerade-themed fundraiser recognizes five South Florida changemakers. It also supports one of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (647+ words) After building a successful business, raising a family, experiencing profound loss and spending nearly three decades apart, New York-based Jamaican entrepreneur Ingrid Murray has married the man who first captured her heart when she was 20. NEW YORK — For Ingrid Murray,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (166+ words) South Florida Caribbean News ST. MARY, Jamaica – Couples Resorts brought together 70 golfers on Sunday, August 23, for its 24th annual Charity Golf Tournament. This event raised $2.8 million JMD in support of the Issa Trust Foundation and its forthcoming Mary Issa Pediatric Health…...