LONDON: Jamaicans living in the UK will soon have another choice of air travel to the island via Norse Atlantic Airways, which is set to begin direct flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kingston and Montego Bay this October. Not only will...
LONDON: Thousands of communities across the UK will have the opportunity to bid for a share of the newly increased Windrush Grant Scheme to stage local events to celebrate the 75th Windrush anniversary this year. The Department for Levelling...
LONDON: This year will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush which brought the first wave of Caribbean immigrants to Britain and already activists, campaigners and event organisers are calling it the last real...
LONDON: UK MP Diane Abbott has been honoured with a Weekly Gleaner Platinum Award for being an iconic pillar of the black community for over 40 years. The citation which was read at the award presentation in London on October 27 noted that she is...
LONDON: Seth George Ramocan, Jamaica’s high commissioner (HC) to the United Kingdom (UK) since January 2017, has bid farewell to the UK Jamaican community after his term of duty ended last month. The outgoing high commissioner and his wife, Dr...
One of the highlights of the Jamaica 60 Independence celebrations in the UK was the Jamaica House hospitality pop-up at the Glee Club in Birmingham City Centre, which provided five nights of Commonwealth Games watch parties and themed, live music...
LONDON: A new project designed to attract a younger audience of visitors to Jamaica will be launched next month during the Jamaica House showcase in Birmingham to celebrate the island’s participation in the Commonwealth Games. Aptly named ‘...
LONDON: Last week’s unveiling of the national monument to Windrush pioneers and the generations that followed, by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at Waterloo Station in London, was greeted with joy and tears from members of the Caribbean...
LONDON: Amid the blanket television news coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, among the most riveting has been Clive Myrie’s live reports from the capital Kyiv on the BBC News at Ten. Each night, Myrie brings the harsh reality of the war...
LONDON: The Bob Marley ‘One Love Experience’ exhibition had its official opening at the Saatchi Gallery in Kings Road, London last week, and fans of the Jamaican reggae icon are in for a treat. The exhibition not only showcases several...
LONDON: Reactions to the proposed rule change to Clause 9 of the UK Nationality and Borders Bill, which could see individuals stripped of their British citizenship without notice and appeal, have been swift and condemning. Critics, including...
LONDON: Maxie Hayles, one of the leading campaigners for equal rights for African-Caribbean people in the West Midlands for more than three decades, has received the Member of the British Empire (MBE) insignia in a ceremony at Windsor Castle....
