LONDON: Hundreds of persons paid their respects to Jamaica-born professor, Sir Geoff Palmer, during his memorial service earlier this month. The former chancellor of Heriot-Watt University was a scientist and human rights activist, who became...
LONDON: The Jamaican diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK) is urging the newly-elected government in Jamaica to avoid complacency, having been voted in for a third consecutive tenure in office. The message from a variety of academics in the UK...
LONDON: A female darts player from Jamaica has become the first person in the sport to be awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE), in the United Kingdom. Deta Hedman, 65, who was born in St Thomas and migrated to the United Kingdom at the age...
LONDON: There has been an outpouring of sadness from the Jamaican diaspora, in the United Kingdom, following the death of one its leading academics, Sir Geoff Palmer. The brilliant scientist lost his battle to live last week Wednesday after a...
A Jamaican lecturer in black music research has received special honours from a leading creative awards organisation in the United Kingdom. Dr Mykaell Riley, director for the Black Music Research Unit (BMRU) at Westminster University, received the...
LONDON: An exhibition featuring the unique work of a Jamaica-born photographer has been launched, in the north of England. Frontline 1984/1985 is the début exhibition of Victor Wedderburn, highlighting over 100 colour images. The display documents...
LONDON: A pioneering broadcaster, playwright and poet has been honoured in London with The English Heritage blue plaque, to commemorate her achievements. Una Marson was the first black woman to become a programme producer at the BBC, and female...
The first Jamaican to settle in England’s north-western city of Bolton during the 1960s has lost her battle to live. Ralmeta Gayle died of heart failure, age 92, on February 12, 2025. The mother of three sons also had an 18-month battle with cancer...
LONDON: A petition to support a community activist from Jamaica, who has been banned from feeding the homeless for seven years, has gone viral. Ringo Vision has been feeding the destitute in Croydon, south London, from a mobile soup kitchen,...
LONDON: One of the United Kingdom’s leading solicitors is launching a charity to boost the academic potential of young people from under-privileged backgrounds. Trevor Sterling, whose parents are from Manchester in Jamaica, decided to start the ‘...
LONDON: A leading physicist of Jamaican heritage is promoting a funding scheme designed to increase the number of black science professors in the United Kingdom (UK). Dr Mark Richards, a physics researcher and senior teaching fellow at Imperial...
LONDON: Dr Donald Palmer, an associate professor of immunology at The Royal Veterinary College in London, was presented with the Science and Technology Award at The Weekly Gleaner UK Honour Awards luncheon last month. Palmer’s job involves studying...
LONDON: Britain’s future king, the Prince of Wales, Prince William, has led tributes to a Jamaican cricketer and RAF veteran, Alford Gardner who died in Leeds last week. Gardner, who travelled from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom on the HMT...
LONDON: The new chief of the Scouts movement in the United Kingdom is urging the Caribbean diaspora to provide vital volunteer support for the organisation. The call was made by Dwayne Fields, who was appointed to his role last month. The...
LONDON: The funeral of a Jamaican entrepreneur who became somewhat of a legend in Manchester, England, for selling his home-brewed ginger beer is expected to attract approximately 500 mourners. George Powell, who lived in Moss Side and Old Trafford...
LONDON: A group of young people from north-west London boosted their employment and social mobility prospects recently, following a life-enhancing trip to Jamaica. The cultural exchange experience was forged by the charity of Jamaican footballer...
LONDON: The new British government will consist of the largest number of African-Caribbean and African members of parliament (MPs) in history, following the Labour Party’s crushing defeat of the Conservative Party last Thursday in the general...
LONDON: The work of a female social documentary photographer is set for display at an exhibition in Scotland, more than 10 years after her death. The solo exhibition of Sandra George, whose parents are Jamaican, is being presented at the Glasgow...
Political and social commentators in the United Kingdom have questioned the main Opposition party’s support of its black members. The concerns were expressed after the Labour Party’s leader, Sir Keir Starmer, made an about-turn on a decision to bar...
LONDON: A scholarship in the name of the late award-winning author Andrea Levy is encouraging individuals from black African and Caribbean heritage, facing socio-economic challenges, to apply for financial support. The Andrea Levy Scholarship was...
LONDON: Young persons of Jamaican heritage living in the United Kingdom are being invited to participate in a cultural-exchange scheme on the Caribbean island. The Fusion Project, launched by Jamaican Diaspora UK (JD UK), is a two-week programme,...
LONDON: A panel of experts is urging stakeholders in Jamaica’s music industry and the diaspora to capitalise on reggae’s growing popularity around the globe. The call was made during a recent webinar organised by The Weekly Gleaner newspaper...
LONDON: Jamaica’s newly appointed ambassador/special investment envoy for culture and arts, in the United Kingdom, has spoken of her pride at being tapped for her new role. Theresa Roberts, 66, businesswoman and philanthropist, received her new...
LONDON: Prime Minister Andrew Holness stressed the island’s intention to become a republic during a short visit to the United Kingdom last week, saying that the process has been protracted as the Government engages in public education and...
