LONDON, UK – A Jamaican has been ranked among Britain’s top 10 most influential people of African or Caribbean heritage here.

Starting a cleaning service is not an unusual choice for Jamaicans who have migrated to the US, but entrepreneur Ingrid Murray has broken through many glass ceilings and surpassed the scope of possibilities for minorities in the industry. In August, she landed on the coveted Inc 5000 list for her New York-based business, Prospect Cleaning Service - a multi-million dollar building and maintenance services company that serves New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Recognised as a star on the rise, Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique is leaving her indelibly creative mark on the world of opera.

Washington, D.C. — On September 11, 2022, Denise Robinson Simms was appointed as Associate Director of External Affairs of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).  In this role, Simms will direct and coordinate all aspects of the Office of Public Affairs, Office of Public Programming, Office of Special Events, and the Office of Visitor and Guest Services. She will also serve as the Museum’s liaison to the Smithsonian’s Office of Government Relations. As a member of the Museum Director’s senior management team, Simms will work closely with senior staff in setting priorities and devising strategies for advancing the Museum’s objectives.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands Minister of Tourism, Kenneth Bryan, has been elected as the new chairman of the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and his first order of business is likely to be a response for the region to market itself as single destination.

Three-and-a-half years in his role as Jamaica’s Consul General (CG) to Miami, Oliver Mair still feels “This job for me, has been almost a perfect fit.”

WASHINGTON, DC - Former Maryland State Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, has been honored by the Jamaica Association of Maryland receiving the organization’s Lifetime Achievement award for having served 20 years in the Maryland House of Delegates and 5 years in the Maryland Senate.

Bahamian attorney-at-law Joy Jibrilu, former Director General of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board.

This Ivy League graduate came from humble beginnings. Holding a first degree from Princeton University then attending Boston University School of Medicine, South Miami-based Pediatrician Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott, credits her altruistic values and indeed her success to her traditional Caribbean upbringing instilling discipline, focus, and generosity. She was born in upstate New York to a Jamaican mother and American father, noting that she was much more influenced by her mother’s side of the family. She spoke passionately about her recent trip to the island.

WASHINGTON, DC - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean affairs and Haiti, at the Department of State, Ms. Barbara Feinstein, has hailed Jamaican American nurse and US Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee Dr Sandra Lindsay, as a nurse giving hope to the world in a time when it was most needed.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The general manager of the Jamaica-based RJRGLEANER Group, Dr. Claire Grant, has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU).

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Premier David Burt has paid tribute to Jamaica-born Olga Scott, who championed a charity for at-risk young women, saying she was a “kind and compassionate woman” and “exemplified the very essence of public service”.