The American Friends of Jamaica will host its 15th annual Jamaica Charity Gala in Miami this month .
The event, to be held on April 13 at the InterContinental Hotel, will feature honorees of the AFJ International Humanitarian Award, including entrepreneur and philanthropist R. Danvers “Danny” Williams and marine wildlife artist and conservationist Dr. Guy Harvey.
For more information, visit https://theafj.org/all-event-list/2019-jamaicacharitygala/.
JADE banquet
The Jamaican Association of Miami-Dade Educators (JADE) will be celebrate its 25th Year as a non-profit organization with its annual scholarship award banquet in South Florida.
The event, scheduled for 9 p.m. May 11 at the Miami Marriott Dadeland Hotel, 9090 S. Dadeland Blvd., is expected to recognize high school graduates with scholarships in recognition of their scholastic achievements and community service.
For more information, e-mail
Eric Williams essay contest
Entries are being accepted for the annual Eric Williams “School Bags” Essay Competition, which is open to Caribbean nationals.
The late Eric Williams was a former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
The essay competition, organized by the Eric Williams Memorial Collection Research Library, Archives & Museum since 2007, is offered in 178 schools in 17 English-speaking Caribbean countries.
Deadline for entries is Sept. 15, 2019. For more information, e-mail
J.C. alumni launch FIRST Tech Challenge
A 10-year dream came true for the Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association of New York (JCOBA-NY) recently, after it launched FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) at the alma mater in Kingston.
The robotics program based on the globally recognized FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) standards came to fruition Mar. 8-9 in the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium on the J.C.campus.
Learn about benefits online with my Social Security
April is National Social Security Month and this year the Social Security Administration (SSA) is highlighting time-saving features of the my Social Security account.
Once a person creates an account, they should see that the SSA already has their work history and secure information to estimate what they could receive once they start collecting benefits.
Learn what you can do online anytime, anywhere by visiting www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.
Dominican receives Paraguay’s ‘Grand Cross National Order’
Dominican-born Dr. Carissa F. Etienne has been awarded the “Grand Cross National Order of merit by Paraguay.
Dr. Etienne, who is director of the Pan American Health Organization, received the award last month in recognition of her work supporting Paraguay in the improvement of its health system. The honor was presented by the National Chancellor Luis Castiglioni.
The National Order of Merit was created by Paraguay’s National Extraordinary Congress in 1865 and is “granted to those worthy of national gratitude for extraordinary and exceptional services rendered to the country”.
