THE CARIBBEAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION AWARDS $180,000 JA IN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOUR BRILIANT AND AMBITIOUS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN JAMAICA

April 13, 2008 – Kingston, Jamaica - The Caribbean Education Foundation, Inc. (CEF) awarded the Vernice Stubbs Higher Education Sustaining Scholarship to four brilliant and ambitious students who are matriculating at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and University of Technology (UTECH) in Jamaica. The scholarships total $180,000 Jamaican dollars.

Jamaica College Confident They Will Win The 2008 Dennis Ziadie Cup Memorial Soccer Match

Photograph by Edward Robinson

Miramar, Florida, April 9th, 2008 – With recent victories in two Alumni High school soccer tournaments the Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida (JCOBAFL) is confident their team will be victorious at the 4th Annual Dennis Ziadie Cup Memorial Soccer Match on Saturday April 26th, 2008 . In the previous 3 years of the event the St. George’s College Old Boys Association off Florida (STGCFL) has been victorious.

A new website has entered the Jamaican Internet landscape.

The Jamaican population is getting more tech savvy by the day and currently utilizes both Jamaican and international websites to get their news updates, advertise their businesses and search for a variety of items and services from pets to jobs. Well now there is one location that does all of that and more – Jamaica News Bulletin.com.

Quoting Joseph Cox of The Trafalgar Council website, “…I am quite impressed”. The website has a cutting edge design and the sections are well laid out which makes navigation a breeze.

Jamaica Diaspora Spreads its Message at Ziadie Cup Soccer Match

diaspora.jpgMiami, FL March 28, 2008 — In a drive to educate Jamaicans living in South Florida, the Jamaican Diaspora Foundation will extend its message of collaboration and communication in the diaspora on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at the 4th Annual Dennis Ziadie Cup Soccer Match. The soccer match will be played at the Silver Shores Park , in Miramar. The Silver Shores Park is located at 15700 Pembroke Road in Miramar (Southeast corner of Dykes Road and Pembroke Road ).

All Jamaicans are invited to attend and learn more about the continuing organizing effort among Jamaicans across the United States. Match attendees will learn more about the upcoming Jamaican Diaspora Conference in Jamaica on June 16-17, meet advisory Board members, and learn how they can join the various committees and share their expertise and Jamaican spirit.