Showing posts with label Jamaica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jamaica. Show all posts

Monday, March 28, 2016

VP Records in Jamaica Queens Hosts Book Signing

VP Records is an independent record label, located in Queens, New York. It is best known for releasing music by Jamaican artists. The company started in 1979 and has gone on to become the world's biggest reggae and Caribbean music label and distributor.

They are hosting a book signing with Dr. Shelly Cameron, author of Success Strategies of Caribbean American Leaders in the United States, this Saturday April 2nd from 1PM to 3PM at their retail store located at 170-21 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica NY. Call 718-297-5802 for more details 

VP Records Hosts Book Signing 
Dr. Shelly's Book Sucess Strategies 
This book provides youths and ethnic minorities with the strategies of how to be successful. Readers will be exposed to the traits of successful Caribbean American leaders; the challenges they encountered after migration; strategies they used to overcome the challenges; and the factors that most influenced their success. Narratives of their journey are explored as well as investigation to determine whether the challenges are common to other ethnic groups with similar issues. Join us as we embark on this journey - to those areas that youths and individuals in transition can take to become successful in their lives

Friday, December 6, 2013

Meet Dr.Basil K Bryan Author of "The Jamaicans: Children of God in the Promised Land"

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Dr. Basil K Bryan will be at VP Records at 170-21 Jamaica Avenue on Saturday December 6th from 3PM - 5PM signing copies of his book. He will also be at Jamaica Council  in  New York  city on Tuesday the 10th from 6 to 9 pm .

Ambassador Dr. Basil K. Bryan was Jamaica's Consul General to New York (1998-2007) and Deputy Chief of Mission (Deputy Ambassador) in the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. (1991-1998). A Diplomat and academic, Dr. Bryan is highly regarded for his work in the Jamaican Diaspora. He has received numerous awards from organizations throughout the United States, as well as from the United States Congress, and is the recipient of the "Marcus Garvey Bridge Builder Award" for his role in forging relationships between the Jamaican/Caribbean communities and the United States. He is the recipient of Jamaica's Order of Distinction. He served on the faculty of Howard University and holds a Ph.D. degree in African Studies, Economic Development and International Relations