Bryan Washington, author of the hugely successful Lot: Stories, is about to publish his 2nd book!   Memorial: A novel will be published on 27 October, and is described as “A funny and profound…

Marsha Smith has been appointed a State Minister in the Jamaican Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. She will be sworn in along with the other Ministers of State on Monday, 14 September 2020…

Marsha Smith pulled off a convincing win over her opponent in the Jamaican general elections which were held on 3 September! Congratulations Marsha, and all the best for your political future!

Kimesha Maylor has just achieved an important personal goal - being published in a law journal! Kimesha is an attorney and vice president of client relations at Insurance Litigation Group in Florida.…

Bryan Washington, son of Arlene & Gary Washington and grandson of Edgar Royes, from the line of Adolphus Royes has won another award for Lot! He has been awarded the Dylan Thomas Prize, a leading…

Symone Mayhew, who has been practising law in Jamaica since 1997, was appointed a Queen's Counsel on 24 February 2020. A Queen's Counsel (QC) is a lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is…

Our own Bryan Washington has been selected as a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honouree! Bryan, who we featured previously, is the son of Arlene & Gary Washington and grandson of Edgar Royes,…

Bethany Clarkson-Morgan, our Western USA regional leader, has been nominated for a GRIT award! Here's some more information about the GRIT awards: The GRIT Awards, sponsored by Medallia and Gapingvoid,…

Bethany Clarkson-Morgan was awarded the National Society of Black Engineers “Champion of Champions” Award at the NSBE National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bethany is Royes Family International's…