They Moved to Jamaica at 8 and 9 — Now They're Competing for Jamaica Internationally

Babes, how did you get here · Jun 2, 2026 · 15m · transcript

Two Canadian kids land in Jamaica at 8 and 9 years old.

No choice. No warning. No idea what was coming.

Ten years later, they're still here — navigating identity,

belonging, and what it means to grow up between worlds.

Alexandra and Scarlett moved to Jamaica from Montreal in 2015.

One day they were eating dumplings in Canada,

the next they were the only white kids at Mona Prep,

getting swarmed by classmates who wanted to touch their hair.

They went from closed Canadian school buildings

to open air classrooms with grills and shutters.

From musical theatre and soccer to Junior School Challenge…