Darren Jordon
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Darren Jordon (born 23 November 1960 in London, England) is a British journalist working for the Al-Jazeera 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, Al Jazeera English. He is also a former officer of the Jamaica Defence Force.
Born in London to Jamaican parents, Jordon was brought up in the West Indies.[1]
Jordon was trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, in the United Kingdom, and became a professional army officer.[1] He spent eight years in the Jamaica Regiment, and was part of the 1983 American-led force in the invasion of Grenada. He retired from the army as a captain.
Jordon became an accomplished military and sports parachutist, setting a new record in 1983 for parachuting onto Jamaica's highest mountain. Following his retirement from the army, he worked briefly as a parachute stunt double, appearing in the film Club Paradise.
Upon leaving the army, Jordon sold TV advertising, and was a group sales manager for Yorkshire Television, London Weekend Television, Granada Television with soap expert and TV critic Chris Stacey and M-Net in South Africa.