Jamaicans.Com Interview With The Consul General Of Jamaica, C.P. Ricardo Allicock

This month we pose “10 questions” to Mr. Ricardo Allicock Consul-General to the Southern United States. Mr. Allicock was appointed Jamaica’s Consul-General to the Southern United States, September 2002. Based at the Miami Consulate, Mr. Allicock’s duties cover thirteen southern states, extending to Arizona.Previously, Mr. Allicock served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade […]

A conversation with Larry Chang, Chinese-Jamaican gay political activist

Larry Chang he is a, Chinese-Jamaican gay man, political activist and founding member of the Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals & Gays, J-FLAG. Recently the international scrutiny of anti-homosexual lyrics in Jamaican music has focused on dancehall artist. Over the past 2 years dancehall artists have been banned from venues, dropped from concerts, warned of […]

A conversation with Tracii McGregor of Buju Banton’s Record Label, Gargamel Music

The music ushered me down the short narrow passage from the front door to the living room of Tracii McGregor’s quaint Brooklyn apartment. Vapors from the incense lazily burning in the corner of the room, meandered through the air to I-Wayne’s song, “Living In Loving.” A week prior to the interview, I had the wonderful […]