Top 50 Jamaican Pet Names (Nicknames)
If you live in a Jamaican household you probably have a pet name. Whatever the pet name is it will with you until you die. So here are a few Jamaican pet names listed in no particular order. 50. Shakka 49. Redz 48. Nico 47. Blossom 46. Maas Joe 45. Precious 44. Tricia 43. Nando […]
Review: Oracabessa Festival New York 2015 – Presenting Gospel, Legends, Pop & Dancehall
Photos by: Jeana Lindo Oracabessa Festival, the family-centric fun day brainchild of Robert Clarke and Irie Jam Media had its second staging at Roy Wilkins Park on Memorial Monday, May 25, 2015. In an eclectic line-up that worked both on paper and practically, patrons were treated to spectacular all-round performances from the gospel fraternity in […]
Jamaican bestselling novelist, Marlon James and other award-winning authors for Caribbean Month WORDFest
Tracey Baptiste, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor; Marlon James Saturday, June 6, 2015 The Writers Are Coming! Bestselling novelist, Marlon James, celebrated poetess, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, and award-winning children’s book author, Tracey Baptiste, headline this year’s WORD! – A Caribbean Book Fest. This annual coming together of authors, readers and literary curious returns on Saturday, June 6 to the Medgar […]
Kimone Gooden elected as the new Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board member for the West/ Midwest Region USA.
Kimone Gooden of Northern California is the new Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board member for the West/ Midwest Region USA. Beginning June 2015, she will serve as Advisor to the Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade for at least two years. Leo Gilling, the current leader in that region leaves office […]
Team Jamaica plays lawn bowls in the Heathfield Gala Day
Team Jamaica played in only their second event since playing at the commonwealth games green in Glasgow last year. This year Jamaica entered the annual Heathfield Bowls Club Gala Day. Placed in a group of 12 teams each team plays 5 matches of 6 ends each with the overall highest scoring team going to the […]
