ARTS INVASION…..Diaspora Goes Home to Roost in Jamaican theatre
From June 14-16 two transplants from the United States will make their foray into Jamaican theatre. Embedding themselves at the Theatre Place, 8 Haining Road, Kingston 10, Liverpuddlian/Jamaican songstress, actress and band leader Marcia Davis premiers her one-woman play in Jamaica ‘A Brit, A- Broad and a Little Bit of Babylon’. Reflecting her life and […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – One Miracle, Two Extreme Reactions
It is interesting to me the two recorded reactions of the people who witnessed Lazarus’ resurrection as recorded in John 11. According to the narrative, after Lazarus came out of the grave and Jesus commanded that he be loosed from the grave clothes he was bound in, “then many of the Jews which came to […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending June 5th, 2015
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- MINISTRY OF EDUCATION BANS “PARANORMAL” GAME—05/30/15 Jamaica’s Ministry of Education is concerned about the Charlie Charlie Challenge, a game that uses two pencils and a piece of paper to allegedly invoke a Mexican demon. Similar to the Ouija board, the game is popular around the world, and videos […]
Anancy Festival Comes To Osceola County, Central Florida, For The First Time on June 6th, 2015
Coming to Osceola County for the very first time, it’s the annual Anancy Festival! To kick start Caribbean Heritage Month, this year’s festival will be held on June 6, 2015 from 12-5 PM at the Lil’ Explorers Pre-School property in St. Cloud, Florida. The address is 1202 Wisconsin Ave, St. Cloud, FL 34769. Over the […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 5th, 2015
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 5, 2015. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
Jah Cure Breaks New Ground with His Eagerly-awaited Studio Album The Cure to Be Released July 10 on VP Records
On July 10, 2015, Jah Cure will release his new studio album The Cure (VP Records). Recently hailed by NPR as “a voice that sounds as if he’s wringing out passion from every note” and once described by the Los Angeles Times as “a brilliant crooner of Bob Marley-esque love-and-peace reggae,” the Jamaican-born singer has […]
Mike Field Jazz Quintet
Fresh off a Los Angeles/Australian/New Zealand tour including showcases at the prestigious Nelson Jazz Festival, plus an intense European tour with stops in Germany and Italy, the award-winning, Toronto-based trumpeter and composer MIKE FIELD celebrates his homecoming with a multitude of shows in ON and BC as well as major festival dates. Somewhere between concerts, […]
