North American Debut for Skip Marley
Skip Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, is making his first appearances in North America along with Damien and Stephen Marley, on the Catch A Fire Tour. The tour includes 13 scheduled concerts, which will feature the 18-year-old Marley performing his hit single “Cry to Me,” which shows the strong story-telling abilities and musical […]
Hotel Worker in Havana Knows Why Jamaican Athletes Run So Fast
While top Jamaica’s runners like Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown have attributed their speed to the fact that they eat lots of yams, Jorge Vasquez, a waiter at the Copacabana Hotel in Miramar, Cuba, has another idea. Vasquez believes Jamaicans can run so fast because they drink a mixture of coconut water and Jamaican rum. […]
Conversation with entrepreneur Lacey–Ann Bartley Owner of Bartley’s All in Wood – Jamaicans in Business
This week in our Jamaicans in Business series we with speak Lacey–Ann Bartley Owner of Bartley’s All in Wood. The Jamaican company designs luxury bespoke wood pieces ,handmade personal, home accessories, jewelry, corporate & wedding gifts and potpourri. They are an eco friendly, fair trade, community based business which uses the off cuts of furniture […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Usain Bolt world record at the Beijing Olympic Games
On August 20th, 2008 Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m final at the Beijing Olympic Games breaking the world record in a time of 19.30 seconds. On that day Bolt became the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics. A feat he repeated […]
Jamaican Fruit Stall, Boston Bay, Beautiful Jamaica – This Week’s Picks for Best Jamaica Instagram Photos
Check out this week’s best photos of Jamaica and Jamaican culture on Instagram. Our favorites this week include images from Boston Bay in Portland, Jamaican Fruit Stall in St.Elizabeth and Arawaks-Maroons in Beautiful Jamaica. If you would like your photo featured on our site tag your shots with the hashtag #jamaicansphotos and follow us @jamaicans_com on […]
Fashion: Canadian Tuxedo
The Canadian Tux takes Jamaica seaside style! Canada, you can do no wrong because feeling the blues never felt so good 🙂It was the blue and white tones of this gorgeous beach gazebo setting that inspired my outfit today. I’m styled in the famous ‘denim-on-denim’ or as some of you may know it – the Canadian […]
