“Being Jamaican is wonderful!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked Mona at the New York Jerk Festival, “Why do you love being Jamaican?” – Photo by Jeana Lindo “Being Jamaican is wonderful knowing that we have such great influences on others (food, culture, traditions, etc.)!” – Mona The “Smile Jamaica” series is open […]
Interview: Sleepy Wonder & No Choice Music making moves
Washington, D.C.-based Thievery Corporation, Reggae, Electronica, Dub, Lounge, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Latin outfit signed reggae artist Sleepy Wonder in 1998. Since then Wonder has had a hugely successful career as an artist and as CEO of his own label NO Choice Music Imprint. Jamaicans.com Senior Editor Stan Evan Smith caught up with Wonder for conversation […]
Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization (CACAO) prepares to celebrate a milestone
According to accepted logic most businesses or organizations fail in the first five years. The same, however, cannot be said for Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization (CACAO) which in December will host its fifth annual Christmas Dinner Dance, even as it prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary in April. The first dinner dance was held […]
Jamaica Wants UK to Pay Reparations for Slavery
David Cameron, the Prime Minister of Britain, faces calls for Britain to pay reparations for slavery to Jamaica totaling billions of pounds. Cameron does not think that apologies or reparations are the best way to approach the issue, but calls for reparations are likely to overshadow events, including his speech to the Jamaican Parliament, during […]
People Profile: Stacy-Ann Brown (Linguist)
This week on People Profile: Stacy-Ann Brown (Associate Professor/Linguist). Every human knows at least one language, spoken or signed. Linguistics is the science of language, including the sounds, words, and grammar rules. Words in languages are finite, but sentences are not. It is this creative aspect of human language that sets it apart from […]
