Four Jamaicans Nominated for 2016 Grammy Best Reggae Album
The 2016 Reggae Grammy nominations include four Jamaicans who are up for the Best Reggae Album of the Year. The National Academy of Recording, Arts and Sciences made the nominee announcement. Vying for the top album award are Morgan Heritage for “Strictly Roots,” Jah Cure for “The Cure,” Barrington Levy for “Acousticalevy,” and Luciano for […]
Record-Setting Jamaican Pilot, Barrington Irving, Makes Inspiring Visit to South Florida Schools
Jamaican pilot Barrington Irving inspired the students at three South Florida elementary schools, thrilling them as he landed his small helicopter nearby. Irving travels the world in his “flying classroom,” showing school children how science can be applied in the real world. Once on the ground, Irving discusses the students’ goals and what is possible […]
‘Jamerican’ didnt even pay me a US dollar for my work
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My friend, a Jamerican, came out from the United States and took me to his house where a man was building furniture for him. The closet, chairs and tables were not sprayed correctly and so he asked me to help him out promising to #give me a ting (something). When everything […]
Olympian Veronica Campbell Brown Presented With COJO 2015 Humanitarian Award in New York
Olympian Veronica Campbell-Brown was on Saturday night presented with the COJO 2015 Humanitarian Award at the 21st Annual fundraising gala of the New York based Jamaican charity, Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. The gala awards and presentation took place at the Hilton New York, JFK Airport on Saturday, December 5 with NBC 4 New […]
Books4kids Jamaica Honours Long Term Sponsors of Its Early Childhood Education Program
Books4Kids Jamaica announced today that the charity has presented Sponsorship Award Plaques to 45 companies and individuals who have helped the charity over the last 8 years. 23 Jamaican and 22 international sponsors in Europe and the US received Books4Kids Jamaica Sponsorship Award Plaques, recognizing their contributions to the children of Jamaica. Books4Kids Jamaica Chairperson […]
