Rhythms for the Season: Willie Stewart & Friends (A Special LIVE Holiday Musical Treat)

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Davie, FL: Bring in the Holiday with Willie Stewart & Friends during an intimate musical experience at the 1st Annual Rhythms for the Season Concert on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at ReBar Lounge located at 15531 Sheridan St., Davie, FL. Rhythm for the Season features Willie Stewart, former drummer/percussionist for the international “Third World Band”, […]

Lisa Hanna, Jamaica’s Minister of Youth and Culture, to Judge Miss World Pageant

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Lisa Hanna, Jamaica’s Minister of Youth and Culture, and previous winner of the Miss World competition, has been named to the position of judge by the Miss World organization. She will join a judge’s panel that includes Mike Dixon, the pageant’s musical director, Julia Morley, the head of the Miss World organization, and three other […]

“Di food.” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS

Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked Paul at the Palm Beach Jerk Festival, “What is it about Jamaica or Jamaicans that makes you smile?”   – Photo by Steven Gordon “Di food.” – Paul   The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you […]

Jamaican Government Wants To Copyright Nation’s Ganja

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According to Anthony Hylton, Jamaica’s Minister of Investment, the government is ready to register ganja as a geographic indication (GI). The government has decided to take the action toward ganja at a time when it is already introducing its first GI for jerk. Designation as a GI provides the greatest level of legal protection on […]

December Designated “Jamaicans.com Month” in the city of Miramar

Wayne Messam, the Mayor of the City of Miramar in Florida, has declared December 2015 as “Jamaicans.com Month.” The mayor made his announcement during the popular website’s 20th anniversary celebration event in South Florida on December 4, 2015. In presenting the official proclamation to the website’s founder Xavier Murphy, Mayor Messam said, “Jamaicans.com is a […]