“I love Jamaica for the people, food, and music!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is the one thing you love about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love Jamaica for the people, food, and music.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. […]
Jamaican Scholar, Kamille Adair Morgan, at Top of Class at Oxford
Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholar for 2012, Kamille Adair Morgan was recognized as the top student in her class at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, winning the Winter Williams Prize. Adair Morgan, who is a native of St. Andrew, is in the Masters of Law program. The prize is given to the student who […]
Newsweek Magazine to Feature Bob Marley in Special Issue
Newsweek Magazine’s special issue, which it is calling the official 70th anniversary tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley, has just hit the newsstands in the United States. The magazine’s 100-page feature is dedicated to the Marley family, Jamaica, and several musical genres including reggae rocksteady and ska. In addition to chronicling the life of Bob […]
Day 10 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Ride Through St. Ann in Style: Chukka Cove
Unleash your inner horseman (or horsewoman) and saddle up at St. Ann’s Chukka Cove Polo Club. A three-hour ride takes you through Llandover and Richmond, two of the oldest sugar plantations in Jamaica; the properties date back to the 1660s and border Chukka Cove’s private beach. Then guides will unsaddle the horses, and you will […]
Jamaican Record-holding Discus Thrower, Jason Morgan, Gets Deal with Puma
Jason Morgan, who holds Jamaica’s national record in the discus for 2015 and who is working toward improving his performance and maybe winning a medal at the 2016 Olympics, has received a shoe contract with Puma. He expects the contract to last until the end of his athletic career. Overall, Morgan is moving ahead from […]
