Jamaican Bobsled Team to Hold Trials in July 2016
Jamaica’s world-famous bobsled team is preparing to hold team trials for participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics. The trials will be held at GC Foster College on Saturday, July 9, 2016, and are open to male and female athletes between the ages of 18 and 21. Team organizers are looking for men and women who […]
Jewish Cemeteries in Jamaica Being Restored by Jewish Jamaican genealogist
Ainsley Henriques, 77, a community leader and Jewish Jamaican genealogist, and Rachel Frankel, the volunteer coordinator from the nonprofit Caribbean Volunteer Expedition, which recruits individuals from the United States for work on projects involving historic conservation, are cataloging the remaining 13 Jewish cemeteries on the island to preserve the community’s history and heritage. The two […]
“Growing up there is still very fresh!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. This week we ask Sonia E. Wilson “What about Jamaica makes you smile?” “I love Jamaica because memories of friendships, sports, education, character building… growing up there is still very fresh, decades later.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If […]
The Love & Harmony Caribbean Music Cruise 2017, February 27th – March 3rd 2017
Rockers Island Entertainment, in association with Best Of The Best Entertainment and Massive B., are proud to announce the first annual Love & Harmony Caribbean Cruise, set to sail roundtrip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica from the Port of Miami, February 27th – March 3rd 2017. Brought to you by the esteemed promoters of Best Of […]
Festival Song 50th Anniversary Road Tour Does Brawta Leg
The Jamaica Festival Song Competition will be making a “brawta” leg on their island-wide 50th Anniversary Road Show to the south coast parishes of St. Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon and St. Catherine, this Saturday, July 2. Organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the […]
Day 181 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Make a Splash at Makka Beach
Known for the Makka Pro Surfing contest, this beach is legendary among surfers. Located in Southaven in St. Thomas, the contest is sanctioned by Jamaica’s Tourist Board and attracts professional surfers from around the world. The beach gets winds that come up early in the morning for most of the year. Surfers describe the wave […]