What: Former Professional Baseball Player Holds Camp in Jamaica in August
The Andrew Dixon Foundation will be holding two baseball camps in Jamaica during August of 2016. The camps will teach the fundamentals of baseball including (1) hitting, (2) throwing, (3) running bases, and more. The camps are scheduled for August 1-6 in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth and August 8-13 in Negril, Westmoreland. The team is […]
US Author Russell Banks: “Jamaica Is Where I Learned to Love a People Other than My Own”
Russell Banks has written 18 works of fiction and now has published a new collection of travel writing. Banks has been traveling for more than 50 years and visited places from the Florida Everglades to the high Himalayas. At 76, the American author has collected the jottings and notes he made during late nights on […]
Jamaica Will Take Part in Zika Vaccine Clinical Trials
A number of clinical trials designed to find a vaccine to fight the Zika virus are planned for Jamaica, according to Dr. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health. The trials form part of a global study supported by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is possible that a vaccine could be made available within a year, […]
“My family is there!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you love about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love Jamaica because my family is there!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you […]
“A place well known to me…” says Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister while visiting Jamaica
When Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, paid a recent visit to Jamaica, he noted that he spent his “formative years” at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus from 1970 to 1978 when he received his PHD in geology, as well as the Bsc and Msc degrees. Rowley said of […]
Hot 105, Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurants and the Kingston College Old Boys Assn of Florida Back To School Book Bag Drive
On Saturday, August 13, 2016, South Florida’s number one urban radio station, WHQT HOT 105 FM, Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurants and the Kingston College Old Boys Assn. of Florida will join forces to host the inaugural back to school drive that will benefit approximately 2,000 high school students who currently attend the Kingston College School […]
Day 213 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Munchies at the Montego Bay Jerk Festival
If you’re ready for some food adventure beyond the buffet at your hotel, take on the Montego Bay Jerk Festival (July 31-August 1, 2016) held at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Center. This is the real thing: fiery pork grilled in the Jamaican style. Two dozen food stands will feature jerk foods created by specialist chefs […]
18th Annual Grand Charity Ball, September 10, 2016, Florida
Appropriately dubbed “The Year of the Women” by members of the Kiwanis Club of Lauderdale Lakes, the year 2015-2016 has seen three women excelled to top key positions: Dr. Celia Earle -Florida District Governor, Roxanna Brown – Florida Lieutenant Governor and Claudette Lawrence – Kiwanis Club of Lauderdale Lakes President. These stellar accomplishments by members […]
