Australia Holds First Jamaican Music and Food Festival
The first Jamaican food and music festival ever held in Australia is schedule for November 6, 2016, in Williamstown at the Seaworks maritime precinct. According to DJ Stick Mareebo, the festival’s founder, the event will offer four stages of live entertainment and eight hours of music, including ska, rocksteady, dancehall, dub, roots and reggae. Mareebo […]
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Day 309 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Drive Like a Reggae Legend at Geejam
One of the perks of staying in a suite or villa at Geejam is the opportunity to drive Bob Marley’s 1976 Range Rover. It is part of a car restoration project undertaken by Jon Baker, the co-founder of Geejam collection and its well-known Geejam Hotel. Baker is restoring several vintage cars, one of which is […]
Excellent first staging of QORIHC Ceremonies
If the first staging of the Queens of Reggae Island Honorary Ceremonies- QORIHC, held at the Courtleigh Auditorium on Sunday night is a depiction of what the annual event will look like, then we can certainly look forward to a fantastic yearly showcase. The event, although getting off to a slightly late start, definitely fulfilled […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “My Grace is Sufficient”
In 2 Corinthians 12:7, Paul speaks of his thorn in the flesh. Theologians have long speculated on what that might have been, but regardless of what it was, we know that Paul asked the Lord to remove it three times (v.9). However, the answer was not what he might have expected. The Apostle wrote, “And […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending November 4th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- NOVEMBER 28 SET FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION Jamaica’s local government elections are scheduled for Monday, November 28, 2016, and Nomination Day is set for Friday, November 11, 2016. The dates were announced by Desmond McKenzie, Local Government Minister. According to the Representation of the People Act, Nomination Day […]
