“Friendly People and Beautiful Beaches!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you miss about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “The one thing I miss about Jamaica is the friendly people and beautiful beaches!!!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone […]
Ziggy Marley and Wife Combine Their Heritages and Cultures
Ziggy Marley and his wife Orly have four children at home and have successfully combined their Jamaican and Middle Eastern cultures in the family. According to Ziggy Marley, food is one of the ways that helped him to accept and understand different cultures. Marley, 48, is a Grammy-award winning reggae artist and says he enjoys […]
6 Things Jamaican Women (And Men) Who Bleach Don’t Know They Are Losing
Skin bleaching is often glorified in dancehall culture, however most Jamaicans do not support the practice. In fact, there is a gradual shift to accepting and celebrating all the beautiful shades of melanin that exist in our ‘one people’ population. Still there are those who chose to bleach their skin for a variety of reasons […]
Day 311 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Party On at Skyline Drive
If you’re in a mood to party one late night, take a drive up reggae mountain to Skyline Drive. See the lights twinkling in Kingston down below on a Sunday evening and enjoy the DJs in the Kingston Dub scene. The party on Jack’s Hill attracts a mixed crowd that includes everyone from Rastas to […]
Jack Radics Hailed as “a National Treasure” at Launch of New Album in Atlanta
Platinum selling Jamaican recording artist Jack Radics has been hailed as one of Jamaica’s finest cultural ambassadors and a National Treasure by Mrs Jewel Scott, Honorary Consul of the Jamaican Atlanta Consulate in Georgia. Mrs Scott made the remarks as she issued they keynote address at the launch of Radics’ new album, The Watershed, at […]
