Freddie Mcgregor Calls Reggae Grammys An Embarrassment To The Music
In perhaps the most blistering attack on the reggae Grammys to date, Jamaican reggae icon and veteran singer Freddie McGregor has lashed out at the 59-year old American institution, calling the reggae arm of the organization that typically rewards excellence in the music industry “an embarrassment of indescribable magnitude to reggae music”. This week McGregor […]
Our Stories: Bukam dances with his departed father everyday
In this installment of Our Stories, Bukam Bling shares how he dances with his departed father everyday….For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome food, and attractive people. And while that image is not far from the truth, if the lens […]
Vietnam – Jamaicans Tell Their Travel Stories
VIETNAM In March 2014 I visited Vietnam with a dental team to work at a Catholic Orphanage in BanMeThuot ( which is the largest city) in the central highlands of the southern end of Dac Lac Plateau. After completing our work in BanMeThuot, three of us from the group did some sightseeing in Ho Chi […]
Public-Private Partnership Boosts Hospital in Becoming Baby Friendly
The Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth is now qualified to become a ‘baby-friendly’ hospital following infrastructural and equipment support from Sagicor Jamaica, which Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton says underscores the significance of corporate citizenship. As one of three beneficiaries of the 2016 Sagicor Sigma Run, the hospital received on Thursday, December 15, a […]
Warm Welcome Home for Jamaica’s First Winter Visitor
Jack Radics’ Record Label Sponsors Innovative Greenhouse in Atlanta
Sound Faculty LLC, the independent record label founded by platinum selling Jamaican recording artist Jack Radics, has officially sponsored Rainbow House, an Aquaponics greenhouse project run by Clayton County based teacher and scientist Stanley Heron. Aquaponics is the scientific system of fusing aquaculture (the raising of fish) with hydroponics (the soilless growing of plants), that […]
Day 356 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Have a Slice of Jamaican Christmas Cake
The traditional cake – sometimes called Black Cake – served at Christmas is a fruit cake made with dried fruits and drowned in rum or wine – sometimes steeping in the alcoholic beverage for months before being served. It is the only dessert deemed acceptable at a real Jamaican Christmas dinner, and every home is […]