Jamaica’s Under-12 Karate Athletes Win 29 Medals at US Open in Florida

The Under-12 participants from Jamaica took home 29 medals from the International Sports Karate Association United States Open competition in Orlando, Florida. Siblings Lee-Michael and Khain Henry of Rising Sun Karate and David Richards of Ningen Karate won 10 gold medals, seven silver medals and 12 bronze medals in the sparring, weapons and forms disciplines. […]

Dudus Coke and Portia Simpson Miller Are Not Dead

Contrary to a number of fake news reports, Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher “Dudus” Coke, and former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller are still very much alive. Social media and other outlets have reported that Coke committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell at the Edgefield Federal Correctional Institution in South Carolina where he is […]

Fashion Magazine Does Feature On Skin Bleaching In Jamaica

The Marie Claire fashion magazine has published a feature article exploring why black women in a chiefly black culture continue to bleach their skin. In telling the story of Jody Cooper, 22, who said she never made a conscious choice to lighten her skin because everyone around her, including her mother, her aunt and her […]

Photo Highlights: An Evening with Air Supply featuring Tessanne Chin

Returning to Jamaica to perform once again, the group Air Supply did not disappoint their loyal fans who gathered on June 24th, 2017 at the Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios. Performing before them was upcoming sensation Djani and The Voice 2013 winner Tessanne Chin. The concert which was staged by the Issa Trust Foundation […]