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Uk-based Jamaicans Urged to Help Their Homeland

The newly-crowned Festival Queens of Jamaica have made a call to the diaspora in the UK to help to make a difference and give something back to their homeland. Under the direction of Jamaicans Inspired UK (JamIn) descendants of Jamaican-born parents and grandparents will have a unique opportunity to reconnect to the island and do […]

Nesbeth to Headline “Tenky Miss Lou” Tribute Concert

International Reggae Singer, Nesbeth will be the main headliner for Tenky Miss Lou: A Tribute Concert which will see members of the Jamaican Performing Arts Community and Theatre Fraternity paying tribute to Jamaican Cultural Icon, the Honourable Louise Bennett Coverley on her birthday anniversary, September 7. Organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an […]

Scarborough shines celebrating Caribbean film

Scarborough residents and those in in the Greater Toronto Area’s east side will have a unique opportunity to experience a ‘downtown style’ gala in their backyard! One of the most anticipated films of this year’s festival will have a special encore Scarborough screening. Machel Montano: Journey of a Soca King, a documentary on the acclaimed […]

Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival 2017, September 3rd, 2017, Conyers

The 12th Annual Grace Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival returns this Labor Day Sunday, September 3. The annual event brings families, friends, celebrities, chefs and jerk lovers alike together for a day of food, fun and music. The 12th Annual staging will be held at the Georgia International Horse Park Grand Prix Stadium located at 1996 […]

Jamaican Food Fight: White Yam vs Yellow Yam – Guess Who Won?

We asked our Facebook fans who would win a Jamaican food fight between White Yam vs Yellow Yam. Here are the results and what some of what our fans wrote. Feel free to add your own comments. Vote count: White Yam  –  20% Yellow Yam  –  80% Selected Comments: M McLeod – Yellow…dry and nice from St. Bess….best! […]

How much do you know about George Stiebel, the builder of Devon House?

George Stiebel

Devon House was built in St. Andrew by George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire, in 1881. Stiebel was the son of a Jamaican woman and a German Jew. He quit school at 14 and became apprenticed to a carpenter. By 19, he was involved with the reconstruction of the Ferry Inn. With money given to […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending September 1st, 2017

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JCF STATISTICS SHOW OVER 1,000 JAMAICANS MURDERED SINCE START OF 2017 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JFC) has found that more than 1,000 Jamaicans have been victims of murder since the beginning of 2017, with 114 murders occurring across the island since August 5, 2017. The JCF’s Periodic Serious […]

Jamaican Appointed Miami-Dade County Judge by Florida Governor

Renatha Francis Jamaican Appointed Miami-Dade County Judge by Florida Governor

Florida Governor Rick Scott has appointed Renatha Francis, attorney in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP where she is a member of the Class Action and Mass Litigation Practice Group. To the Miami-Dade County Court. Francis, 39, will fill the spot vacated by Judge Jason E. Dimitris, who has been promoted to a […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Coming Boldly to the Throne of Grace

In his letter to the Hebrews, the writer exhorts the brethren, and by extension us, to “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (4:16, KJV). Most of us are familiar with this verse and it has served us well in our […]