Brides Magazine Features Jamaican Wedding

A story of a vibrant Jamaican wedding complete with photographs by Pamela Lyons is featured in Bride’s Magazine. The wedding celebrates the marriage of Hayden Curtin and Jack Cates. Cates proposed in August 2016, and the couple quickly made all their wedding arrangements. Then, just ten days later, Hayden was diagnosed with cancer and spent […]

Jamaican-Born Judge Elevated to Miami-Dade Circuit Court

Jamaican-American Judge Renatha Francis has been appointed to the Eleventh Justice Circuit Court by Florida’s Governor Rick Scott. Judge Francis, 40, currently serves as a Miami-Dade County judge. She previously practiced law at the firm of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, and was an attorney for the First District Court of Appeal. Judge Francis earned a […]

Stuffed Cabbage Leaves Recipe – Guadeloupe

INGREDIENTS: 2 lb cabbage 1 cup uncooked rice 1 lb lean beef, minced ¼ cup lemon juice 2 teaspoons fresh mint 4 teaspoons garlic salt and pepper to taste ¼ cup butter Directions: 1.    Core cabbage; parboil leaves until limp and pliable. Place in colander; separate leaves. 2.    Slice leaves in half along ribs to […]