Joy Stephenson-Laws To Serve As New Jamaican Honorary Consul in Los Angeles

Jamaican health attorney Joy Stephenson-Laws has been named Honorary Consul in Los Angeles, California. Her appointment to the prestigious post, and the writ of commission, came from Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The announcement was made in early February 2020. Stephenson-Laws will be commissioned by Her Excellency Audrey […]

9 Jamaican Myths About Duppies (Ghosts)

A duppy – in Jamaican culture – is a restless good and bad ghost or spirit. The bad duppies are said to be set onto persons through obeah practices while the good duppies are those of friends and family who “dream” you to give advice. They are said to take many forms such as animals, […]