Best of Jamaica Winners in Florida Grateful and Humbled as They Receive Awards

The winners of the Best of Jamaica Awards in Florida sponsored by Jamaicans.com, the world’s premier Jamaican community website, received notification that they were voted Best of Jamaica in 2020 by their fans. Xavier Murphy, founder of Jamaicans.com, personally presented the award certificates to several of the winners. The winners of the Best of Jamaica […]

Forbes Magazine Takes a look at Jerk Chicken Cultural Appropriation

As the taste of Jamaican jerk becomes more popular, the issue of cultural appropriation has also arisen and recently explored by Forbes magazine.  Authentic Jamaican jerk includes the flavors of scotch bonnet peppers, thyme, ginger, garlic, scallion, and allspice berries and the smoky pimento wood fire used for cooking. The Jerk tradition has created commercial […]

Apparel Line from Jamaican-Born Designer Featured at Target for Black History Month

Jamaican-born Kalilah Wright, the founder of MESS in a Bottle, a company that packages T-shirts sporting “cool messages” in reusable bottles, has partnered with Target stores to sell her products. Wright trained as an architect and has combined her love for fashion and architecture in her entrepreneurial t-shirt endeavor. Having worked for a time in […]