The 6 Soups Every Jamaican Should Know How to Cook

The 6 Soups Every Jamaican Should Know How to Cook - Red Peas Beef Soup

In the past, traditionally, Saturdays are soup days in Jamaica but now any day of the week can be a soup day, especially the rainy days. Soups are usually laden with meat, vegetables and starches and are served either as appetizers or a full meal. They are popular street food and are of many variations. […]

New Dutch Professional Football Kits Pay Homage to Bob Marley

New Dutch Professional Football Kits Pay Homage to Bob Marley

The Dutch professional football team Ajax took Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” song as its unofficial anthem in 2008, and the song is played regularly at their matches. The use of the song was recognized by Marley’s son Ky-Mani Marley in 2018 when he traveled to the Netherlands and sang it for fans at the […]

Jamaican Student Seeks Help to Fight Cancer – Rojea McCook

Jamaican Student Seeks Help to Fight Cancer - Rojea McCook

Tenth-grade Jamaica College student Rojea McCook, 17, has already fought a two-year battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and in April of 2021, he learned that the cancer had returned even more aggressively and had spread from his neck to his stomach. His mother Nadine Morris, who had been optimistic and strong in her faith while Rojea […]