• Tue, 23 June 2026

Usain Bolt Releases Debut Album “Country Yutes”

Usain Bolt Releases Debut Album Country Yutes

Eight-time Olympic gold medalist, fast-rising music maven, entrepreneur, and producer Usain Bolt today releases his eagerly awaited debut album, “Country Yutes,” via A-Team Lifestyle Records/UnitedMasters. The album makes its official premiere following the release of various singles met with global acclaim and attention, including the lead single “It’s A Party.” “Country Yutes” is now available at all […]

Did You Know Marcus Garvey Created The Pan African Flag?

Did you Know Marcus Garvey Created the Pan African Flag

Many African-Americans fly the Pan-African flag in the U.S. during Black History Month, but its origin and history have been lost for some since its adoption in 1920 by the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). It was created by Marcus Garvey, founder of the American Black Nationalist Movement based in Harlem in New York City. […]

Photo Highlights: Miami Reggae Festival 2021 Showcased Top-Echelon Sound Systems With Veteran and New Age Selectors ‘Strutting Their Stuff’

Miami Reggae Festival 2021 took place in Opa Locka, Florida at the City’s Marketplace and coincided with Jamaica’s Independence Day weekend in celebration of the country’s 59th anniversary of its independence.  So too, the event made a ‘Call for Healing the Community’ through sound system culture. In that spirit, Miami Reggae Festival 2021 centered around […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 3rd, 2021

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN EDUCATION MINISTER ANNOUNCES NO IN-PERSON CLASSES ON FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL According to Fayval Williams, Jamaica’s Minister of Education, there will be no face-to-face classes on the first day of school, September 6, 2021. The Minister told parents at a virtual town hall meeting on August 31 that she […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Running Away from Your Calling

I have often wondered what was going through Jonah’s mind as he rose up and prepared to run “away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]” (Jonah 1:3a, AMP) because he objected to going to Nineveh as instructed (vv. 1-2).  Though he was to declare the […]