10 Quotes by Jamaican Dub Poet Mutabaruka You Should Know

Born in 1952 in Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica as Allan Hope, he’s better known by his fans as Mutabaruka. He’s a Jamaican Rastafari dub poet, actor, musician, educator, and talk show host. He developed two of Jamaica’s most highly rated radio shows, “The Cutting Edge” and “Steppin’ Razor.” He assumed the name Mutabaruka from the […]

Top 10 Jamaican Business News Stories of 2021

In 2021, Jamaica continued to position itself as a center for leisure travel and for health and medical tourism. It also strengthened its branding as a cannabis and psychedelic health destination, as well as continuing to promote new cannabis products and licenses. The news also covered the expansion of resorts and telecommunications. Jamaica and its […]

Jamaican American Owner of Vegan Restaurant on Cover of Essence

Aisha “Pinky” Cole, 34, the entrepreneurial force behind the Slutty Vegan restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, graces the cover of Essence magazine and is the subject of a featured article inside. Cole, who was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and the daughter of Jamaican, Rastafarian immigrants, began her vegan empire in August of 2018 with a single […]

The Top 10 Jamaican Diaspora News Stories of 2021

Many Jamaicans in the Diaspora were recognized for their achievements in 2021: a Jamaican soldier is the first Black individual to lead the Queen’s Coldstream Guards in the United Kingdom, a regiment of 500 tasked with protecting the Queen and playing a role in state visits at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle; the Vice-Chancellor of […]