British Actor to Play Jamaican Reggae Legend Bob Marley in Biopic
Paramount Pictures, which is planning to make a film at Jamaica’s reggae icon Bob Marley, has selected the British Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir to play the starring role of Bob Marley. Ben-Adir has recently appeared in “One Night in Miami” in the role of Malcolm X. Paramount selected him to portray the legendary reggae singer after […]
Jamaica to Have Digital Currency
The Bank of Jamaica has completed a pilot project involving digital currency, and now digital currency will be introduced across the nation during the first quarter of 2022. The roll-out represents a portion of the effort to reduce the costs of financial transactions and to give citizens who do not utilize banks access to financial […]
Jamaican-born Chef Irie will be one of the Participating Chefs at the 2022 South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Stars will descend upon Miami during the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) February 24-27, 2022. The Festival will not only feature culinary greats such as Guy Fieri, Rachael Ray and José Andrés but will also see major star power with the likes of Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and his wife, former Victoria Secret […]
“Teaching Jamaican (Patois) on YouTube” – The Jamaican Language Unit Celebrates International Mother Language Day 2022
Braadkyaas Jamiekan celebrates International Mother Language Day 2022 with a special episode of the current affairs programme, Big Tingz a Gwaan, on Monday, February 21, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. (Jamaica time) on the Braadkyaas Jamiekan YouTube channel. Big Tingz a Gwaan is co-hosted by retired academic and long-time Jamaican language advocate Prof. Carolyn Cooper and […]