Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards 2022

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) hosted the annual Honour Awards show on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. For the second consecutive year since the show’s establishment in 2009, the JaRIA Honour Awards was presented in a predominantly virtual format to lovers of Jamaican music and entertainment on JaRIA’s online platforms. JaRIA honoured the exceptional contribution of twenty-six (26) […]

Cuba Provides Options for Jamaican Medical Students Displaced by Russian Invasion of Ukraine

According to Fermin Quinones, Cuba’s new ambassador to Jamaica, Jamaican medical students displaced when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 have the option of continuing their studies in Cuba. The Ambassador noted, however, that scholarships may not be currently available to these students because his country has not reinstated a program suspended in 2021 when […]

Jamaican Model Geena Whyte Launches Rum-centric bar in Negril

Born in Kingston Jamaica, model turned rum-centric bar owner Geena Whyte has returned home to her roots to open Rummaz Bar on the West End in Negril, Westmoreland. Known for birthing the most popular and favoured rums in the world, Jamaica will now have another place to experience world-class rums on the West End. Opening […]

Photo Highlights: Jamaican Ace Sprinters ‘Threw Down the Gauntlet’ on Day 2 of 2022 Carifta Games. BVI’s Phenom Sprinter, Adaejah Hodge, was Simply Marvelous.

Following an exciting opening day—that featured a colorful ‘Parade of Nations’ consisting of athletes with their country’s flags in-hand as well as on the track competition—the second day of competition at the 49th staging of the CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica was action packed indeed.  As it happened, team Jamaica showed out and hauled at […]