In Run-Up to Reggae Sumfest 2022, Global Sound Clash Showcased Jamaica’s Musical Legacy & Culture
Dubbed ‘The Return’, Reggae Sumfest 2022 featured the much anticipated Global Sound Clash which was held at the Pier I Entertainment Complex alongside the ocean front in Montego Bay, Jamaica. A Sumfest 2022 pre-event, the Global Sound Clash certainly lived up to the hype as Jamaica’s Bass Odyssey sound system emerged victorious after the dust […]
First Underwater Sculpture Park in Development in Montego Bay
In a project developed in a partnership between the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust in St. James and Smilozone Waste Management Ltd., a new tourist attraction is being constructed in Montego Bay. Hugh Shim, the executive director of a new underwater marine park, described the attraction as featuring a “village of Jamaican-type mermaid sculptures” made […]
Meet the Jamaican Woman Who is a Leading Lacrosse Coach at One of Jamaica’s Top Schools
Jamaican, Monique Morrison, a national lacrosse player, has grown in her role as the head lacrosse coach at Jamaica College (JC) since taking the job in 2020, and now five former JC players have been chosen for the team that will compete in the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U21 Championship in Ireland. In an interview […]
Human Rights Attorney of Jamaican Heritage Makes History in Iceland with National Address Commemorating the Foundation of the Republic of Iceland
Human rights attorney Claudia Ashanie Wilson, who is of Jamaican descent, gave the nation’s Independence Day Address in the form of an essay to celebrate the founding of the Republic of Iceland, which occurred in 1944. The speech was broadcast on Iceland’s public radio station, RÚV, and Channel 1 (Ras1). Claudia was selected by the […]
Paula Llewellyn, CD, QC – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“I give my all. I give 100 percent to every case, irrespective of whether it is a cause celebre or mundane issues.” From a painfully shy little girl to the chief public prosecutor of criminal offenses in the country, Her shyness made her a bookworm and this love for books worked out very well for […]