Jamaicans, Grace Jones and Beam, Featured on Beyonce’s “Renaissance” Album

Superstar recording star Beyonce released her seventh studio album, “Renaissance,” on July 29, 2022, on her Parkwood Entertainment label and Columbia Records. The album includes 16 tracks and collaborations with two Jamaican artists: the iconic Grace Jones and Tyshane “Beam” Thompson, son of Papa San, a veteran dancehall gospel deejay. Grace Jones is featured along […]

Jamaican Dancehall Artist Shenseea Receives First Nomination for MTV Video Music Award

The Jamaican dancehall star Shenseea has been nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for the first time. Her video for “R U That,” a single from her debut album “ALPHA,” received the nomination just four months after Shenseea was named MTV’s global “Push Artiste of the Month” in March 2022. The announcement of Shenseea’s […]

Dame Karlene Davis, DBE – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women

Born and raised in Jamaica, Karlene Davis went to England because she wanted to be a midwife. She first trained as a nurse, later as a midwife and then as a teacher of midwifery. Why? Because she wanted to see midwives acknowledged for who they really are – “ the lead professionals in maternity care….” […]

10, 60, 100 – Jamaican Jerk Festival New York 2022 Was A Winning Combination

No these are not part of the winning lotto numbers of the recent Mega Millions drawing won by one person in Illinois – but they are significant. The recently concluded Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival  New York held at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens on Sunday July 31st celebrated its 10th anniversary in fine style with […]