Steve Higgins Brings Jamaican Folk Culture to Japan

Jamaican tenor and cultural ambassador Steve Higgins recently visited Tokyo and Tottori, Japan, to showcase Jamaican Folk Songs. While in Japan, Higgins performed at concert halls, engaged with students at Iwami High School, and collaborated with celebrated Japanese artists. His tour commemorated the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Jamaica, sharing the rich […]

Jamaica Hits 1.7 Million Visitor Mark, Aiming for 5 Million by 2025

Jamaica has welcomed 1.7 million visitors in the first five months of the year. The island saw 1,016,185 stopover arrivals and over 700,000 cruise passengers by May 5 and 7, earning about US$1.8 billion in revenue. This marks a 4.6 percent rise in stopover arrivals and a 23 percent rise in cruise passengers, up from […]

Week-Long Festivities Planned for Reggae Legend Peter Tosh

This year, the Tosh Family will commemorate what would have been Peter Tosh’s 80th birthday with a week-long celebration from October 13 to 19. Niambe Tosh, Executive of the Peter Tosh Legacy & Brand and Chairperson of his Foundation, shared, “We plan to honor my father by officially marking this week as ‘Peter Tosh Week’ […]