Interview With Jamaican Model Oshane Porter
This month we interview Jamaican-born international model, Oshane Porter. Discovered by the Jamaican modeling agency Zahni, she is now signed to Irene Marie Models. She has graced the covers a few magazines and strutted her “stuff” on the catwalk of “fashion week”. As we Jamaicans say: Which part a Jamaica yuh come from?I grew up […]
Pirated : Jamaican Book Review
ABOUT THE BOOKThis story is about an 11 year old boy who, in hiding, watched the brutal murder of his parents by prominent men of the town. Despite his testimony, these men were set free and he lost faith in the justice system. The 12 year old plotted, schemed and waited. If it is the […]
St. Maarten-St. Martin Classic Yacht Regatta 2008 Registers First Yacht
Six months before the first start the third week of January, the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta had received already their first official registrant, the St.Barth-based classic Lone Fox. The yacht was built in 1957 for Colonel Whitbread, of Whitbread Breweries, the original sponsor of the Whitbread Round the World Race. He had the English designer, […]
The First Black Britons : Review
Overview of the DVD/VHS: ‘The First Black Britons’: An Educational Documentary from Sweet Patootee Productions: The Americas are the hidden story of the Napoleonic Wars. In 1793, fighting in the Caribbean triggered major economic meltdown in Britain; a crisis so severe, abolitionist Prime Minister, William Pitt (the Younger), secretly authorised a plan to turn the […]
The Obama Phenomenon Offers Hope to Us All
Dare we imagine that a person of color will become the President of the world’s most powerful nation? Isn’t that a perfect example of the Audacity of Hope? But I won’t vote for Barack Obama because he is African-American. I will vote for him, if I get the opportunity, because he is poised, intelligent, humane […]
Valentine Optimist Regatta
Taking place on the same weekend as the famous St Croix International Regatta, the Valentine Optimist Regatta is a chance for younger sailors to get in on the sailing action. Racing takes place in the pretty Teague Bay and there are plenty of shoreside activities for kids and their parents, including the popular taco and […]
St Croix International Regatta
This famous sailing event kicks off with the popular Cruzan Rum Welcome Party on the Friday, night which features music performed by a live band. The yachting gets underway the following day with a series of races, but not before the banquet of a large communal breakfast. There is plenty of entertainment on dry land […]
Interview With Walter Elmore, CEO of Turn-Key Productions, Organizar of the Air Jamaica Jazz Fest
This month we interview Walter Elmore, CEO of Turn-Key Productions the organizars of the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. We discuss the upcoming 2008 festival, the artists and the many challenges involved in planning this large scale event each year. 1. Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues is now a branded major calendar event […]
Jamaica Year in Review 2007
Lest We Forget`A Year of Significant Milestones’ is how journalist Michael Burke headed up his list of reminders in The Sunday Observer in January to Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora. And indeed most new events this year seemed to have paled in significance when compared to anniversary events such as the first Local […]
Who are you? Just a Jamerican
A Jamerican is a person who was born in the United States, but has a strong affinity of the roots of their Jamaican parents or guardians. It’s also a person who gets confused of which culture that he or she belongs more with. Being a Jamaican or American. To add to the confusion, he or […]