Tuff Gong & The Marley Family To Commemorate The Birth Of Bob Marley With “Easy Skanking 78”

Tuff Gong & The Marley Family To Commemorate The Birth Of Bob Marley

The annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Honorable Robert Nesta Marley (OD) will once again take place on February 6th, the anniversary of his birth. This year, the Marley Family and its group of companies honor the Jamaican musical icon’s 78th birthday with a full schedule of events under the theme “Easy Skanking 78,” utilizing the title of the lead track from Marley’s […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 27th, 2023

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS PROMISES “NO BAILOUT” FOR ANY FAILED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his government will not bail out any financial institution that has failed. The government “will not socialize any debt” and “will not socialize” the failure of any banks, Holness told attendees of the annual Jamaica […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Mother’s Example and Influence

According to the first chapter of 1 Samuel, Hannah, after giving birth to and weaning her first child Samuel, promptly “brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh” (v. 24, KJV).  There she vowed that “as long as he liveth, he shall be lent to the Lord” (v. 28) and left her boy […]

Givenchy Debuts Jamaica Musician Alkaline as the Face of it’s Spring-Summer 2023 Global Campaign

Givenchy Debuts Jamaica Musician Alkaline as the Face of its Spring-Summer 2023 Global Campaign 3

Givenchy Creative Director Matthew M. Williams taps Jamaican Music Phenomenon Alkaline as the face of his first dedicated menswear global advertising campaign. Since the summer of 2022, reggae-dancehall music lovers, Caribbean Nationals, and descendants globally have become highly intrigued with Givenchy creative director Matthew M. Williams’s Haute Paris runway collection. The collection, which lends to […]

Jamaican Under-20 Women’s 4×100-Meter Relay Record Ratified by World Athletics

Jamaican Under-20 Women 4x100-Meter Relay Record Ratified by World Athletics

Jamaica’s Under-10 women’s 4×100-meter relay team of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Kerrica Hill, and Tia Clayton achieved a new world record in the World Athletics championships on August 5, 2022, in Cali, Colombia. Their gold-medal-winning time of 42.59 seconds was finally ratified by World Athletics on January 16, 2023. The same four team members set […]