Fashion Firm Dsquared2 Pays Homage to Bob Marley with New Collection
Fashion design house Dsquared2 opened Men’s Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, with a new collection that honors Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley. The show mounted by Canadian twins Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2 was created in a collaboration with the Bob Marley Foundation, which gave its permission for them to reproduce the image of […]
Jamaican Born Actor Marcos James Returns for Season 2 of LMN’s ‘Keeping Up With the Joneses’ Produced by Vivica A. Fox
Marcos James, best known for his performance as White Rat in HBO’s Emmy Award winning series Game of Thrones, is returning to season two of the Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) film series Keeping Up With The Joneses. The production is executive produced by actress Vivica A. Fox (Empire, Kill Bill) who also appears in the […]
Barbara Joy Gloudon (1935-2022) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Barbara Joy Gloudon did so many things and excelled in all of them. The little girl from Harvey River in the northern parish of Hanover, the eldest of ten children, became an outstanding journalist, playwright, author, communication specialist, radio talk-show host, and lecturer. She authored several national pantomimes, plays, articles and a book; earning many […]
Jamaican Ambassador to US Urges Eligible Jamaicans to Become Citizens of Their Adopted Home
Audrey Marks, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, is encouraging those in the Jamaican Diaspora to become citizens of the US so that they can participate fully in the democratic process of their adopted country. She made her remarks on June 29, 2022, at a forum hosted by the Latin American Center, Atlantic Council on […]
Mrs. Ivy Ralph (1928-2018) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“ It was an ideal I had as a child, a more comfortable style of dress for men. I wanted to help them get away from the jacket-and-tie routine, to something more comfortably suited for the island’s climate.” – Ivy Ralph Regarded as one of the pioneers of the Jamaican fashion industry, she was famous […]
“Marriage Needs One Guide…Avoid All Others”
As a young boy I heard many ghost stories. I remember those good old days of listening to these stories and taking them in too much to the point where I was bothered by them when I went to bed. Worse, I used to watch ghost movies sometimes and would become so afraid as I […]
Dr. Glenda Simms (1939-2021) – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“Feminism is when you can differentiate between yourself and a doormat.” – Dr. Glenda Simms From a child growing up in St. Elizabeth, Glenda Simms decided that she would not be treated as anybody’s doormat. She became a feminist – the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. The eldest of […]
Euzhan Palcy Makes History Again as First Black & Caribbean Female Director to be Honored by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made its selections for the 2022 Governor’s Awards, and for the first time a Black female director will be among the honorees. The trailblazing director and humanitarian, Euzhan Palcy, from Martinique in the French Caribbean, joins actor Michael J. Fox, songwriter Diane Warren, and director Peter […]
“Barrel Children” Documentary by British Jamaican Journalist, Nadine White, Looks at Windrush Children Left Behind in the Caribbean
“Barrel Children,” a new documentary film from British Jamaican journalist Nadine White, depicts the experience of the children left behind in the Caribbean when their parents traveled to Britain for work after World War II in what has come to be known as the Windrush Migration. The announcement of the documentary came on Windrush Day […]
Deon Hemmings – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
“Sometimes it may feel like you cannot make it, but just keep on working hard at it.” – Deon Hemmings Jamaica’s sprint history is full of ‘firsts’ and Deon Hemmings is no exception. She is the first Jamaican and Caribbean female to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Her race of choice? The 400-metre hurdles. The […]