“Come apart . . . and rest a while”
In his book The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People, John Ortberg observes, “We suffer from what has come to be known as ‘hurry sickness’,” a condition Meyer Friedman defines as “above all, a continuous struggle and unremitting attempt to accomplish or achieve more and more things or participate in more and […]
Young Jamaican Leader Selected as a Youth Delegate for the 2020 YOUNGA Forum – Global Takeover of the United Nations
This fall, Jénine Shepherd, Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Excellence in Nation Building Recipient, from Jamaica has been selected to represent Youths For Excellence Limited for the inaugural YOUNGA™Forum. Organized by BridgingTheGap Ventures, this first-of-its-kind virtual global youth takeover of the United Nations is focused on a central theme for 2020—the future youth want, the action we need. Using […]
Ziggy Marley Releases Book Celebrating Life of His Father Bob Marley
Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife Rita Marley, is honoring the 75th anniversary of his father’s birth with the release of a book containing over 150 photographs the celebrate and life and legacy of Bob Marley. Bob Marley has been recognized as the “forefather of reggae” and as […]
Jamaica Asked To Host Flag Football World Championship in 2021
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF), the body responsible for governing flag football, has contacted the National Tackle Football Association (NTFA), the body responsible for the local governance of American football, concerning the hosting of the American Flag Football World Championship tournament in 2021. Jerome Harriott, founder and director of the NTFA, has been […]
Essence Features Jamaican Fashion Designer’s Spring/Summer 2021 Collection
Jamaican designer Edvin Thompson, the creator of the contemporary clothing brand Theophilio, presented his Spring and Summer 2021 collection entitled “Migration” on September 16, 2020. The digital presentation, which features Thompson’s approach to design that combines nostalgia for his Jamaican childhood and the modern and progressive culture of the New York where the brand is […]
Jamaican Visits Chinese Descendants Home – Fulfilling my father’s dream visiting Hong Kong & his family village
My first visit to Hong Kong and China was in 1992. As we landed in HK, I was overcome with tears as my father wanted to revisit Hong Kong and the village where he lived and never made it back. He left China around 1936. He kept putting the trip off for when he retired. […]
Discover Jamaica By Bike Offers Visitors New Route to Experience The Island’s Allure
As the sun rises on the morning of October 2, Jamaica’s Director of Tourism, Donovan White and members of the Jamaica Cycling Association will crank up the RPMs as they partake in the first leg of Discover Jamaica by Bike. A local event, this will serve as a pilot for a consumer cycling experience that will debut […]
Three Jamaican Bed and Breakfast listed on Top 25 Caribbean List for Tourists in 2020
Three bed and breakfast venues in Jamaica are listed by travel site TripAdvisor’s list of the Top 25 B&Bs in the Caribbean for 2020. The Blue House Boutique Bed and Breakfast was ranked at Number 13, followed by Great Huts at Number 14, and Polkerris Bed and Breakfast at Number 19. The Blue House Boutique […]
Jamaican Entrepreneur in the U.S. Creates an Innovative Wearable Pillow
The idea for the unique new ComfortNCuddly Wearables pillow came to Jamaican inventor, O’Shane Whyte, in response to his habit of falling asleep on the couch. The serial entrepreneur wanted to create a product that was useful, comfortable and portable that could be used in multiple venues. “I thought, how can I make an all-in-one […]
Four Uncommon Intimacy Builders
I was in the kitchen with my wife, a very small kitchen to be exact, when I attempted to reach inside the refrigerator while bumping into her. “Thank God for small kitchens,” I thought. Many times we are actually making moves with our spouses not realizing the opportunity to create an atmosphere of intimacy within […]