New Caribbean Web-TV Channel Irietimestv.com Gets Ready to Launch
The online space is about to welcome a new Caribbean-Centric TV station. After 11 years of successfully operating live internet radio, Leroy “Dreamy” Riley of irietimes.com has partnered with veteran filmmaker Michael “Barri” Brown of BarriVision Films to form irietimesTV.com. The new venture will bring about a new internet television station with island flair that will be […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “We don’t know what to do…”
Jehoshaphat knew that he and the people of Judah were in trouble. According to the narrative, when he received news that a great multitude had come up against them, he was afraid (2 Chronicles 20:1-3a). However, instead of giving in to that fear, he “set himself [determinedly, as his vital need] to seek the Lord; […]
Jamaican Author Trudi Tolani Releases Children’s Book on Memories of Growing up on the Island
She has called South Florida home for 20 years, but Trudi Tolani ensures there is a lot of Jamaica at her home in the city of Weston. That passion ensures her four children, all born in the United States, have a sense of their Caribbean heritage. “My children have been very supportive. They are the […]
The USA now has a National Jamaican Jerk Day
It is official! On Sunday, October 25, 2020, the United States will celebrate the first annual National Jamaican Jerk Day as approved by the USA National Day Archives. The fourth Sunday in October each year will be designated National Jamaican Jerk Day. Jamaican Jerk Festival USA, Inc., producers of the annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival […]
Jamaican Stuntman Recalls Humility of A King “Black Panther” – Chadwick Boseman
Like many admirers of actor Chadwick Boseman, the exalted star of many hit movies including “Black Panther,” the billion-dollar box-office blockbuster, Hollywood stuntman Roy Anderson, is shocked and shaken by the untimely death of the 42-year-old actor he worked alongside last year in Thailand. “I am not a family member, but his death has really […]
Jamaican Model Kyla Ramsey to be Featured in Vogue Italia’s Magazine 100 Covers
Kyla Ramsey has graced runways around the world and she’s one of the featured people in Vogue Italia’s “100 Covers, 100 People, 100 Stories” September 2020 issue that hit the stands on Aug. 28. The Jamaican-born Ramsey is the magazine’s 29th cover. The issue is a global “who’s who” of models, actresses, social media personalities, […]
Jamaican Monique Mendes Makes History as First Black Woman to Receive PhD in Neuroscience at University of Rochester
Monique Mendes, a Jamaican who attended Immaculate Conception High School in St. Andrew Parish prior to migrating to the United States at the age of 16, has made history on July 31, 2020, by becoming the first black woman and only the second black individual to receive a PhD in neuroscience at the University of […]
Redemption Songs by Jamaican author Lynda Edwards, leaps off the pages, taking sudden twists & turns, as it races toward an unsuspecting and dramatic end
Lynda Edwards was born in Jamaica, coming of age during a turbulent time in the island’s history. Like most Caribbean people, she is a born storyteller inspired by the unconventional family she comes from, the incongruity of her upbringing, and the island itself. After the death of her American husband, Josephine Myers Blakely has moved […]
Raheem Sterling Unveils His Very Own New Clarks Originals Wallabee Dedicated to Jamaica
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the trademark original Clarks Desert Boot, the OG footwear firm has named Manchester City and England star player, Jamaican Raheem Sterling, as the face of its promotion campaign for a new collection. The limited-edition Clarks Originals X Raheem Sterling Wallabee features bright colors that reflect the modern streetwear trend […]
Grace Jamaican Patty Sales Doubles In New York Region During Covid-19
Just under 1.5 million patties sold for second quarter this year Jamaican meat patties have always been a big seller among Caribbean Americans in key Diaspora markets within the United States. The New York tri-state region is the largest of the Jamaican & Caribbean markets overseas, and during the first three months of the Covid-19 […]