Finding Love Again: Ladies, 6 Negative Things You May Be Telling Yourselves!

Joining the dating world is not easy for persons 40 and older, especially those who have been in long-term relationships. This is an excerpt of a letter (used with permission) that I got from a client. “I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I am over 40 years old, I’m still single and hate […]

Jamaican Wins South Florida Senior Spelling Bee

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Jamaican Cordella Lewis, 82. is the winner of the 9th Annual Senior Spelling Bee, a spelling competition similar to those held for children, at the Southwest Focal Point Community Center and organized by a group of South Florida senior citizens in Pembroke Pines who honed their skills in the days before spellcheck. Highlighting how mental […]

Usain Bolt Listed as One of Top 10 Athletes in Past 40 Years

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Jamaican Olympic champion and sprint legend Usain Bolt has been ranked Number 5 in a Top 10 Best Athletes list covering the past 40 years by sports writer Mac Aljancic of the Times-Reporter. Bolt was cited because, more than any other athlete, he showed “true ‘not of this earth’ talent,” wrote Aljancic. Bolt won gold […]

British-Jamaican Helen Cammock One of Four Artists on 2019 Turner Prize Shortlist

British-Jamaican artist Helen Cammock, who was born in the United Kingdom to a Jamaican father and an English mother, is one of four artists to be shortlisted for the 2019 Turner Prize. Works by the artists on the list include those that blur fact and fiction and explore oppression. In addition to Cammock are Lawrence […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 17th, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS VISITS FORMER PRIME MINISTER SEAGA Current Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness traveled to Miami, Florida, to meet with the country’s former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, who is under medical supervision at a hospital there.  According to Holness, Seaga is in “positive spirits” and is being attended […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – What Are You Concerned About?

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It is easy to put oneself above others and we start to do so very early in our lives. To look at a toddler who believes everything is “mine, mine” is to see a human being perfecting the art of looking out for him or her self. To explain this seemingly universal trait, some would […]

British-Jamaican Grace Wales Bonner Wins 2019 BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund

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British-Jamaican designer Grace Wales Bonner has been named the 2019 BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund Prize worth £200,000. Wales Bonner designed the dress worn by Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, when she introduced her new son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to the world together with his father Britain’s Prince Harry. Wales Bonner’s debut on the London fashion scene […]

Jamaica Follows Up for Port Royal Inclusion on UNESCO World Heritage List

Jamaica Follows Up for Port Royal Inclusion on UNESCO World Heritage List

Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister of Entertainment, reported that the Ministry has submitted a nomination document on behalf of Port Royal for the inscription of the town on the World Heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The agency recently added the reggae music genre to its list of “intangible cultural […]

3 Life-Changing Moments at Tmrw. Tday Culture Fest in Negril, Jamaica

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Euphoric! That’s the word to describe our experience at the recently held Tmrw. Tday Culture Fest in the casual capital of Jamaica, Negril. Think about sun, sand and se…..serenity! This part-retreat, part-culture festival started on April 30 and wrapped on May 5 and it offered the perfect blend of personal development classes, yoga sessions, nightly […]