Jamaican-Owned Brewery Based in US Celebrates Black History with Special Beers

Denise Ford-Sawadogo opened Montclair Brewery with her husband Leo Sawadogo in October 2918 with the goal of promoting craft beers to a wider range of people. They also take a unique approach that reflects their own history and heritage. Denise is a first-generation Jamaican-American, while her husband Leo is from Burkina Faso in West Africa. […]
British Jamaican on Time Magazine’s 100 “Most Influential People” List

British Jamaica make-up artist and creative design director of Procter & Gamble beauty, Pat McGrath has been listed on the Time magazine Top 100 Most Influential People of 2019 list. Although McGrath was not formally trained, she has become one of the fashion industry’s most respected and influential make-up artists. She is regularly in charge […]
“Nothing That is Worth it is Easy.” — A Conversation with Chef Maragh, Cellar8’s Executive Chef

Ramesh “Chef Maragh” Oliver Maragh was born on November 25, 1987, in Spanish Town, Jamaica. He is the Executive Chef of Cellar8 LTD in Jamaica. Chef Maragh claims that cooking came naturally and his father was his main inspiration. As a child, he would watch him prepare dinner for the family after work and in […]
Essence Magazine Features Jamaican Carnival Concierge Kandi King

Kandi King has made a successful career of Carnival. King was inspired by her first Carnival, which was in Trinidad. Later on, she realized that it was extremely difficult to have a peak Carnival experience unless there is an understanding of how the entire scene works. Therefore, King looked for ways to make is easier […]
5 Acts of Intimacy – Key Factors to a Lasting Relationship

One of the enjoyable activities that make a relationship special is ongoing intimacy. There are other acts of intimacy, which can be a mean to create or enhance erotic desires that can lead to sexual intercourse, or just to build intimacy and closeness with your spouse. The following is a list of possible intimate acts […]
US Congressional Proclamation For Former PM Portia Simpson-Miller At TJB 25th Anniversary Reception

Former Prime Minister, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, ON was presented with a United States Congressional Proclamation from Congresswoman Hon. Yvette D. Clarke of the Ninth Congressional District in New York, at the recently held Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) 25th anniversary reception held April 1, 2019 (6:30 pm-9:30 pm) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in […]
Jamaican Woman Named Chief Midwifery Officer in UK

Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, OBE, who helped the Duchess of Cambridge deliver both Prince George and Princess Charlotte, has been named the chief midwifery officer of the United Kingdom. In her position as the most senior midwife in the country, she will be in charge of improving care for new mothers and their children. The nation’s […]
Jamaican Entrepreneur Douglas Halsall Creates Jamaican-Style Amazon Retail Platform

Jamaican Douglas Halsall, the nation’s top information technology magnates and head of Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS), is in the process of creating the first major internet business in the Caribbean. He says that it will provide everything that large and influential internet businesses like Amazon and Alibaba currently offer, but with a focus on products […]
How Jamaica’s Registered Land Title System Operates?

Jamaica’s registered land title system is considered one of the most secure and robust anywhere. Jamaica uses the Torrens land title system, which is both a land registration and land transfer system. It was developed in Australia in 1858 and is used in Jamaica and certain provinces in Canada. This system requires the government to […]
“They’re extremely confident inside their creativity” – INDIGGO Conference Highlights

On a sunny Saturday, March 23, creative industry professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs gathered in the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston in Jamaica to exchange advice and ideas. It was the second staging of the INDIGGO Conference, “an event which serves as a medium through which creatives can network and have meaningful conversations with key industry […]