Jamaican-Born Philadelphia Deejay to Receive International Award
Roger Culture, a deejay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been chosen to receive the International Community Service Award in that city on April 23, 2019. The deejay is one of three individuals to be honored with the award at the 6th Annual International Awards & Scholarship Program of the Young Caribbean Professional Network (YCPN). Roger Culture […]
Award-Winning Film “Sprinter” in Theaters on April 24, 2019
“Sprinter,” the award-winning film that depicts everyday life in Jamaica, something that is rarely seen on the movie screen, will be released in theaters nationwide on April 24, 2019, through Gathr Films’ Theatrical-On-Demand. The film’s executive producers are Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. It was the winner of several awards at the 2018 American […]
Jamaicans let’s move forward to Victory
To be clear, I’m currently not a JLP supporter nor a PNP supporter. My motto is all politics are “politricks.” Albeit, both my paternal and maternal parents’ family are JLP supporters (the genteel variety). My dad and his business partner used to go bird hunting with Prime Minister Edward Seaga. I was raised in a […]
Jamaican Nadine Ralliford Competes on “Project Runway” TV Show
Nadine Ralliford, Jamaican-born professor of fashion, is participating on Season 17 of the popular television program “Project Runway.” Also the creator of her own brand, Ralliford Hall Designs, she has loved fashion since childhood, drawing and putting together her own creations from scraps of cloth and old clothing. Ralliford cites her mother Dolce Ralliford Jones […]
Two Jamaicans Win Prestigious Yale University Literature Prize
Jamaican poet Ishion Hutchinson and Ghanaian-Jamaican Kwame Dawes have been named winners of the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize, which brings its winners $165,000 to support their work Hutchinson was born in Port Antonio and is the author of two poetry collection, “House of Lords and Common” from 2016 and “Far District” from 2010. The poet has […]
What to Do with Your Transfer Tax Bonanza?
If your property will be up for sale after April 1, 2019, you stand to gain a savings of 3 percent in transfer tax more than if you closed before April 1, 2019. This is no April Fool’s joke. It’s an edict, a giveaway, a bonanza—call it what you will—from the government of Jamaica. At […]
Jamaica Ranked among 20 Unhealthiest Countries in the World for 2019
Jamaica has been ranked at Number 16 on the list of the 20 unhealthiest countries in the world in 2019. The list was issued by the Indigo Wellness Index, which provides a global health ranking. The index was compiled by Richard Davies of Bloomsbury Economics, a consulting organization, and published in the journal “Global Perspective” […]
Former Jamaican Sprinter Kerron Stewart will coach Finland football team
The football club FC KTP, which is based in Kotka, Finland, has recruited Jamaican Olympic champion Kerron Stewart as part of its coaching staff. Stewart, 34, signed on with the club to work from May to September of 2019. Stewart has won world championships in 2009, 2013, and 2015, and her medals in Berlin in […]
INDIGGO Conference Set to Share Creative Industry Experience
This Saturday, March 23rd, in Kingston, Jamaica, a unique annual event is taking place. The INDIGGO Conference, according to Project Manager, Abigail Rowe, is “an event which serves as a medium through which creatives can network and have meaningful conversations with key industry players to (hopefully) bring about gainful opportunities.” We asked Abigail, who also […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 22nd, 2019
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES FOLLOWING REID RESIGNATION, SAMUDA ASSIGNED TO MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness assigned Karl Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, to replace Ruel Reid as head of the Minister of Education. In addition to resigning from the Education Ministry, Reid left […]