Top Fashion Designer Tells Vogue Jamaica is Her Happy Place
Aurora James, the founder of top-line designer footwear Brother Vellies, spent time in Jamaica as a child and still considers the island her “happy place,” she told Vogue magazine. Her family moved to the island when she was seven years old to experience its lifestyle, and James says that, while she is not Jamaican, the […]
My Mother is Yet to Discover My Music – Trey Mallee
In this installment of Our Stories, upcoming artiste, Trey Mallee shares how his mother indirectly encouraged him to become an artiste. For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome food, and attractive people. And while that image is not far from the […]
Take my word, keep charging ahead and don’t give up – A Conversation with Jamaican designer Taj
Jamaican Taj Hunter Waite is a designer in the areas of interiors, graphics and events with a deep passion for art and culture. Her practice is best known for her design-savvy approach to combining global influences with modern luxury. Taj’s distinctive design sensibility is modern, with a fresh approach to incorporating texture, color and pattern with timeless […]
Jamaican-American Businessman Donates US $65K to Kingston College
Noel Spencer, New York businessman and a former student at Kingston College, has donated $65,000 to build the Noel Spencer Family Interscholastic Fitness Center at the high school. When finished, the new facility will house, in addition to the fitness center, art classrooms and studios. Spencer noted that the students who gained so much from […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 2nd, 2018
THIS WEEK’S TOP JAMAICAN NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN SENATE PASSES AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT Amendments passed in Jamaica’s Senate to the Trafficking in Persons Act will allow judges to try trafficking cases without a jury. The amendments passed despite concerns expressed by the Opposition. The changes were made after reports from the Office of […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – You Are What You Believe
Have you ever felt like an eagle among chickens? You feel so much God-given potential within you, yet it seems you are always in the company of chickens, running around like a chicken, instead of soaring to the skies like an eagle. You start doubting what is inside of you, choosing instead to believe you […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending March 2, 2018
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Mutabaruka to Be Honored at Black Royalty African Heritage Expo in Connecticut
Mutabaruka, a dub poet, musician, educator, cultural historian, and radio personality, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Black Royalty African Heritage Expo on March 10, 2018, in Waterbury, Connecticut. According to Napoleon White, the event coordinator at Tommy Promotions, the event is designed to celebrate the works and achievements of great African Americans. […]
On This Day in Jamaican History – Edna Manley Was Born
On March 1st, 1900, Edna Swithenbank (Edna Manley)was born in Bournemouth, England. Her father Harvey Swithenbank was British, and her mother Ellie Shearer was Jamaican. Known as the “Mother of Jamaican Art,” Manley was one of the most famous painters and sculptors in Jamaica. In her youth, Edna Manley attended several schools over a two-year […]
On this day in Jamaican History: The Ortanique Fruit
On March 1st, 1939. David Daniel Phillips of Manchester submitted a new variety of citrus to the Board of the Jamaica Agricultural Society called the Ortanique. Phillips originally called the fruit “tangelo,” and then named it an “ortanique” (ORange + TANgerine + unIQUE) as it represents a unique cross between an orange and a tangerine. […]