A Tribute To Lowell Hawthorne, Founder & CEO of Golden Krust – A Brilliant Jamaican Star!
God Knows. To a man who never said no. He and his family sang the Alpha song in a strange land. I saw the NY Daily News article on my Whatsapp yesterday and I immediately went to the Gleaner website. There it was – the stark reality confirmed from a credible source in this age […]
Chapelton Hospital to be Renovated: Limited Services to be Offered
Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton has announced that the Chapelton Community Hospital in Clarendon will be renovated at a cost of J$ 23. 7 million. The renovation project will begin on Monday, December 4, 2017, for a period of six months. Speaking in Clarendon on Thursday, November 30, Minister Tufton appealed for the understanding […]
Landlord seeks to earn more rental money from Jamaica property
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, Hi, I am a bit fed up of tenants and wondered if there was any other way I can earn more rental money from my rental properties. I live in the USA and I spend far too much time and money traveling back and forth just to keep up with court […]
ByBlacks.com wins Innovation Award from Canadian Ethnic Media Association
The Canadian Ethnic Media association celebrated its 39th Annual Canadian Ethnic Media Association Awards Gala for Journalistic Excellence on Friday Nov. 24, 2017 with NDP leader Jagmeet Singh giving the keynote address. Among 7 other winners, online magazine ByBlacks.com emerged as the Innovation Winner. The Innovation Award showcases organizations that demonstrate innovation and excellence in […]
The Bob Marley Museum Celebrates the 41st Anniversary of Bob Marley’s Iconic Smile Jamaica, December 2, 2017, Kingston
On Saturday December 2, 2017, the Bob Marley Museum will celebrate the 41st anniversary of the iconic Smile Jamaica Concert with a twist. To commemorate this defining moment in Bob Marley’s life where he performed to an audience of over 80,000 patrons, just two days after being shot, the museum will launch a series of […]
Obit: Artist Tamara Natalie Madden Transformed ‘Everyday Folk’ into Royalty through Painting
Her Jamaica-Inspired Work Continues to Impact the Art Community SNELLVILLE, Georgia — Tamara Natalie Madden, Jamaican-born fine artist and art and visual culture professor at Spelman College, died at her home in Snellville, Georgia, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, as a result of ovarian cancer. She was 42. Tamara was well-known for her artistic focus […]
Our Stories: Styling and Profiling– Alyssa Chalayne Designs
In this installment of Our Stories, Jamaican style enthusiast, T’Ka Walters explains why fashion designing is her destiny. 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 truth, if […]
British-Jamaican Model Jourdan Dunn Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List for the Year 2018
British-Jamaican Model Jourdan Dunn of is included on Forbes magazine’s annual 30 Under 30 list for 2018, which features 600 impressive and inspiring young people to watch in 20 different industries. Dunn, 27, was born on August 3,1990, in London. She has been twice included on Forbes’ list of top-earning models – those who make […]
GraceKennedy’s Jamaican Jerk Sauce Rated Best In Class
GraceKennedy, a company based in Kingston, Jamaica, is proud to announce that they have been listed as Amazon’s Choice for jerk sauce on the selling platform. Interestingly, it is also one of the most affordable jerk sauces, and certainly the one with the greatest number of positive reviews. The company says that this is a testament to […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending December 1st, 2017
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HIGH SCHOOL IN ST. ANDREW INSTALLS WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTOR St. Andrew’s Edith Dalton James High School is now equipped with a walk-through metal detector, which was provided by the Improved Safety and Security in Schools Project. The project, which includes US$4 million in funding, was launched in October 2017 and […]