Photo Highlights: South Florida Jerk Festival 2017
The 16th Annual South Florida Jerk Festival was held on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida. Despite the occasional rain, it was a day filled with food, family, fun, and great entertainment. There was something for everyone. The Grace Village offered culinary demonstrations and food sampling. The Western Union Cultural Stage […]
My Jamaica house got sold while I was paying mortgage
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My house got sold while I am paying mortgage. My helper told me she was served a notice, while I am over here in the United States. She said a bailiff came and brought papers from the bank, then from the court. I have a hearing date. I cannot leave over […]
New Jamaican Restaurant Opens in West Chester, Pennsylvania
Miss Winnie’s, a new Jamaican restaurant on East Main Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania, will have its grand opening on November 8, 2017. The venue plans to offer diners a variety of Jamaican dishes, both spicy and non-spicy. Among the Jamaican treats are Oxtail Stew, Curry Chicken, Beef Patties, and plantain tarts. Owned by Bert […]
Online Foodie Website Features Jamaican Fusion Food
The Eater.com website has introduced the world to a new generation of Jamaican chefs who are combing cuisines to create mind-boggling fusion dishes that pay homage to the island’s long history of absorbing the dining cultures of Africa, India, and China, adding some indigenous Taino flavors, and putting a distinct Jamaican spin on food. The […]
Jamaican Jelani Munroe Receives 2018 Rhodes Scholarship
Jelani Munroe, 23, a graduate of Stanford University in California and a former head boy of Jamaica’s Campion College, has been named as Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholarship recipient for 2018. The scholarship will allow him to further his education at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. Selected from a field of 10 candidates, Munroe was announced […]
Solange Sinclair of Jamaica Finishes among Miss World’s Top 10
Solange Sinclair, 24, who represented Jamaica at the 2017 Miss World Pageant in Sanya, China, has been included in the Top 10 finalists at the competition. Sinclair finished seventh at the Grand Coronation on November 18, 2017. She previously won the Miss Jamaica World pageant in September 2017, and she holds the title of Miss […]
Our Stories: Rory-Craig Walker Packages and Shares Jamaica in a Box
In this installment of Our Stories, Jamaican business owner, Rory-Craig Walker shares how a Facebook post influenced his business idea…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, […]
Jamaican-American, Niyala Harrison, named as the new President of Caribbean Bar Association
Niyala A. Harrison, an attorney in the Miami office of Squire Patton Boggs, was named the new president of the Caribbean Bar Association (CBA). The announcement was made at the organization’s 21st Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala held on October 28, 2017 at Miami’s Conrad Hotel. The event is the largest fundraiser for the Scholarship […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending November 17th, 2017
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICANS DEMAND END OF GOVERNMENT DRESS CODE Jamaicans who need to visit a government office or other government entity are required to follow a dress code that prohibits dealings with individuals who are not “properly dressed.” The situation is not new, being discussed in 2010 when it was discovered that […]
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