Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
“Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami” re-invents the music film as an electrifying journey through the performance, private and public worlds of pop cultural icon Grace Jones, whose bold aesthetic echoes throughout the film. Director Sophie Fiennes (The Pervert’s Guide To Ideology, The Pervert’s Guide To Cinema, Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow) creates a powerful […]
Three Things You Did Not Know About Frassman
Known as one of the largest International Music Festivals in North America, the Best of the Best Concert brings artists from all over the Caribbean to Miami, Florida. This year we headed to the concert to sing, dance and catch up with a few of our favorite artists. Here are three things you did not […]
Mom dies, dad lives abroad and now tenant stopped paying rent
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My mom died last year and the tenant found out that her name and my dad’s name were on the title. She stopped paying me the rent and said my dad has to come and sue her because my name is not on the title. My mom brought her there but […]
Emphatic Series Victory for Windies Women
The Windies Women completed a whitewash 3-0 over Sri Lanka with a 40-run victory in the final ODI in Trinidad, as part of the ICC Women’s Championships for qualification to World Cup 2021. It was a total team effort with batting, bowling and fielding, which allowed for the home team to take all 6 Women’s […]
New York Based Jamaican Charity COJO Benefits From Airline’s Philanthropic Spirit
It is no coincidence that the New York based non-profit Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. has enjoyed the partnership support of the JetBlue Airways for more than a decade. The airline and the charity both share a culture of giving. Long before the airline began flying to Jamaica, COJO has been a beneficiary of […]
Jamaican Apple Pickers Featured in New York Times Article
In a recent feature article published by the New York Times, the story of the Jamaicans who travel to upstate New York under the H-2A program for agricultural work is told. Seth Forrence, 41 and a fourth-generation manager of Forrence Orchards, the family apple farm in Peru, New York, says the Jamaican workers are like […]
20 Beautiful Photos from the 2017 Miami Carnival
The Miami Carnival was held on October 8th, 2017 at the Miami-Dade Fairgrounds. The event celebrated 33 Years of Miami Carnival. Revelers competing for the band of the year title masqueraded in costumes celebrating Caribbean Heritage. The parade of masqueraders included 21 bands who showcased the diversity of the Caribbean culture. The Mas Bands included: Dingolay Mas NYC, […]
Jamaican Restaurant in Dubai featured in Top 25 List
Dubai, a nation that takes pride in its cultural diversity is home to many foreign workers who take advantage of its opportunities of employment. There is small community of Jamaicans in Dubai, with many former Air Jamaica pilots moving there after the airline was sold to Caribbean Airlines. Now, Dubai has compiled a list of […]
How much do you know about the Ferry Inn?
In the old days, when people and supplies moved on wagons drawn by donkeys and mules, the journey from Spanish Town to Kingston meant crossing the Fresh River in St. Catherine. Since there was no bridge, there was a ferry to carry passengers and goods across the water. People waiting for the ferry often stopped […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending October 13th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- PNP ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE TO FORMALIZE JAMAICAN CITIZENSHIP Dr. Shane Alexis, the People’s National Party (PNP) by-election candidate in St. Mary South Eastern, plans to immediately formalize his status as a Jamaican citizen. The party noted that Alexis was nominated according to the provisions of Jamaica’s Constitution and that […]