• Tue, 28 July 2026

Simpkin Project Debuts in Top 10 on Billboard Reggae Chart

Dub Rockers, an imprint of VP Records, is proud to announce the monumental top 10 album debut of Simpkin Project’s album “Beam of Light” which has debuted at number 8 on this week’s Billboard Reggae Chart. Huntington Beach based Simpkin Project plays a multi-faceted blend of reggae, blues, rock, and Americana, steeped in soulful harmonies […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Taking Authority

Paul and his companions were on their way to prayer when they were constantly interrupted by “a certain damsel [slave girl] possessed with a spirit of divination” (Acts 16:16, KJV). According to the narrative, “The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, ‘These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us […]

McDonalds Adds Jamaican Jerk Chicken “Burger” to UK Menu

McDonalds Jamaican Chicken with Spicy Jerk Sauce

The fast-food chain McDonald’s is now offering for a limited time a Jamaican chicken “burger”  with a spicy jerk sauce. In addition to two pieces of crispy chicken, the sandwich also features mayo, Beechwood-smoked bacon, pepper jack cheese, red onion, and lettuce on a jerk-seasoned bun. The chicken burger was first made available on October 4, […]

Jamaican Cuisine Comes to Michigan with Kingston Kitchen

Jamaican Cuisine Comes to Michigan with Kingston Kitchen

Shawn Fearon, a Jamaican-born chef, is ready to open his Kingston Kitchen restaurant in Okemos, Michigan, during the first week of October 2017. The restaurant is decorated with art showing Jamaica’s Blue Mountains, Dunn’s River Falls, the Reggae Boyz, and a bobsled team, all of which tell a story of Jamaica, he said. According to […]

Jamaican Musical ‘Welcome to America’ premieres in US Capital

Jamaican Musical Welcome to America premieres in US Capital

Illegal immigration remains a signature issue of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. On the campaign trail, he consistently scapegoated immigrants to rally support for his political base. President Trump also expressed support for a variety of “limits on legal immigration and guest-worker visas” and unveiled new travel restrictions on immigrants from Chad, Iran, Libya, North […]

Strongest Soldier Artist: Jahmiel Confirmed for Chronology – Grenada Edition

Closing out the final quarter of 2017 Jahmiel is definitely on a high. Jahmiel recently performed on one of Jamaica’s biggest food festival, CB PAN Chicken Championship in Portland, Jamaica and then he was off to Florida. While in Florida he co-headlined another staging of the most sought after dancehall package MVP. The package, which […]

Two Jamaican Americans Honored for Career Accomplishments in Connecticut

Two Jamaican Americans Honored for Career Accomplishments in Connecticut

Jamaican Americans Dr. Taneisha Grant and Michael “Bojangles” Howell were recognized as Trailblazers of 2017 at the seventh annual Jamaican American Connection (JAC) of Greater New Haven Trailblazer Scholarship banquet on September 18 at Zandri’s Stillwood Inn in New Haven, Connecticut. Jamaicans who have made their home in Connecticut and other parts of the northeastern […]

Heritage Week to Kick-off with Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, October 8, 2017, Mona

National Heritage Week 2017 will kick-off with the Jamaica 55 National Heritage Week Interfaith Service on Sunday, October 8. The service, which is being held under the theme “A Great Heritage…A Great Legacy” will take place at the University Chapel, University of the West Indies, Mona, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Organized by the Jamaica Cultural […]