• Tue, 28 July 2026

First Black-Owned Winery in Napa Has a Jamaican Connection

First Black-Owned Winery in Napa Has a Jamaican Connection

Brown Estate Vineyards is the first and only black-owned estate winery in the Napa Valley of California. It has established itself as a winery to watch in the Napa zinfandel space, receiving a score of 91 points in 2000 from Wine Spectator magazine. The Brown Estate also produces cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and petite sirah. Parents […]

Health Ministry to Step Up Public Education Campaign on HPV Vaccine

The Ministry of Health (MOH) will be ramping up its public education campaign on its initiative to prevent cervical cancer, through the introduction of the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programme. In a Statement to the House of Representatives today (October 3), Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said experts from the Ministry have been […]

Usain Bolt Honored as Executive Producer of Autobiographical Animated Film

Usain Bolt Boy Who Learned To Fly

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has honored Jamaican Olympic champion Usain Bolt for his role as executive producer on the animated film, “The Boy Who Learned to Fly,” which tells the story of his life. The film received a nomination at the 44th Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Special Class Animated […]

Caribbean Phrases You Should Know For Miami Carnival

Caribbean Phrases You Should Know For Miami Carnival

The Miami Carnival season is here with a week of events happening throughout South Florida from September 30th – October 8th.  Jamaicans speak patois but the many other islands of the Caribbean have their own phrases and language.  If you are planning on attending any of the events here are a list of Caribbean Phrases You […]

Rastafari Rootzfest 2017 Hosts Cannabis University, December 15-17, 2017, Negril

The promoters of Rastafari Roots Fest 2017, Jamaica’s premier non-alcoholic, Cannabis Event, which is scheduled to be staged December 15-17, 2017 ,at Long Bay Beach Park, located in the world famous resort town of Negril ,Westmoreland ,have collaborated with Oaksterdam University, a marijuana educational institute, based in the U.S.A, in the objective of providing its […]

PFABC Caribbean Hurricane Relief Initiative

People For A Better Community, Inc.(PFABC) a Fort Lauderdale based non-profit organization has launched an initiative to benefit hurricane victims in Barbuda, Dominica and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organizations main focus of this initiative is on the rebuilding of hurricane resistant housing for those affected. To this end PFABC has partnered with International Global […]

Estelle Ft Tarrus Riley’s ‘Love Like Ours’ Video out Now

The video for ‘Love Like Ours’ by Estelle featuring Tarrus Riley is now out. The smooth, mid-tempo track is an exclusive on the Reggae Gold 2017 compilation album. The Reggae Gold compilation series from VP Records has presented the best of dancehall, roots and lovers rock reggae for over two decades. Directed by Denzel Williams, […]

Jesse Royal Releases His First Full-length Album Lily of Da Valley This October 6th, 2017

Internationally renowned Jamaican artist Jesse Royal will release his first album Lily of Da Valley via Easy Star Records on October 6th, 2017. After multiple successful singles and mixtapes, including the breakthrough song “Modern Day Judas,” which has over 10 mil YouTube views, the 14-track Lily of Da Valley marks Jesse’s debut full-length release. Recognized […]