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Buzzfeed Misses 2 Popular Jamaican Dishes on Its Ultimate Global Foodie List

Jamaican Beef Patty Buzzfeed world list

In compiling its list of foods worth traveling the world to try, how did Buzzfeed miss the extremely popular Jamaican Jerk Chicken and the Jamaican Beef Patty. The omission is especially notable as there Jamaican Jerk Festivals are celebrated in many countries every year; the United States celebrates the tasty food annually in August. Few […]

Susan Strachan – putting passion into the cosmetic industry

With over 25 years’ experience in the beauty industry, Jamaica born, New Jersey based, licensed cosmetologist and salon owner Susan Strachan has upped the ante with a line of products designed to enhance body, skin and hair. It took years of devoted work, perfecting the many products she now sell but for her there is […]

Five Reasons to Protect Cockpit Country

cockpit country

Cockpit Country is a rugged, forested area of west-central Jamaica, rich in plants, animals, water and history. It is home to about 70,000 people, including the Leeward Maroons of Jamaica. The wet limestone forest of Cockpit Country is Jamaica’s largest remaining natural forest and a refuge for rare native species. Plans to mine for bauxite […]

Uk-based Jamaicans Urged to Help Their Homeland

The newly-crowned Festival Queens of Jamaica have made a call to the diaspora in the UK to help to make a difference and give something back to their homeland. Under the direction of Jamaicans Inspired UK (JamIn) descendants of Jamaican-born parents and grandparents will have a unique opportunity to reconnect to the island and do […]

Nesbeth to Headline “Tenky Miss Lou” Tribute Concert

International Reggae Singer, Nesbeth will be the main headliner for Tenky Miss Lou: A Tribute Concert which will see members of the Jamaican Performing Arts Community and Theatre Fraternity paying tribute to Jamaican Cultural Icon, the Honourable Louise Bennett Coverley on her birthday anniversary, September 7. Organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an […]

Scarborough shines celebrating Caribbean film

Scarborough residents and those in in the Greater Toronto Area’s east side will have a unique opportunity to experience a ‘downtown style’ gala in their backyard! One of the most anticipated films of this year’s festival will have a special encore Scarborough screening. Machel Montano: Journey of a Soca King, a documentary on the acclaimed […]

Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival 2017, September 3rd, 2017, Conyers

The 12th Annual Grace Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival returns this Labor Day Sunday, September 3. The annual event brings families, friends, celebrities, chefs and jerk lovers alike together for a day of food, fun and music. The 12th Annual staging will be held at the Georgia International Horse Park Grand Prix Stadium located at 1996 […]

How much do you know about George Stiebel, the builder of Devon House?

George Stiebel

Devon House was built in St. Andrew by George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire, in 1881. Stiebel was the son of a Jamaican woman and a German Jew. He quit school at 14 and became apprenticed to a carpenter. By 19, he was involved with the reconstruction of the Ferry Inn. With money given to […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending September 1st, 2017

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JCF STATISTICS SHOW OVER 1,000 JAMAICANS MURDERED SINCE START OF 2017 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JFC) has found that more than 1,000 Jamaicans have been victims of murder since the beginning of 2017, with 114 murders occurring across the island since August 5, 2017. The JCF’s Periodic Serious […]