McCall’s Bronxwood Funeral Home Honors Students of Distinction With $60,000.00 in Scholarships
McCall’s Bronxwood Funeral Home marked its 50th anniversary by awarding $60,000.00 in scholarships to college bound graduating seniors and young men and women already attending college. The family owned business in the Bronx, NY held a Black-Tie gala event this past December themed “50 Years, $50,000.00 in Scholarships”. It was so well received by the community that […]
Billboard Names Three Jamaican Music Festivals on List of 7 Best in Caribbean
From the wide variety of music festivals held in the Caribbean region every year, Billboard Magazine has named its Top 7, and among them are three Jamaican festivals that “get it right.” These include the Red Strip Reggae Sumfest, to be held July 16-22, 2017 in Montego Bay; Rebel Salute, scheduled for January 12-13, 2018, […]
Jamaica Tourist Board Wins 2017 Travelage West Wave Award
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is celebrating their most recent accolade, the 2017 TravelAge West WAVE Award in the category of “International Tourism Board Providing the Best Travel Agent Support”, which was presented at the TravelAge West WAVE Western Agents’ Votes of Excellence Awards on June 15 in Marina Del Rey, Calif. Other tourism board […]
All the World’s Their Stage as Senior Citizens from Queens Unveil Special Drama Presentation, June 29th, 2017, New York
The dramatic and comedic skills of a talented group of Senior Citizens will be on full display this Thursday, June 29 when Braata Productions presents Happy Seniors- We Are Here at the Theodora G. Jackson Adult Center in Jamaica Queens. Happy Seniors – We Are Here is presented by Braata Productions with funding from the […]
The Heat Could Not Quell The Carnival Atmosphere At The 2017 Jamaican Jerk Festival DC
2017 Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival Washington, DC The day began with a heat advisory heat index 101degrees – hazy, hot, and humid. The words of the day -hydration- sunblock- shade. Thousands of people came out to the 2017 Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival in Washington, DC. The aroma of jerk wafted over the stadium grounds, along with […]
Jamaican Novolene Williams-Mills First Breast Cancer Survivor Featured in ESPN Body Issue Series
Jamaican Novolene Williams-Mills has been included among the 23 athletes featured in the Body Issue of “ESPN The Magazine.” A four-time Olympic medal winner in track and field, Williams is the first breast cancer survivor to appear in the annual specialty publication. The Body Issue features nude and semi-nude photos of athletes and is meant […]
Jamaican jailed on Caribbean island reaches out
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, Blessed Afternoon. Please do not publish anything that can link this back to me, because we will all be at risk over here. I write for my friend who is a jailed Jamaican. My friend was charged with murder although there is no evidence. He has been charged on suspicion that […]
Chronicles of a Jamaican Uber Driver Part 3 – The Pitfalls of Uber Pool
One of the biggest frustrations of any Uber driver (if not the biggest) is the passenger who is always in a hurry, but yet they somehow always elect to get to their destination using Uber pool. Let me explain what uber pool is to those who are unfamiliar with the term – Uber pool is […]
We know “farrin” isn’t a bed of roses – Discussion With Jamaican Business Owner Rory-Craig Walker
Rory-Craig Walker, is the current CEO/Founder of Jamaican Care Packages Limited. ‘Born and grow’ in Red Hills, St Andrew, he went to Mona Preparatory, Campion College then University of the West Indies (UWI). Rory-Craig Walker has been building online products for the past 8 years. He always loved the internet and the opportunities that it […]
Jamaican Dorian Scott Named South Region’s Women’s Assistant College Coach of the Year
Dorian Scott, two-time Jamaican Olympian shot-putter, has been named the South Region’s Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year after having an outstanding season. Scott of Florida State University (FSU) continued his exceptional efforts at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oregon, where he had six athletes in competition, all of whom have been […]