WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come and See”
In his book The God Delusion, renowned atheist Richard Dawkins writes, “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic [woman hater], homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal [egotistical], sadomasochistic, […]
Jamaican Among 15 Selected to Win Denmark Scholarship
Yohan Lee, 27, of Jamaica is among 15 students chosen from a field of 500 around the world to receive the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to enhance the quality of higher education in Europe and to promote dialog and understanding between people of different cultures via cooperation with countries in the Third […]
Best of Festival back with a Bang, Starts June 27, 2017
The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre will come alive with the return of the highly anticipated Best of Festival Series, a Jamaica 55 event, beginning on Tuesday, June 27. A five-day event celebrating the best of the Performing Arts in the areas of Dance, Drama, Music, Speech and Traditional Folk Forms, the Best of Festival series […]
The Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board Elects New Representatives for Board Member and Alternate Board Member in its Three Regions
JDAB newest representatives for the three regions; Northeast, South, and West-Mid-West, are ready to serve the Diaspora community. Toronto- June 21, 2017– The Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board recently elected its newest representatives to fill the positions of Board Member and Alternate Board Member in the three regions; Northeast, South and the West-Mid-West. The selected candidates; […]
Groovin’ in the Park – More Than Just a Concert…It’s an Experience
Groovin’ In The Park is New York City’s premier reggae and R & B concert taking place this Sunday in Roy Wilkins Park in Queens. The outdoor event is celebrating its seventh renewal, and over the years Groovin’ has attracted a dazzing array of the finest available talent in both genres. Beres Hammond, Jimmy Cliff, […]
Jamaica to Send Top Players to World Men’s Team Squash Championships
The Jamaica Squash Association (JSA) plans to send a team of the island’s best players to the World Men’s Team Squash Championships in Marseilles, France. The competition is scheduled for November 27, 2017, to December 3, 2017. The tournament has attracted teams from 28 countries around the world, including the United States, India, Australia, Germany, […]
Jared Wolfe Named Champion of Inaugural Bmw Jamaica Classic
Jared Wolfe, a Louisville, Kentucky native, created history as the winner of the inaugural 2017 BMW Jamaica Classic. Amassing 267 points, Wolfe finished one ahead of Gerardo Ruiz and Jose de Jesus Rodríguez at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in Montego Bay, Jamaica. A part of the PGA Latin America Tournament, the BMW Jamaica Classic […]
Platinum Cartel Becomes First ‘UK Rumble’ Champion
Known as a hotbed for sound clash, the UK erupted into an unforgettable battle of some of the country’s most feared sounds, including Natural Affair, XTAC 4×4, Classique, Immortal, Little Sample and Platinum Cartel at the “UK Rumble” on Saturday, June 17 in Leicester, UK. Upon musically annihilating all competition, Platinum Cartel became the winner […]
May Pen Hospital Receive Patient Monitors Valued at Over $1 Million: Paediatric Services Boosted
Paediatric services at the May Pen Hospital (MPH) in Clarendon have been enhanced through the donation of two patient monitors valued at over $1 million by charitable organizations, Angels of Love, Jamaica and McLymont Helping Hands Children’s Foundation. Paediatric Consultant at the MPH, Dr. Curtis Pryce explained that a patient monitor examines the heart rate […]
RDX’s Shake Your Bam Bam Tops Hapilos Digital Sales Chart
Dynamic Dancehall Duo, RDX, are elated that their first single released from their 10th anniversary album ‘Level Up’ has topped the Hapilos Digital chart just a few weeks after its official release. The single ‘Shake Your Bam Bam’ is inspired by global reggae hit Bam Bam, popularized by Sister Nancy and is considered slower than […]