Hey Toronto. Yo Toronto. Yowronto: That’s How you Name Toronto’s Newest and Best Festival
FreshKut Productions Inc. presents Yowronto, an International musical extravaganza, in time for Canada’s 150th year anniversary. The unique name, came about accidentally as its founding directors were musing about the evolution of Toronto slang, ‘Hey Toronto’ became ‘Yo Toronto,’ which jokingly became ‘Yowronto,’ but once it was said, the name stuck and Yowronto became the […]
Sixteen Year Old Jasmine Charlot Crowned Miss Dream Castle 2017
Sixteen year old New Yorker Jasmine Charlot was crowned Miss Dream Castle 2017 at the coronation held on Saturday, June 10 at the Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers, New York. She beat out a small but competitive field of six contestants to take the crown, $1,500 cash and a host of other prizes including an […]
Usain Bolt’s Final Race in Jamaica a 100-Meter Victory
Usain Bolt, Jamaica’s sprint champion and eight-time Olympic gold medalist, ran his final race in his homeland on Saturday, June 10, 2017, winning the 100 meters at the JN Racers Grand Prix with a time of 10.03 seconds. The time was short of his 9.58 second world record, but equal to the time he ran […]
Chronicles of Jamaican Uber Drive Part 2 – Directing traffic
The one flaw Uber riders have is that the majority of them expect you to work miracles. I cannot count the number of times I’ve had a rider want me to take them to their destination for which they are already running late, but they want me to get them there 15 minutes ago! Riders […]
Jay Z in Jamaica to Work with Damian Marley and Sister Nancy
Superstar and hip-hop mogul Jay Z, 47, made a visit to Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston to work with Damian ”Junior Gong” Marley and Sister Nancy in a recording session, making a whirlwind visit to Kingston on June 8, 2017, and staying at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The collaboration with Damian Marley and Sister Nancy […]
Team Jamaica Chefs Impresses at the Taste of the Caribbean 2017 in Miami
Jamaica’s culinary team participated last week in the 2017 Taste of the Caribbean competition in Miami, Florida, and succeeded in improving on the results it obtained in 2016. Jamaica’s delegation included representatives of the area spanning from Negril to Portland. Following its performance in 2016, the team worked to ensure that it made improvements in […]
Our Stories- I escaped my kidnapping – Birdz I
In this installment of Our Stories, recording Reggae artiste Birdz I shares how she escaped her kidnapping….For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome food, and attractive people. And while that image is not far from the truth, if the lens […]
Stellar Reviews for Rdx’s First Single Shake Your Bam Bam from Level up Album
Dynamic Dancehall Duo, RDX, has released their first single from their 10th anniversary album ‘Level Up’ slated for release this August. The single ‘Shake Your Bam Bam’ is considered slower than many RDX tracks like ‘Jump’ or ‘Kotch’; but isn’t outside their wheel house as their Chrome Whine single released earlier this year was also […]
Photo Highlights from Taste of Jerk New York, The 2017 Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival Launch
Taste of Jerk the annual kickoff for the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival New York was held on Saturday, June 3rd, 2017, at the VP Records Retail Store in Jamaica Queens, New York. The event served as a way to notify the press of the various performers, food vendors, and entertainment that they can expect at […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending June 9th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT, CONCACAF, FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION HONOR BURELL David John-Williams, president of the T&T Football Association, expressed “heartfelt condolences” on behalf of the organization on the passing of Captain Horace Burrell, Jamaican football president. Burrell died in the United States where he had been undergoing treatment at Johns Hopkins […]