Journey towards Crowning Jamaica 55 Festival Queen Heats Up
The journey towards crowning the 2017 Miss Jamaica Festival Queen heats up with parish level coronations, which will be held throughout the month of May. A signature programme of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen parish coronations will see […]
A Big Win for Platinum Kids at Irish and Chin’s U.S. Rumble Sound Clash
Although New York City was damp, the heat inside the U.S. Rumble sound clash was scorching. The prime Irish and Chin-staged sound clash competition, which saw some of America’s most promising sounds compete for the national title and prized spot on the World Clash stage, took place before diehard clash fans and critics on Saturday, […]
Asafa Powell Named Guinness World Record Holder
Jamaica’s Asafa Powell, a former world record holder and now known as one of the five fastest men in the world, has received the official designation from Guinness as the current record holder for the most competitive 100 meter sprint races completed in under ten seconds. Powell, who has run 97 sprints in under ten […]
Top Marijuana Reform Proponent Says Jamaica Could Lose Out on Industry Development
Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, the founder of the Drug Policy Alliance and a leader in marijuana reform, believes that Jamaica could lose out on profitable marijuana business if it continues its slow pace of development in the sector. Nadelmann criticized Prime Minister Andrew Holness for failing to fast-track the matte. Holness should be working to ensure […]
Family feud over Jamaica land left to my dad
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My father is the sole benefactor of my grandfather’s estate in Jamaica according to the will he left when he died in 2003. My father did not probate the property and now there are family members living there, who refuse to move out and want to stake a claim on the […]
JHF Volunteers Recognized in Both Broward and Miami-Dade Counties by Commissioner Holness and Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen
As National Volunteer Week #NVW comes to an end, Joshua’s Heart Foundation and its volunteers are humbled by the recognition they and the foundation received this week from the Broward County Commission led by the Honorable Dale V.C. Holness, Commissioner District 9 and the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Congresswoman Fl-District 27. Joshua’s Heart has been mentoring […]
Hush Weekend Set to Attract Thousands to the Nation’s Capital During Memorial Day Weekend, May 26th – May 29th, 2017, Washington, DC
The countdown to Hush Weekend is officially underway! Serving as the only Caribbean and African-themed destination event in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (aka the DMV), Hush Weekend is set to draw thousands of revelers to the Nation’s Capital over the course of Memorial Day Weekend, May 26th – May 29th, 2017. With a wide […]
New York Times Features Popular Bronx Patty Shop
The Kingston Tropical Bakery in the Bronx, New York, is extremely popular with the community, offering Jamaican patties and coco bread that are “worth the wait,” according to one customer. The bakery’s manager, Caroline Sinclair, says there have been few changes in its operations since it opened 47 years ago, and now it is the […]
Our Stories- My Music Role Model Lives in My Community- Pryme
In this installment of Our Stories, Dancehall artiste, Pryme shared how his neighbour became his music role model….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 […]
Jamaican-American actress featured in new Seth Rogen Comedy “Singularity”
Jamaican-American actress, comedian and writer Michelle Buteau has joined the cast of a comedy pilot on FX created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The pilot is set in a future time in which artificial intelligence has outpaced human intelligence, creating major changes in society. The pilot is Rogen and Goldberg’s latest television project, joining […]