• Sun, 2 August 2026

Escalating Rivalries Spark Buzz for U.S. Rumble Sound Clash

It’s officially sound clash season and the calendar is bursting at the seams with fiery sound wars! But as New York, the epicenter of sound clash comes alive, Irish and Chin’s “US Rumble” on Saturday, April 22 inside Amazura in Queens, NY is atop the list of sound revelers picks. Deemed as a must-see clash, […]

South Florida TV Producers Take Island Gourmet from Screen to Live Event

Create TV and public television viewers across America learn about Caribbean food and travel on culinary series ‘Taste the Islands’. Show creators Blondie Ras Productions, with the co-sponsorship of City of Miramar Mayor, Wayne Messam, are translating the show’s exploration of exotic eats and the mystique of the islands into an event called The ‘Taste […]

Know how to Buy or Sell property in Jamaica

QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I am not living in Jamaica, but need some guidelines on what’s involved in selling or buying property there. Can you from your research tell me for example – the costs involved. DeMarco Russell RESPONSE: Dear DeMarco, Whether you are in Jamaica or not, relying on the services of an attorney-at-law […]

Spiritual releases Debut album Awakening on VP Records

Spiritual’s music transports us to another time, when reggae legends like Bob Marley first took the rebel sound of Jamaica to a worldwide audience. Awakening was released February 3rd, 2017 from VP Records in all formats CD/Vinyl/Digital. The album arrives just as reggae music is resurgent in its homeland again thanks to artists like Chronixx, […]

Gina Hargitay, Former Miss Jamaica, Makes Mark as Ambassador for International Charity

Gina Hargitay Former Miss Jamaica Makes Mark as Ambassador for International Charity

Former 2013 Miss Jamaica Gina Hargitay has taken on the role of ambassador for the international charity Shashamane Sunrise. She began to serve in this position with the organization, which helps to educate children in developing countries, in November of 2016. The nations within the group’s mandate include Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Uganda, […]

Jamaican American, Isis Anderson, Accepted into Several Ivy League Colleges including Yale University

Jamaican American Isis Anderson Accepted into Several Ivy League Colleges

Jamaican American, Isis Anderson, 17, has been accepted into eight prestigious colleges and universities in the United States. After graduating from Achievement First Amistad High School in the spring of 2017, the young Jamaican scholar will have her pick of Yale University, Princeton University, Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Barnard College, University of […]

Brittany Singh Williams named curator of Global Shapers Kingston Hub

Brittany Singh Williams has been named the first female curator of the Global Shapers Kingston Hub. Williams, 28, heads the Jamaican chapter of the global network of young leaders using their achievements to drive their communities. She will take over from attorney Mikhail A. C. Jackson, and begin her one-year tenure in June. A dynamic […]

Jamaican Company Announces Deal to Establish Protocols for Medical Marijuana Treatments

Apollon Medical Formularies Jamaica Limited and Pure Jamaica Island Traders have made an agreement to create structured protocols designed to govern medical marijuana treatment in Jamaica. The deal between the two firms will cover exclusive export of medical marijuana products from the island to other CARICOM nations and global markets. Dr. Anthony Hall, the vice […]

Manchester Health Team Tackles Depression as Suicide Soars World-wide

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression at its worst can lead to suicide, which is now the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. In light of this fact, the Manchester Health Department (MHD) hosted a Symposium targeting scores of students, teachers, guidance counsellors, caregivers and parents within the parish of […]