UWIAA Florida Chapter Fundraiser
The second staging of Simply Myrna, Myrna Hague in concert at the Miramar Cultural Center on Saturday, April 1, 2017 did not disappoint the appreciative audience in attendance. A fundraiser in support of the UWI Alumni Florida Chapter, the show featured Jamaican jazz songstress Myrna Hague, Ernie Smith and the all-female vocal group Brazilian Voices. […]
New Caribbean Musical Set For World Premiere, April 20, 2017, New York
Welcome to America- A Caribbean Musical, will have its World Premiere performance in New York on Thursday April 20 at the Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center at York College, Jamaica Queens. The performance will begin at 8pm and will kick off a limited run of the new Caribbean musical which ends on Sunday April […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending April 7th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- HANNA CHARGES CORRUPTION AT CULTURE MINISTRY, GRANGE SAYS “FALSE” Lisa Hanna, former Minister of Culture in Jamaica, has alleged corruption and nepotism exist at the Ministry. Currently the member of parliament for South East St. Ann, Hanna has descried what seemed to be irregularities that did not pursue […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “It is Well”
Her son was dead. The miracle baby born to her and her much older husband at a time when she no longer expected fruit from her womb. As a matter of fact, when Elijah had told her nine months earlier that she would embrace a son, she had replied, “O my master, O Holy Man, […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 7 2017
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Jamaican skier competing in the Arctic Man Race
Jamaican skier, Errol Kerr, is competing in the Arctic Man Race that starts on Friday, April 7th, 2017. Teaming up with Eric Quam, 2015 Iron Dog champion, Errol Kerr will be competing in the world’s toughest downhill, known as Arctic Man. Kerr is best known for his 9th place finish in ski cross in the […]
‘American Friends of Jamaica’ Celebrate in Style, Raising Money for Charity in Jamaica
The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) have been raising funds for those with need in Jamaica for 35 years, and the signature Jamaica Charity Gala in Miami continues the tradition in style. Over 250 guests attended the annual Jamaica Charity Gala in Miami, elegantly staged at the Four Seasons Miami on the evening of April […]
Jamaican Chef Featured in Wall Street Journal Article
Jamaican Nigel Spence is the owner of the Ripe Kitchen & Bar, a restaurant featuring Jamaican cuisine in Mount Vernon, New York. He is one of the chefs featured by the Wall Street Journal in an article exploring diners who prefer their steaks cooked “well-done.” Spence is a classically-trained chef who was victorious over chef […]
Zeynep Ozbilen Release Concert for ZEST, May 10, 2017, Toronto
Turkish Canadian singer-songwriter Zeynep Ozbilen once again pushes the world-music envelope with her sophomore album ZEST. Her uncommon fusion of sounds and rhythms sourced from the melting pot of North American, Latin American, Judeo Sephardic, Turkish and original melodies, mixed with Anatolian, North African, Cuban, Balkan and North American Indigenous rhythms, are all performed in […]
You Got Served: Culinary Champs Heats up for 2017, April 7, 2017, Port Maria
The first Regional Culinary Championship organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will served up this Friday, April 7, 2017 in the Northern Region, where budding chefs and foodies will showcase their culinary talents and compete in several exciting and innovative categories, including – Special Diets (Live Cooking), Fruit and Vegetable Carving, Sweet Treats, […]