Broward County Supports the Arts with Artist Grants
Broward County continues to enhance its cultural landscape with the Creative Investment Program (CIP) Grant. The grant, which is administered through the Broward County Cultural Division, gives funding to individual artists who have taken on unique creative projects in the County. In late 2016, the County announced that over 30 individual artists would receive grants […]
Creative Writing Exhibition Tours Central Jamaica
The award-winning pieces of the 2016 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition which are currently being showcased in the competition’s annual island-wide tour have now reached the Central Region, and will be on display throughout the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon. The penultimate leg of the tour, which was officially launched in a ceremony at […]
Christopher Martin’s Debut Album “Big Deal”
He is one of Jamaica’s most in-demand singers since winning 2005’s Digicel’s Rising Stars (the island’s top televised show equivalent of American Idol), the current face of KFC’s campaign across The Caribbean and best friends with Olympian record-breaking winner Usain Bolt. He is a BIG DEAL and has been for over a decade! Today (February […]
Today is ‘Donate a $100’ to Sagicor Sigma Run
On Friday, February 10, 2017 the Sigma Corporate Run will launch their ‘Donate a $100’ day to help raise funds toward their JMD$60 Million target for the 19th Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run Beneficiaries, Bethlehem Home for Abandoned Children, Spanish Town Hospital Special Care Unit and Mandeville Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The campaign engages Jamaicans […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending February 10th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- 2017/2018 BUDGET INCREASED DUE TO HUGE DEBT PAYMENT The Jamaican government has announced that funds allocated for servicing the public debt will increase the national budget by about 20 percent in 2017/2018. The debt is serviced through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. The budget rose […]
Curvy Diva cancels London Appearance at First Class this Friday
Media Personality and Host, Yanique Curvy Diva Barrett, has cancelled her appearance in London England this Friday Night at the Ice Promotions event called First Class, Strictly VIP. The popular personality cited challenges with her return flight on Saturday as well as the snow storm in New York as the major reasons for not being […]
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Give Us a King…”
The faithfulness of God towards the children of Israel is recorded all over the Old Testament. While the relationship between God and the people were often conflicted, it was this unique relationship that differentiated the Israelites from the other nations around them. When God instructed Moses to go to Pharaoh with the message to free […]
Jamaica Ranks Fourth on List of 10 Places Every Black Woman Should Visit In Her Lifetime
Essence Magazine has compiled a list of places that every black woman should see in her lifetime. At the top of the list is Brazil, which has been characterized as having “the body of America and the soul of Africa.” The presence of the African Diaspora is evident in the nation’s food, music and people. […]
Shawn Ice Declares His ‘Dancehall Truth’
At the forefront of a fresh, young crop of Dancehall talent is Shawn Ice. Following the release of his fiery sophomore EP, dubbed “The Dancehall Truth,” the rising star, who hails from St. Mary, Jamaica, is quickly solidifying his position as the next big Dancehall artist on the horizon. The 5-track EP, which boasts Shawn […]