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Fairy Tales and Fashion Converge At La Fantaisie Ball, February 13, 2017

As Glenroy March and House of D’Marsh gears up for New York Fashion Week (NYFW), patrons will be in for a treat as the Jamaican-born New York based designer will present his latest collection La Fantaisie Ball on Monday, February 13 at 6:00 pm at Coco Mat. The show will be preceeded by cocktails at […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending January 27th, 2017

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS   STORIES —————————————- PNP CONCERNED ABOUT JAMAICA’S RANK ON CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX Jamaica’s Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed concern about the results of the 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which indicated a significant drop in the nation’s standing. The latest CPI ranking for Jamaica is 14 places lower than […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Teachings of Jesus

The more I study the life and ministry of Jesus, the more I appreciate how revolutionary and provocative His teachings were. If He physically walked among us today, chances are good He would make us very uncomfortable with teachings that pulled away the “figs” with which we covered our spiritual selves while exposing us for […]

Actress with Jamaican Roots Gets Oscar Nomination

Naomi Harris Oscar nomination

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Has announced that Naomi Harris, whose mother is from Jamaica, is included among the Oscar nominees in the Best Supporting Actress category. Harris, 40, has been nominated for her role in the 2016 film “Moonlight.” She began her acting career as a child and appeared in the […]

Video of White pregnant woman Gyrating to RDX song goes viral

A video posted on Instagram of a pregnant Caucasian female dancing quite rambunctiously to RDX’s song ‘Jump’ has attracted quite a bit of attention on social media earlier this week. The video was a little over 30 seconds long but that was long enough to cause an Instagram uproar with varying sides commenting on the […]

Dance JA Studio re-brands as Dance Jamaica Academy

Formerly known as Dance Jamaica Cultural Centre, Kingston based dance tutorial hub has officially changed its registered name to Dance Jamaica Academy at the start of 2017. The official change was done in order to properly signify the growth and expansion of the local dance space and properly certify the inclusion of more formal training […]

Usain Bolt stripped of Olympic gold medal after Jamaican team-mate Carter fails drugs test

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt, Jamaica’s Olympic champion runner, can no longer claim his historic “triple triple” medal achievement, sue to the ruling in a doping case brought against his 2008 4×400 relay teammate Nesta Carter. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant – methylhexanamine – in a re-test of his […]