Dianne Dixon Joins Cast for Staged Reading of ‘3 Girls on Flatbush’ on September 24, 2016
Award winning Jamaican actress Dianne Dixon has joined the cast of the staged reading of Evy Wright’s dramatic comedy 3 Girls on Flatbush, to be held at South Oxford/A.R.T. NYC Space in Brooklyn on Saturday September 24 at 6:30pm. Dixon heads an all female cast of established and emerging Caribbean – American actresses that is […]
Record Number of Sponsors Participate as Early Childhood Education Initiative Delivers Books to 6,103 Children at 61 Schools
“56 program sponsors have participated in schools visits, delivery books and school supplies to Pre-school children so far. More than 11,000 Kindergarten children at 120 schools to receive books and school supplies this year.” Books4Kids Jamaica announced record participation of sponsors in this year’s delivery of books to Infant Schools, Basic Schools and Early Childhood […]
Richie Stephens & Ska Nation Band to Release 100 Year Old Italian Classic ‘O Sole Mio’
Award winning Jamaican singer Richie Stephens, front man of the newly formed Richie Stephens & The Ska Nation Band is back home after completing a grueling eight week tour of Italy. While in Salento, Stephens took on the herculean task of recording ‘O Sole Mio,’ regarded as the most well known Italian song in history. […]
Jamaican Author, Marlon James,Criticizes “Third World” Police in United States
Jamaica’s Marlon James, winner of the 2015 Man Booker literary prize, has stated that the United States has “Third World” police, which has resulted in “almost state-sanctioned” killings of minority populations there. James made his observations at a Paris literary festival, saying that some police officers in the US believed they were above the law; […]
Elton Johnson Named U.S. Embassy Atlas Corps Fellow for Jamaica
After experience working in the nonprofit sector and receiving a BA in Media and Communications from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica’s Elton Johnson has received a position as the Atlas Corps Fellow for Jamaica, a program sponsored by the United States Embassy. The fellowship will also Johnson to work for a year […]
Manchester City Competes to Sign Jamaican footballer, Leon Bailey
Manchester City is in competition with football clubs in Spain and Italy to sign Leon Bailey, who was named as the best young player in Belgium last season. Bailey, 19, is Jamaica Under-23 International who came to Belgium in 2015 and currently plays for the Belgian club K.R.C. Genk, scored twice against Rapid Vienna in […]
Neighbour made JPS erect lightpost on my Jamaica land?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz: Firstly, there is a lightpost on my land that I did not put there. I visited my land in Jamaica the other day. The next door neighbour has a meter on a light post put up on my land. Another point is that, she claimed the Jamaica Public Service (JPSCo) Company […]
New Acts Added to Love & Harmony Cruise Set to Sail in February with the Biggest Names in Caribbean Music
The biggest names in Reggae, Dancehall & Soca music have been booked for the inaugural Love & Harmony Caribbean Cruise, setting sail roundtrip from the Port Of Miami to Ocho Rios, Jamaica February 27th – March 3rd 2017. Brought to you by Rockers Island Entertainment, in association with Best Of The Best Entertainment and Massive […]
Bob Marley Statue Unveiled in Chetumal, Mexico
Jamaica’s Minister of Culture and Entertainment, Olivia “Babsy” Grange, traveled to Mexico under a cultural cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the cities of Kingston and Chetumal. The MOU is designed to facilitate development in the cultural and creative sectors of both nations The signing was accompanied by a number of activities, including the […]
“The Sun & Beaches!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you miss about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “The one thing I miss about Jamaica is the sun & beaches.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica […]