Boston Globe Featured Provincetown Jamaican Restaurant
The area around Provincetown, Massachusetts, is home to a large and decades-old seasonal Jamaican population, which has made its mark on the cuisine offered in its many restaurants. All summer long, Jamaicans make the clam chowder, fried clams, and lobster rolls enjoyed by visitors, as well as the dishes linked to the town’s Portuguese past […]
I need my money from the man in Jamaican jail
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I got a judgement order from the Lower Court for my money, but found out the Defendant is in jail for a crime for over a year now. He doesnt even have family members rallying around him, and nothing to sell at all. I went to friend to recommend an attorney […]
Mother of Usain Bolt Want Him to Find a Wife Post-Olympics
Jamaican champion sprinter, Olympic record medal winner, and world’s fastest man is focused on winning a “triple-triple” at the 2016 Olympics in Rio by winning gold medals in the men’s 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4×100-meter relay for the third time in a row. He won all these events at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and in […]
Tribute: Usain Bolt – A Jamaican and a world hero!
Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Sergei Bubka – all historic figures in track and field. And there was Michael Jordan (basketball) and Mohammad Ali (boxing). All of these international stars have accomplished great things in their fields of sports and in so doing established their prominence in the sporting world. But then there is […]
“The food!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you love about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love Jamaica because the food!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you would […]
Torn Between Two Nations – We’ll cheer for the US unless…
America is a nation of immigrants, many of whom did not come here legally. Someone probably needs to share that with the rabid anti-immigrant Republican base. I’m pretty sure no European asked permission of the original inhabitants when they arrived 524 years ago, so in fact even they were unwelcome intruders. Some of us are […]
Reggae Boyz, Michael Hector Joins German Team on Loan from Chelsea
London born defender Michael Hector, who is also a Jamaican international player, has signed on to Eintracht Frankfurt for a season-long loan from Chelsea. Hector was a member of Antonio Conte’s first team squad during preseason travels to Austria and the United States, but continues to wait to make his first senior appearance for Chelsea […]
Photo Highlights: Luciano & Olympic Fans at the Jamaica House in Rio, Brazil
Rio Olympic 2016 fans were treated to a high energy performance by reggae star, Luciano at the Jamaica House in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The Jamaica House is the hospitality house for athletes, fans and lovers of Jamaica. It opened on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 bringing Jamaican culture and flavors to Rio de Janiero. Each […]
Jamaican Man Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Cocaine Masked as Deodorant
Members of Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) arrested a Jamaican man who was trying to smuggle cocaine hidden in bottles of roll-on deodorant. The man, who is 54 years of age, arrived at a post office with a number of roll-on deodorant bottles, but agents of CANU based at the post office thought it was […]
Is This The Secret Why Jamaicans Run So Fast?
Jamaicans have shown that they are the fastest sprinters on the planet, winning 15 of 24 100-meter and 200-meter medals at the last two Olympic Games before Rio, including five of six gold medals. Jamaicans are winning medals at a high rate in at the Rio Olympics. Three of the fastest male sprinters in the […]