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Pele, Brazilian Football Legend, Calls Usain Bolt “Master of the New Generation”

Pele With Usain Bolt

The legendary Brazilian football star Pele says that Jamaica’s world record holder Usain Bolt is the “Master” of a new generation of athletes. Pele has been called the “Master” himself, but in the French newspaper “Le Parisien,” Pele described Bolt as the best athlete in Olympic history and then joked that, if he had been […]

Lawyer gets lessons on Parish Court procedures from Judge

A lawyer who recently turned up to represent a client got lessons from a Parish Court Judge recently. In defence to a claim for outstanding rent, he turned up on behalf of his client, the Defendant. The attorney turned up to argue that the Plaintiff in fact had owed the Defendant. At that hearing he […]

“It is so beautiful!!!! ” – 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 it is so beautiful!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you […]

How athletes of Jamaican descent can represent Jamaica in the Olympics

How Jamaican descent Athlete Represent Jamaica in the Olympics

I am Catherine Kerr, the mother of Jamaican Olympic skier Errol Kerr. Errol represented Jamaica in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, finishing 9th in skiercross.  I am an American, and Errol’s father is Jamaican. Many of you may be asking how can your child of Jamaican descent represent Jamaica in the Olympics. Here is a […]

Jamaican Living Legends Play Broward Concert Labor Day Weekend

On Labor Day weekend Sunday September 4 at 7pm, Rootz of Music Inc., will present its 2nd Annual fundraiser musical extravaganza “American Roots of Jamaican Music: The Legacy” at the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale. The show chronicles the development of popular songs that were the foundation […]

Forbes Reports that Usain Bolt Earns 10 Times More than Any Other Track Athlete

Usain Bolt

According to Forbes magazine, Jamaica’s sprint champion Usain Bolt, who is competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics and hopes to cement his reputation as the greatest sprinter in the history of track and field by again winning gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter competitions, has already broken another important barrier. Bolt is the highest-paid […]

Reggae Gospel Artiste Claudius England Takes Outreach Project to Scotland

Conscious Reggae Gospel artiste Claudius England will be taking his international social outreach project, Reclaimed Territory, to Scotland this summer. The artiste, who has been executing this multi-faceted initiative since 2014, believes that projects to the prison populations, schools and churches—which seek to rehabilitate inmates and encourage and empower individuals to unearth their potential—provide hope […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 12th, 2016

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS   STORIES —————————————- NEW ARTISAN VILLAGE PLANNED FOR FALMOUTH—08/06/16 Jamaica’s government will spend more than $7.8 million to develop an artisan village at the Hampden Wharf in Falmouth. The village will include 300 shops featuring crafts and indigenous island products, which will be made and sold there. Upon completion, the village […]

Two Jamaicans Honored by Jamaica Association of Maryland

Jamaicans Honored

Senator Shirley Natham-Pullam and attorney Franklin Burke were both honored by the Jamaica Association of Maryland as outstanding Jamaicans. Natham-Pullam was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Burke received the Marcus Garvey UNIA Award. The honors were given to mark 54 years of Jamaican independence. Natham-Pullam is a founding member of the organization […]