“The place of my parents birth!!!! ” – 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 place of my parents birth!!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
For Jamaica’s Independence Celebration, the Accent Was on Achievement
On August 6th, 2016, while the island of Jamaica celebrated, with pomp and circumstance, its 54th year of independence from the United Kingdom, over 300 Jamaicans, living in the New York metro area, hosted a grand Affair. Billed as the 1st Annual Jambassador Awards & Gala Ceremony, this evening of Community, Culture and Couture served […]
Remember Old Marcus Garvey!
Roots Reggae performer Winston “Burning Spear” Rodney sang “No One Remembers Old Marcus Garvey”, but as we celebrate what would have been the 129th birthday of the venerable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, it’s time to right an American injustice that has been recognized as such by no lesser person than President Calvin Coolidge who commuted […]
Global Tech Conference Launches in Jamaica
A new global conference and community platform in Jamaica will encourage relationships between tech entrepreneurs, investors and executives, and serve as a true business catalyst offering a more immersive experience for participants. Tech Beach Retreat is designed to connect the Caribbean’s tech ecosystem with the rest of the world, creating an international community of like-minded […]
Teaching and learning in Latin America and the Caribbean will be discussed at an international event on the Education 2030 Agenda
The Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) and the Center for Improvement, Experimentation and Pedagogical Research of the Ministry of Education of Chile, are organizing this meeting in the context of the Education 2030 Agenda and its Framework for Action, adopted in November 2015 by the UNESCO General Conference […]
Rootz of Music to Stage 2nd Annual Fundraiser at The Broward Center
On Labor Day weekend, Sunday September 4th at 7:00 pm, Rootz of Music Inc., will present its 2nd Annual fundraiser musical extravaganza “American Roots of Jamaican Music: The Legacy” at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Amaturo Theater, in Fort Lauderdale. The show chronicles the development of popular songs that were the foundation in […]
Sandals Whitehouse Celebrates 54 Years
Jamaica’s 54th Independence Celebrations took on new meaning at Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa as guests of the luxury-included resort turned out for a cultural explosion of food, music, dance and the finest rum-infused libations not to mention the strums of a colorful marching band and the spirited vibrations of the Silver Birds Steel […]
Would the Will be valid after marriage?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My father did a will in 2009, got remarried in 2010 and divorced in 2011. The will named me and my siblings as beneficiaries to his property in Jamaica. I live in Ontario Canada and according to the law here, if a will was made prior to marriage that will becomes […]
Miss St. James is Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2016
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is pleased to announce the results from the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Grand Coronation, held on Sunday, August 7 at the Independence Village, Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre: • Miss Jamaica Festival Queen: Kyesha Randall, Miss St. James • […]
Floyd’s Pelican Bar: The Coolest on Earth
Jamaica is home to what has been called the “world’s coolest bar.” Floyd’s Pelican Bar can be found on a sandbar in the middle of the Caribbean; it can only be accessed via boat. Its appearance is reminiscent of something nailed together by someone who has perhaps partaken of too much local rum, but that […]