Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 5th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- VENEZUELA, JAMAICA MAKE OIL-FOR-FOOD ARRANGEMENT—08/02/16 Jamaica is exchanging food, medicines, farming materials, and construction supplies to Venezuela for oil. Jamaica plans to provide as much as $4 million worth of goods and services in the exchange. According to Dr. Wesley Hughes, the CEO of PetroCaribe Development Fund, it […]
Sizzla Kalonji Comes to Florida for the First Time in 8 Years
Grammy nominated Reggae artist, Sizzla, announced his long awaited return to the USA last week. After his debut performance in California, Sizzla and The Fire House Band make their way to the East Coast and kick things off in Florida with a 4 city mini-tour which includes Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa Bay. For […]
Charly Black’s New Tune ‘Anything Me Say’ Boasts the Makings of a Hit
Charly Black is truly one of the hardest working artists in Dancehall. His moves are subtle, yet giant in impact. And while many were sleeping, the super talent has quickly been making Summer 2016 his best one yet. Adding to his growing list of accolades, the popular deejay dropped the anthem-worthy song “Anything Me Say” […]
Dynamixx Team are 2016 World Reggae Dance Champions
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 World Reggae Dance Championship Final, held on Thursday, August 4 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre: • Winner: Dynamixx Team • 2nd place: Outshine Girlz • 3rd Place: Street Team […]
“A Jamaican in the Kitchen” – A Conversation with Chef Noel Cunningham
This week we have a conversation with Jamaican Chef Noel Cunningham. Born in Kingston, Jamaica. Chef Noel studied culinary at the prestigious Runaway Bay HEART Hotel & Training institute in Runaway Bay, St. Ann and also a past student of the Edith Dalton James High School in Kingston, Jamaica. He is the owner of Cuisine […]
Jamaican Becomes First Woman Elected President of Naval Officers Association
Navy Commander Denise McCallaCreary, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, is the first woman to be elected President of the National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) in the organization’s 44-year history. NNOA supports recruitment, development and retention of officers in the United States Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). According […]
King Jammy Presents New Sounds of Freedom
King Jammy is one of reggae’s most prolific talents, whose career spans a half-century. Almost 40 years since the original sessions, King Jammy revisits the seminal album that launched his career as a producer. New Sounds of Freedom is a re-working of the 1977 Black Uhuru classic Love Crisis featuring an array of contemporary vocal […]
“Africa Unite” – Introduces African Passport
The African Union (AU) used its summit meeting in Rwanda to launch the African passport, which is designed to facilitate the movement of people in order to boost the economies of African countries. The details about the benefits of the passport and who will be eligible to obtain it are not yet set, however. Nkosazana […]
The Mass Deportation of Caribbean Immigrants You Haven’t Heard About
In June 2016, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, also known as ICE, conducted a quiet deportation of dozens of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean who were seeking asylum in the U.S. According to a source inside ICE, 63 men who could not obtain visas for lawful stays in the country on […]
Beenie Man Has the Zika Virus
Popular Jamaican reggae artiste Beenie Man had to cancel and scheduled performance at the Ovo Festival in Canada when he was denied entry to the country because he had allegedly contracted the Zika virus. On Instagram, the musician wrote, “The same Zika mosquito gi mi dengue. Blood test, injections, pills. Wi a hol firm still.” […]