Canton, Ohio, Gets New Jamaican Restaurant
Irie Island Jamaican, a new restaurant in Canton, Ohio, is ready to open, and the owners say it is the first Jamaican restaurant in the city. Melissa Bailey and husband, Karl Green, say the menu will include ox tails, jerk chicken, and Caribbean cabbage. Green is from Kingston, while Bailey is from New York, and […]
Sandals Foundation and Great Shape! Inc. Collaborate to Increase Literacy with Innovative Teaching Techniques
~ Free Workshops for Area Educators: Teach the Teachers 2016 ~ Great Shape! Inc., the Sandals Foundation and the Ministry of Education will once again collaborate on a series of Teach the Teacher workshops, starting today, August 2nd through to August 12th at the Godfrey Stewart High school in Savanna-la-Mar. Great Shape! Inc.’s Teach the […]
“Send Up the Praise” is the Gospel Song for 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 Grand Final of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition, held on Sunday, July 31 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre: • Winner: Marsha Jarrett “Send Up the Praise” • 2nd place: […]
Mello Go Roun’ Set for August 3, 2016
The 2016 staging of Mello Go Roun’ will be held on Wednesday, August 3, at the Independence Village, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Mello Go Roun’ promises to be an exciting […]
World Reggae Dance Championship Ready to Rock Independence Village, August 4th, 2016
Sixteen local and international dance groups are ready to bring the heat to the finals of the World Reggae Dance Championship at the Independence Village on Thursday, August 4. Beginning at 8:00 p.m., the finalists will use larger-than-life dance moves and acrobatics to prove to the judges and audience alike that they should take home […]
Ben & Jerry’s Offers a Rastafarian flavor called “Satisfy My Bowl”
Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream manufacturing firm, is famous for its innovative flavors, and true to form, has concocted a number of ice creams with “heaven” in mind. In particular, the company offers a Rastafarian flavor, which was introduced to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Bob Marley’s “Legend” album. The produce is […]
Jamaican Association to Mark Independence Anniversary with Visit from Prime Minister’s Wife and Presentation of Six Scholarships to Jamaican Students
The Jamaican Diaspora is set to celebrate 54 years of national independence, and the Atlanta Jamaican Association plans to recognize the occasion by presenting six scholarships to college and high school students in Jamaica. The wife of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Mrs. Juliet Holness, will visit the Association between August 12 and 15, 2016, and […]
Jamaican Retrace Roots Trip On “A Night In Ghana”
For as long as she can remember Sheron Pearson’s dream was to visit Africa. Not any of the 55 states on the continent but Ghana, the former Gold Coast where she is convinced her ancestors originated. For longer than she can remember its first national leader Kwame Nkrumah and Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first national adopted […]
Union of Jamaican Alumni Association Report on Schools to Diaspora Alumni
The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc. (UJAA) is committed to the development of educational opportunities in Jamaica through its 45 alumni association members. The organization has met in Queens, New York, to host the National Education Inspectorate (NEI). The NEI was introduced in 2008 as a national education quality assurance agency, which operates […]
We need torturing nephew off land in Jamaica
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My nephew put a gun to my mouth of my mother, and told her it was time to get off the land she inherited from her mother who inherited from her parents. He’s always getting into fights with me. I took me to the police who gave us a receipt describing […]