Niece is no tenant or squatter, but I need her to vacate
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My niece is giving me a mountain of problems. I gave her a notice to leave my premises after she started disrespecting me as an old woman. I want to rent it to someone else. I did promise it to her but need to rent it right now. But instead of […]
Raging Fyah Kicks off U.S. Tour & Drops New Video for Dennis Brown Tribute “Milk & Honey”
Following their Spring 2016 U.S. tour with Stick Figure and Summer 2016 European run, Raging Fyah is back on the road again. Their tour kicks off this week in the United States with headlining shows in the Northeast and Midwest. In Colorado, they will join fellow Jamaican artist Protoje on select dates. The five-piece Kingston […]
Photo Highlights: Jamaican Reggae Band EarthKry U.S. Tour – NYC stop
EarthKry, the Jamaica-based roots rock reggae band, is currently on their first tour throughout the U.S. When they stopped in New York, we got a chance to talk with the manager of the band, Tara Johnson. She let us know that some of the band’s influences include: Wailers, Burning Spare, Toots, Black Uhuru, and Steel […]
10 Cute Photos of Children Repping Jamaica
Jamaica’s independence day is approaching fast. It’s time for everyone to find their best Jamaica outfit and rep the flag. Adults aren’t the only ones who can dress up. Check out these 10 Instagram photos of cute children repping Jamaica. As we say in Jamaica “Dem cute eeeeh”. […]
“You never meet a stranger!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. This week we asked Wessilee Holgate “What about Jamaica makes you smile?” “What I love about Jamaica is that you never meet a stranger when you meet another Jamaican.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you would like […]
Jamaican Rugby Team Wins Final in South Florida
Jamaica’s Under-19 team was victorious over the Bahamas in the Rugby Final at Vizcaya Park in Miramar, South Florida. The Jamaican Rugby Team dominated the match, beating the Bahamas’ team 50 to 0. The final was part of the year 2016 RAN Superweek scheduled for July 9 to July 16, 2016, which features 23 matches and […]
Jamaican Olympic Champion Usain Bolt Featured on Cover of Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated magazine has featured Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, six-time Olympic champion and fastest man in the world, on its cover just weeks before he competes at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Although Bolt withdrew from the Jamaican Olympic trials on July 1 due to a tear injury to his left hamstring, he […]
Facts on Jamaica: The first breadfruit tree
The first breadfruit tree in Jamaica was planted in St. Thomas at the Bath Botanical Garden. The British Captain Cook discovered breadfruit on Tahiti, and his description of the fruit caught the public’s imagination back home in England. The first tree in Jamaica was brought to the island from Tahiti by Captain William Bligh in […]
Yashika Graham Returns From Venezuela’s World Festival of Poetry Inspired
Emerging Jamaican poet Yashika Graham recently returned from the 13th annual World Festival of Poetry in Venezuela, in which she participated with fellow Jamaican poet, Mel Cooke. During the weeklong festival Graham read throughout the capital of Caracas as well as in the states of Cojedes, Sucre and Aragua, where she was also part of […]
Yashika Graham’s Directions From The Border Video For Release
Westmoreland born poet Yashika Graham, fresh from participating in the World Festival of Poetry in Venezuela, is poised to release a video for the title poem of her forthcoming first collection, Directions From The Border. The poem, which documents what she calls ‘a literal and spiritual journey,’ takes the reader through often impossible terrain, charting […]