Photo Highlights : TEMPO Networks Celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary with Caribbean Rocks NYC
The Jamaica Tourist Board joined with four other Caribbean nations to sponsor TEMPO Network’s Caribbean Rocks NYC. From June 1 to June 5, 2016, in New York’s Times Square, the beauty of Caribbean destinations, culture, music and entertainment were on display. The event was staged as part of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Caribbean Week […]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month Briefing and Celebration at the White House
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti was honored to be a part of the National Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at the White House. This event highlighted the many important contributions of Caribbean-Americans to the United States. Inspiring panel discussions featured prominent figures from the Haitian-American community discussing topics such […]
Joe joins American Idol star Ruben Studdard at Grace International Jerk Food and Music Festival
The Grace International Jerk Food and Music Festival is returning for its 15th year to Centennial Park in Etobicoke from August 5-7. Bigger and better than ever, this year’s festival will be filled with mouth-watering cuisine, unique arts and crafts and amazing entertainment, including the headliner for Friday night’s Love and R&B edition of the […]
British Jamaican, Nathaniel Peat, Ranks Number 17 on Top 100 BAME List
British Jamaican, Nathaniel Peat, the co-founder and CEO of Gennex, has made a name for himself in the social enterprise space. His achievements have been recognized with a ranking of 17th on the list of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) on the inaugural UPstanding Executive Power List. His company, Gennex, is registered in four […]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month Briefing and Celebration at the White House
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti was honored to be a part of the National Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at the White House. This event highlighted the many important contributions of Caribbean-Americans to the United States. Inspiring panel discussions featured prominent figures from the Haitian-American community discussing topics such […]
Gospel Song Finalists Start Their Reality Journey
The top ten finalists of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition will make their television debut in the reality series Gospel Vibes starting this Sunday, June 26. The series, which will air on PBCJamaica, will follow the finalists on their journey to becoming Jamaica’s next Gospel great. Organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, an Agency […]
Sam King, British-Jamaican co-founder of Notting Hill Carnival, First Black Mayor of Southwark, Dies at Age 90
Sam King, MBE, co-founder of the Notting Hill Carnival in London, has died. King was born in Portland, Jamaica, in 1926, and joined the RAF at the outbreak of World War II to fight for Britain, believing that if Hitler won the war, slavery would be reinstated in the West Indies. After the war, he […]
Jamaican Student Ebonique Taylor, 12, Wins Art Competition Sponsored by Mexican Embassy
Ebonique Taylor, 12, is a Jamaican student at Drews Avenue Primary School in Kingston, who was the winner of a special painting competition organized by the Embassy of Mexico in Jamaica in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The competition’s theme was “Mexico: A Caribbean Country.” and submissions were judged […]
Jamaican, Kenia Mattis, Wins Entrepreneurship Award in U.S.
Jamaica’s Kenia Mattis has won the Spark the Fire Startup Award at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which is underway in Silicon Valley in California. Williams was selected from a pool of 5,000 applicants from all around the world. Mattis is the CEO of ListenMi Caribbean, a company that produces digital media content such as audio […]
Grace International Jerk Food and Music Festival welcomes Ruben Studdard as Headliner
The Grace International Jerk Food and Music Festival is thrilled to announce that season two winner of American Idol, Ruben Studdard will be headlining this year’s event. “We are very excited to have Ruben joining us for our 15th year” says Anthony Plummer, Executive Director of the Festival. “His soulful music promises to bring a […]