• Sat, 19 September 2026

Streamlined efficiency in Caribbean schools: SmartTerm looking towards education’s future

SmartTerm, a cohesive web and mobile learning management system, aims to reinvent education in the Caribbean by providing school administrations and students with a seamless, integrated experience. The platform, a brainchild of Jamaicans Shamir Saddler and Stuart Crooks, has been gaining traction across the region – as many schools seek to explore SmartTerm’s streamlined efficiency. […]

Dance Company Changes Bob Marley Lyrics to Highlight Homophobia

Dance Your Caribbean does Bob Marley Redemption Song

A Caribbean dance festival scheduled for two days beginning on June 11, 2016, plans to use Bob Marley’s music to call attention to the anti-gay attacks that occur in Marley’s home of Jamaica. According to organizers of the “New Traditions Festival 2016: Dance Your Caribbean,” the piece “Facing Home: Love and Redemption” was selected to […]

“Nuh Where Better!!!! ” – 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 nuh where better than yard.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Good Benefits!

Someone once said that when it comes to serving the Lord, the “pay” is excellent and the “benefits” out of this world. This thought came to mind as I reflected on the words of the Psalmist, “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits” (Psalm 103:2). In the New Living Translation […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending June 10th, 2016

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS   STORIES —————————————- JAMAICAN POLICE REPORT MAJOR CRIMES DROP BY TEN PERCENT—06/07/16 According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the overall rate of serious and violent crime in Jamaica dropped by ten percent between January 1 and June 4, 2016. The JCF relied on data from its Statistics and Information Management […]

Craigy T Raises Eyebrows with Raunchy ‘Sunday Afternoon’ Video

Newly solo recording artiste Craigy T, is stepping out strong from the T.O.K brand with new singles and projects bound to turn heads and stir conversation. Chief among the conversation starters is his risqué video for brand new single ‘Sunday Afternoon’ produced by DJ Nicco for his SHS Records imprint. Craigy T believes the concept […]

Etana Defends Natural Women with New Single

Reggae Recording artiste Etana has always been vocal about being natural and true to oneself in previously recorded material, But now she is even more direct with this message with the release her brand new single “The Way I Are/ Natural Woman”. The single, written primarily by Etana herself and produced by Beatnick and K-Salaam, […]

Indie Flick, “Queen Nanny” Brings History of Trailblazing Freedom Fighter to Amazon and Vimeo On Demand Documentary Kicks off 16th Annual DC Caribbean Film Festival

The legendary Nanny of the Maroons, Jamaica’s only female National Hero stands out as an unparalleled trailblazer in the abolition struggle in the New World. According to Jacqueline DjeDje, Professor Emeritus at UCLA; “her position is confirmed as the first black female freedom fighter in the Americas – coming before Harriet Tubman, and even Sojourner […]