Track and Field Roundup: 2016 Penn Relays and Drake Relays & More
Penn Relays – University of Pennsylvania, Franklin Field, USA April 28 – 30 April 30th, the final day of competition for both Penn Relays at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and Drake Relays at Drake University’s Blue Oval in Des Moines, Iowa saw team of athletes battling not just each other […]
Jamaican “Rudeboy” Style Has Influence on UK
During the 1960s, Jamaican “rudeboys” symbolized the anger felt by young people due to unemployment, poverty, poor housing, and lack of food. Rudeboys dressed sharply in mohair suits, pork pie hats, and polished brogues; they were offshoots of the ska music scene and created a subculture on the island. In the summer of 2015, an […]
Spike Lee Documentary to Feature 7 Jamaicans
Filmmaker Spike Lee will feature seven Jamaicans in his documentary about black football players at Howard University who led the team to the first “invincible” National Collegiate Athletic Association soccer championship in 1974. The documentary, “Lil’ Joints: Redemption Song” premiered in the United States on ESPN, was directed by Kenan K. Holley. In 1974, the […]
Can You Believe Bob Marley Never Had a Top Billboard Hit While He Was Alive
While Bob Marley and the Wailers made regular appearances on the top singles charts in the United Kingdom, the biggest hit the reggae legend had in the United States during his lifetime ranked Number 51: “Roots, Rock, Reggae.” His son Ziggy Marley ranked higher with “Tomorrow People,” which reached Number 39. After his death, Bob […]
Top Entrepreneur, Kirk-Anthony Hamilton, “Bullish” on Jamaica for Business
Kirk-Anthony Hamilton, recognized by United States President Barack Obama in 2015 as one of the 75 emerging global entrepreneurs and the sole representative from the Caribbean in this group, believes that Jamaica represents an excellent place for doing business. Hamilton says he is “bullish, hopeful and positive” about Jamaica’s potential, noting that the country’s new […]
What is default judgement, can I reverse it in Jamaica?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I was sent a claim by a former landlord I had when I lived in Jamaica. I could not have attended the Court hearing because of my job in America. I recently went to Jamaica and found out that she got a default judgement against me. Can I do something to […]
Then came Nesbeth!
Since the late 90s it’s been difficult to come across reggae music untainted from the shift in millennial openness, and the stimulus to ‘un-closet’ issues that were once tabooed. The new age dancehall (break away from reggae) music is rich with one-word/liner, senseless, sexually charged, meaningless lyrics. Inculpably, dance lovers without singing the lyrics enjoy the […]
“I Was Born There!!!! ” – 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 being Jamaican?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love being Jamaican because I was born there.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
Marlon James, Booker Prize Winner, Speaks at Bocas Literary Festival
Jamaica’s Booker-winning author Marlon James was one of the featured speakers at the Bocas literary festival in Trinidad. When he appeared at Bocas in 2013, he will not well known outside of the Caribbean and the Americas and used to make jokes about being called “unsuitable to represent Jamaica” on an international level. Responding to […]
Jamaican Squash Player Ranks 89 on List of Top 100 Players in the World
Jamaica’s Chris Binnie has been named among the Top 100 squash players on the planet by the Professional Squash Association (PSA). Binnie ranked 89th as of April 1, 2016, coming up from the 93rd position in March 2016. The news of his improved ranking follows a sponsorship Agreement made between Binnie and JN Fund Managers […]