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“Itality, Diversity, Purity and Laughter!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS

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Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Lorraine Osborne “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?”  – Photo by X. Murphy “Itality, diversity, purity and laughter. Home away from home.”   The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]

Festival Queen Parish Coronations Begin

As the journey towards crowning the 2016 Miss Jamaica Festival Queen begins, the competition will host coronations at the parish level throughout the month of May. A signature programme of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen parish coronations will […]

VP Records Remembers “The Crown Prince of Reggae” Dennis Brown

Hailed by NPR Morning Edition as one of the 50 great voices of all time – the Jamaican musical icon Dennis Brown began his recording career at the tender age of 11 and released more than 75 albums during his all too short 42 years on Earth. Although the reggae legend passed away in 1999, […]

On this day in Jamaican History: Usain Bolt ran a time of 9.76 in the 100m

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On May 3, 2008, Usain Bolt ran a time of 9.76 in the 100 meter race at the Jamaica International Invitational at the Jamaican National Stadium. At that time it was the second-fastest performance in the history of the 100 meter event; second only to fellow Jamaican citizen Asafa Powell’s 9.74 world record set the […]

Jamaican Student Viola Player, Wins Scholarship To College In Germany

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Seventeen-year-old viola player Jordon Crawford is currently a student at Kingston College, but come September 2016, he will be traveling to Freiburg, Germany, on a full scholarship to the Robert Bosch campus of United World College (UWC), He was one of three students to win the scholarship from a group of 50 applicants. Crawford will […]

Exhibit by Jamaican Artist Stuns Art Goers in Beijing

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A recent exhibit of 15 works by Jamaican artist Peter Wayne Lewis has gained high praise from art enthusiasts in Beijing, China. Lewis gets his inspiration from his Jamaican family, the vibrant colors of the Caribbean, quantum physics, jazz, and the teachings Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. He gave a tour of his works on display […]

Prado and Sizzla Release Tribute to Mothers on May 8th, 2016

With one of the most popular songs dedicated to mothers recorded to date, it’s no surprise that Sizzla Kolonji was the first choice for a collaborator when recording artiste Prado decided to record a modern day tribute to mothers. Prado, formerly Desperado, will be officially releasing his ‘My Mama’ single featuring Sizzla Kolonji this Mother’s […]

Serani Featured on Drakes New ‘Views’ Album

Kingston Jamaica International recording artiste, song writer and producer, Craig “Serani’ Marsh, is extremely excited about the latest international feature he has received. His vocals, from his 2006 hit collaboration ‘Dying’ with Mavado, has been sampled on international superstar Drake’s latest album “VIEWS”. Drake’s team followed proper recording rights procedure by contacting Serani’s manager, Julian […]