The 13th Annual 1-800-411-PAIN Palm Beach Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival Set To Ignite Culinary Passion
The Caribbean Jerk Food and Culture Experience Converges At Food Festival – Indulge in succulent dishes and tasty libations, music and more The diverse and authentic Caribbean Jerk traditions are the key ingredients that event producer, Full-A-Vybez, Inc. has prepared for the quintessential 13th annual 1-800-411-PAIN Palm Beach Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival that will be […]
“The Beautiful Beaches!!!! ” – 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 of the beautiful beaches.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
Jamaican Filmmaker and Health Advocate Wins “Best Documentary” Award
Charles Mattocks, a filmmaker and health advocate based in Tampa, Florida, has won the award for “Best Documentary” at the Charlotte Black Film Festival in North Carolina. The film, “Trial by Fire,” was inspired by Mattocks’ mother Constance Marley, the sister of reggae legend Bob Marley, and the struggles and challenges she faced with a […]
Jamaicans Are “Pests” Comments by Trinidadian Talk Show Host Add to Tensions with Jamaica
Barrington “Skippy” Thomas, the host of a radio talk show in Trinidad, referred to Jamaicans as “nuisances, pests, and criminal elements.” His remarks, made during a conversation with a Jamaican caller, have only served to increase the tensions that already exist between T&T and Jamaica. The caller said he thought Jamaicans were being unfairly blamed […]
Let Us Not Be Crippled By Our Faith – Do we use God as a crutch?
The black community takes great pride in being rooted in faith. Our belief in God’s omniscient grace has brought us through slavery, civil rights abuses, domestic abuses, black on black crime, and all the ills, public and private, that have plagued our community. But we have often used that faith to the detriment of ourselves […]
Actress of Jamaican Descent to Star in New Film
“Wannabe” is a new film about the 1991 race riots in New York’s Crown Heights neighborhood. At the time, the conflict was between the black and Orthodox Jewish communities there, and it was a time when a young Jewish man and an American girl of Jamaican descent fell in love. The film tells their story. […]
Peter Tosh Family Launches Cannabis Brand
The family of reggae legend Peter Tosh used the day usually set aside for celebrating marijuana culture by announcing the availability of a Peter Tosh brand of cannabis. On April 20, 2016, the formation of the Peter Tosh Company was announced. The mission of the company is to further the Peter Tosh legacy by providing […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – From the Wall to the Hall
Rahab, the harlot. There she is right there in the Bible’s “Hall of Fame” (Hebrews 11) standing tall, shoulder-to-shoulder as one of two women (Sara being the other) among the mentioned giants of faith. Of her the writer states, “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending April 29th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JAMAICA’S EDUCATION MINISTER MAKES FAMILIES A PRIORITY—04/24/16 Ruel Reid, Jamaican Minister of Education, Youth and Information, said that the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) has developed various initiatives designed to help parents, fix families, and stem child abuse. According to Reid, child abuse reports made to the Office […]
Jo Mersa Marley Releases First Song in over a Year
As the Racers Track Club burnishes its image and its vision as the “Number One Track Club in the World,” the Hon. Glen Mills, OJ, President of the Club, welcomes the opportunity to host the inaugural Racers Grand Prix, scheduled to be held at the National Stadium on June 11, 2016. “The Grand Prix will […]