It’s All Systems Go for Team Jamaica Bickle, April 28-30, 2016, Pennsylvania
From the administrative team to the drivers, to the tent crew, it’s all systems go for Team (TJB) Jamaica Bickle. Months of planning and numerous events have finally culminated in the three days for which they were intended. The Penn Relays will kick off at April 28-30, at Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania and the […]
Best Of The Best Music Fest Partners With Greater Miami Convention & Visitors In Celebration of 10th Anniversary
Best of the Best Music Fest 2016 is proud to partner with the Greater Miami Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (GMCVB) Multicultural Tourism Department in celebration of its 10th Anniversary with some of the biggest names in Caribbean music on Memorial Weekend Sunday, May 29th at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami. As one of the leading […]
Jamaican Chef Andre Fowles Runner-Up in “Chopped” Championship Finale
Congratulations to Jamaican Chef Andre Fowles. Although he didn’t win the “Chopped” Battle of Champions, he represented himself and Jamaica to the best of his ability and earned a second place finish. The winner, Chef Adam Greenberg, made special mention of Andre and their competition in the dessert round, which ultimately played a big role […]
Don’t Hate the Player – Bernie Sanders attacking Hillary Clinton achievements
Somehow the Bernie Sanders narrative feels like it has morphed from “there are some rich people doing bad things” to “rich people are bad”. Hillary Clinton and her husband have made over $100 million in the past eight years. They’ve paid over 30% in taxes and given away about 12% to charity. Since taking a […]
Books4kids Jamaica 5th Online Charity Auction Goes Live!
Books4Kids Jamaica announced today that its 5th Annual Online Charity Auction is set to go live on Thursday April 28, 2016. Amazing vacation steals up for grabs include more than 100 items such as roundtrip airline tickets, luxury cruises, restaurant experiences, electronics and luxury items, golf and kitesurfing adventures and hotel stays in Jamaica, Italy, […]
11 Questions for an Expat in Jamaica – Jennifer Borgh from Canada
Jennifer Borgh has lived in Jamaica on and off for the past 7 years. Jennifer is a destination wedding planner with an extensive background in weddings and travel across the Caribbean. She operates the Jamaican wedding venue Borghinvilla, which is located on the border of St.Ann’s and Trelawny. Jennifer tells us about her experience as […]
“The Simplicity of Life!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Kareen Williams “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “When I think about Jamaica the thing that makes me smile is the simplicity of life. Something as simple as hearing a […]
Decline in Marriages- A serious threat to Public Health and National Development…Regional Technical Director
The current decline in the number of marriages occurring annually, coupled with an increase in divorce rates in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries, is posing a serious threat to public health, social wellbeing and national development. This view was expressed by Regional Technical Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Dr. Michael Coombs as he […]
Bay C Uses Music to Help Fight Disease
Artiste, Promoter, Producer and TV personality Roshaun ‘Bay C’ Clarke has lent his immense star power to an extremely worthy cause. Bay C, now a solo artiste formerly from Super Group T.O.K, has signed on as a Celebrity Patron for The One Health One Caribbean One Love Initiative (OHOCOL); set up to fight diseases such […]
Anything for Beyonce: Winnie Harlow, Model of Jamaican Descent, Appears in “Lemonade”
Winnie Harlow, 21, a model of Jamaican descent who was born in Canada, received an invitation to participate with a star-studded cast of black women on Beyonce’s groundbreaking “Lemonade” project. Harlow, named Chantelle Brown-Young at birth, has emphasized her rare skin condition of vitiligo in her modeling career and has previously appeared in ad campaigns […]