Heartthrob Christopher Williams To Join Jack Radics For Caribbean Mother’s Day Show in South Florida, May 7th 2016
Popular R and B Singer and actor Christopher Williams will join platinum selling recording star Jack Radics for his Mother’s Day production A Caribbean Style Mother’s Day – at the newly opened Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (Lauderhill PAC) on Saturday May 7 beginning at 8pm. Doors will open at 7pm. Also appearing on the show […]
From Sicily to Jamaica Reggae Singer, Producer & Multi-instrumentalist Alborosie Presents His New Studio Album Freedom & Fyah
Reggae music is no longer confined by race, skin color or nationality. It always did have a global message, but the culture that it represents has now extended way beyond Jamaica. Alborosie’s success is symbolic of this new spirit sweeping the reggae world. The Sicilian born artist, who has spent over a decade living in […]
British Singer, Lianne La Havas, Says Her Family’s Jamaican Heritage Is Her Inspiration
Lianne La Havas, a singer/songwriter from London, has Jamaican roots: her mother’s family is from the island, and she visited there in 2014 with her mother. Lianne had never been to Jamaica before, and that was the inspiration for her album “Blood.” She found that touring the United States was difference from touring anywhere else […]
George Carter, OD, Honored by Family and Friends
George Carter, OD, one of Jamaica’s most famous theater practitioners, received the recognition of his friends and family at an event at Kingston’s Little Theatre. He had been anticipating travel to Jamaica to celebrate his 100th birthday in April 2016, but passed away suddenly in the United States before he could make the trip. He […]
Snapchat Criticized for Introducing a Bob Marley Filter – Some call it Racist
In what has been characterized as the “digital equivalent of blackface,” social media app Snapchat issued a Bob Marley filter. The filter allows users to merge their faces with the likeness of the reggae icon Bob Marley. The filter, which includes dreadlocks and a rasta hat, launched on 4/20, the day celebrating marijuana culture. Critics […]
“The People. Our Whole Attitude!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Rosemarie Stewart “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “The people. Our whole attitude even if we “pop dung” we have a “dem no more dan we” type of approach to […]
Florida Couple Gives Back to Jamaica
Wesley Frater and his wife Daun Ferguson head up Tournament of Champions and Daun Cosmetics, companies that made a donation to St. Jago High School and provided iPads to Bethany Primary in Bethany, Alexandria, and St. Ann, Jamaica. The couple traveled to the island on March 22, 2016, to present the donations to the schools. […]
J$9.6 Million Donation to Boost Healthcare in Southern Region From Jamalco
The healthcare capacity in the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) facilities will be boosted through the commitment of J$9.6 million dollars from bauxite/alumina company Jamalco. The first of two disbursements valued at $4.8 million was handed over to the SRHA on Thursday, April 15 at the Jamalco office in Clarendon. The first payment will purchase […]
Chopped Like a Champion: An Interview with Chef Andre Fowles.
By now you have heard of him and even if you haven’t, Andre Fowles has been proving himself a fierce competitor and a tallawah force in the culinary world. At just 26 years old, this passionate, inspiring, and humble chef has moved to New York from Jamaica and has stepped onto the international stage by competing and […]
Jamaican-Born Chef Andre Fowles Wins Spot in “Chopped” Grand Finale
Andre Fowles defeated his competition on the Season 5 “Chopped Champions” tournament to win a place in the television series’ grand finale, where he will compete for the top prize of $50,000. Although Fowles has not been a chef for very long, he prepared his dishes with a notable vitality that springs from his upbringing […]