“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 […]
Action Entertainment Launches “CUJ Gosplash 2016 Got Talent” Competition
CUJ GOSPLASH promises to be bigger and better for its forth staging in 2016 with new offerings that are sure to please the audience of thousands that emerge every Emancipation day at Sugarmans beach in St Catherine. Action Entertainment, promoters of the event, has added the CUJ GOSPLASH ‘GOT TALENT’ 2016 C0MPETITION to the already […]
On this day in Jamaican History – Bob Marley performs In Zimbabwe
On April 19, 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers performed in front of 100,000 fans at the Rufaro Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. A day earlier, on April 18th, he sang “Zimbabwe” at Zimbabwe’s 1st independence festivities. The song “Zimbabwe” had been released on the 1979 album Survival, and premiered at the Amandla Festival. Marley wrote […]
Jamaicans Always Shine at Penn Relays, Five to Remember for 2016
Jamaican athletes are always star achievers at the annual Penn Relays, and the ISSA Boys & Girls Champs that just occurred provide a preview of some of the top performers for the 2016 staging of the event. Christopher Taylor of Calabar is the Age 15 World Record holder in the 400 meters and set two […]
Jamaica College Robotics Team Visits OPM Before Leaving for U.S. Competition
The Jamaica College Robotics team made a visit to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and displayed their skills to Prime Minister Andrew Holness. In a statement from the Prime Minister, he commented on “their amazing skills,” and said he was “very impressed with their creation!” The Prime Minister went on to say, “They […]
The Sixth Oldest Person in the World Lives in Jamaica
Viola Moss Brown, who still lives in the house in Duanvale, Trelawny, where she was born in 1900, was congratulated by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II for attaining the age of 115 years. Brown has been confirmed as the oldest person in Jamaica by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), which is based in the United States. […]