• Wed, 12 August 2026

Over 80 Percent of Young Jamaicans Want to Leave the Island

Jamaican Want to Leave Jamaica

Many young Jamaicans are ready to leave their country to pursue better educational and job opportunities. In fact, they would leave Jamaica for any destination other than Afghanistan. According to a 2016 survey commissioned by Respect Jamaica and the local office of UNICEF, 81 percent of Jamaica’s youth between 14 and 40 years of age […]

Calling All Dancers- World Reggae Dance Championship Open for Entries

The late popular Jamaican dancer and choreographer, Gerald “Mr. Bogle” Levy once said “Everybody can dance, but a nuh everybody is a dancer”. The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is looking for all true dancers in an open call to all Dancehall and Reggae based dance groups. Entries are now being accepted for the JCDC’s […]

Palm Beach Fifth-Grader Holds Golf Classic to Benefit the Poor

A young golfer inspired to help the poor is taking his passion for philanthropy to the links he loves. Fifth-grader Rafe Cochran will be hosting his inaugural golf tournament on Friday, April 22, 2016, to build homes for destitute families in Haiti through the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor. “It’s a […]

Team Jamaica Bickle Launches in Washington D.C.

Team Jamaica Bickle, held its inaugural reception and awards at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. This was the organization’s second foray into the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) area, having hosted a brunch at the Jerk Pit Restaurant in 2015. The event served several purposes, chief of […]

Jamaican Mother-Son Duo Receives African Canadian Achievement Award

Dr. Rosemary G Moodie

For the first time in its history, the African Canadian Achievement Awards of Excellence (ACAA) honored a mother and son with individual awards in the same year. Dr. Rosemary G. Moodie, Jamaican-born graduate of the University of the West Indies, was a neonatologist and clinical teacher at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for […]

Win 2 Tickets to The Best of The Best Concert on May 29th 2016 in Miami

Win a pair of passes to The Best of The Best Concert on May 29th 2016 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Bayfront Park, Miami. Best of the Best International Music Festival is an event/concert like no other. It is a 10 hour long experience with nothing but the best performances in music such as Pop, R&B, […]

Johannesburg ANC Disavows Photo of Jamaican Swimsuit Model

Errice Alicia Anderson Jamaican Model ANC

Jamaican fashion designer Errice Alicia Anderson says she has no idea how a photo of her in a bikini ended up on the Twitter feed of the Johannesburg ANC. According to Anderson, the photo showcases swimwear from her clothing line and represented her home of Jamaica by using the colors of its flag in her […]