This day in Jamaican History: Jamaica Tourist Board established
On April 1, 1955 the Tourist Trade Development Board officially became the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). In 1922 the Jamaican government had established the Tourist Trade Development Board but realized in 1954, the need for a more effective organization. The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is Jamaica’s national tourism agency. The JTB is a public company […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending April 1st, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- AUDIT OF GOVERNMENT’S WEBSITE ORDERED—03/29/16 Dr. Andrew Wheatley, Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, wants security audits of the websites of all the government’s ministries, agencies and departments to determine how vulnerable they are to cyber attacks. Wheatley noted that a number of government websites have experienced […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 1st, 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 1st, 2016 . The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
This day in Jamaican history: Jamaican-American poet Claudia Rankine won the National Book Critics Circle Award
Jamaican-American poet Claudia Rankine won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry for her book “Citizen: An American Lyric.” She was also a finalist for in the Award’s criticism category, which made her book the first in the history of the award to receive a double nomination. Rankine was born in Kingston received a […]
Born of ‘wickedness’ and disaster – Kingston Featured in UK Guardian Newspaper’s “Story of Cities” Series
Coming in at Number 9 in the “Story of Cities” series published by the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom is Kingston, Jamaica, a city “born of ‘wickedness’ and disaster,” Beginning with the creation of Kingston as a new and regulated capital city following the 1692 earthquake that devastated Port Royal, the development of Kingston […]
Reggae Superstar Jack Radics & R&b Heartthrob Christopher Williams Team up for Caribbean Mother’s Day Extravaganza, May 7th, 2016, Florida
WHAT: Caribbean Style Mother’s Day Concert promising Love & Laughter WHO: Soul/Pop & Reggae superstar Jack Radics, who hasn’t performed in South Florida in 20 years and R&B smooth sexy vocalist Christopher Williams, who also starred in the 1991 film “New Jack City”. Also performing will be Blak Diamond and Sons of Mystro for a […]
Drake and Popcaan Collaborate on new reggae-influenced single “Controlla”
Drake and Jamaican dancehall artiste Popcaan have joined forces to record a reggae-influenced single entitled “Controlla.” Late on March 28, 2016, there was talk on the Internet about some new snippets of Drake’s music that had been leaked on YouTube and Soundcloud. One of these was “Controlla,” which includes OVO’s resident dancehall musician Popcaan, and […]
IrieTimes.com to Broadcast the Winston “Merritone” Blake Celebration of Life show on April 2nd
On Saturday, April 2nd at 12 noon irietimes.com will be streaming LIVE from Hope Gardens the Celebration of Life show for the late Winston “Merritone” Blake. The music legend Blake died February 28th but his memories live on in the celebration from Hope Gardens in Kingston. Join the Irietimes crew, Dreamy Riley, Cheese,Baychick and others as […]
Jamaican Woman Marries Nigerian King to Become Queen of the Two Kingdoms
In a significant event for Rastafarianism, Chanel Chin, the daughter of Ludlow Chin – better known as Bobo Zaro – has married King Abdul Rasheed Adewale Akanbi. The marriage is significant as a part of the “Back to Africa” movement promoted by Jamaican Rastafarians. Chin is now the Queen of the Two Kingdoms, and one […]
“Their everlasting cool mood and state of mind!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Jason Forrest “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “Jamaican Jovial personality! Their everlasting cool mood and state of mind!” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves […]