“Everything will be alright!!!!” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Marie Wilson “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “Jamaica makes me smile because of the loud back vibe that says “everything will be alright.” The “Smile Jamaica” series […]
Jamaican Merlene Ottey Continues Record-Breaking Sprint Career In Her Fifties
Jamaica’s sprint legend Merlene Ottey may be nearing the age of 53, but she has no plans to end her athletic career any time soon. While visiting Jamaica, Ottey said that she is getting ready for the 2016 IAAF World Championships in Moscow. Her first appearance at the World Championships was 30 years ago. Ottey, […]
St. Catherine High Alumni in the Diaspora Offers Message of Congratulations to Alumnus Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Alumna Juliet Holness
The St. Catherine High School Alumni Association in the Diaspora congratulates alumnus The Most Honorable Andrew Michael Holness on his appointment as Prime Minister of Jamaica, and his wife, alumna Juliet Holness, as Member of Parliament of East Rural St Andrew. The St. Catherine High School Alumni in the Diaspora is proud that one of […]
US runner Alysia Montano Says Gatlin and Gay Should Be Banned from Olympic Competition
Alysia Montano, United States distance runner, says that a zero-tolerance approach should be taken in regard to athletes who fail drug tests. She said that these individuals should be banned from Olympic competition, and she included her probable teammates Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay. Montano, 29, who was negatively impacted by the Russian doping scandal, […]
Money Tips for Rebound Kids
Most young adults eagerly look forward to the day when they will be able to break free of the restrictions of their parents’ home and move out into their own place. The ability to earn enough to money so that they can become financially independent is a major milestone in their lives. However, there are […]
Jamaican Deejay Konshens Helping People of Flint, Michigan
Konshens, the popular Jamaican deejay, has donated 100 cases of water to the people of Flint, Michigan, who have been without clean, potable drinking water since the state’s government decided to change its water supply system to save money in 2014. Konshens is provided his help through a program launched by Irie Jam radio in […]
PHOTOS: D’Marsh’s latest Haute Couture collection – La Vie du Noir (The Life of the Black)
Coco-Mat located in New York’s fashionable Soho area was a fitting, if somewhat unusual setting for the staging of designer D’Marsh’s latest Haute Couture collection – La Vie du Noir (The Life of the Black); his contribution to New York’s fashion week; on February 18, 2016. Glenroy Marsh, who has been working and living in NYC for […]
U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Inducts Jamaican-born Maurice Ashley, First Black International Grandmaster
Jamaican-born Maurice Ashley, internationally recognized as the first black chess grandmaster, joined other illustrious players in the United States Chess Hall of Fame when he was inducted on February 19, 2016. Ashley has taught chess to children in elementary school and to celebrities. He successfully coached players at Mott Hall Elementary in New York’s Harlem […]
St-Mary Native, CT Based Rising Dancehall & Reggae Artist Lex-A-Million Releases “Aye Gyal”
Making his mark in the musical arena, St-Mary, Jamaica native now U.S based dancehall and reggae Lex-A-Million has worked with various notable names such as acclaimed JA production, Delly Ranks, and multi-media Diva Nikki Z to name a few. After a brief musical hiatus, the rising star is kicking off 2016 with hit bound dancehall […]
St-Mary Native, CT Based Rising Dancehall & Reggae Artist Lex-A-Million Releases “Aye Gyal”
Making his mark in the musical arena, St-Mary, Jamaica native now U.S based dancehall and reggae Lex-A-Million has worked with various notable names such as acclaimed JA production, Delly Ranks, and multi-media Diva Nikki Z to name a few. After a brief musical hiatus, the rising star is kicking off 2016 with hit bound dancehall […]