On to the Semi-Finals: Jamaicans Advance in 2016 World Table Tennis Championships
Jamaica’s table tennis team is moving to the semi-finals of the 2016 World Table Tennis Championships. Leading the way was Kane Watson who had a 3-0 win, Mark Phillips who hada 3-2 win, and an exciting comeback of 3-2 by the team’s captain, Michael Hyatt. Jamaica defeated Asian Team Laos, which represents a nation of […]
5 Reasons You Must Move To Jamaica Before Trump Gets Elected As President
Republican candidate Donald Trump just won big on Super Tuesday in the U.S. presidential primary elections. Are you freaked out about this? Well, you are not alone. It turns out people everywhere in the U.S. are. They are so freaked out that Google searches for “How To Move To Canada” are at a sky high. But […]
Jesse Owens Film Biography Features Jamaican-Canadian Brothers
Stephan James will star as American athletic icon Jesse Owens in a new biographical film entitled “Race.” Also starring in the film as a compatriot and rival of Owens, Eulace Peacock, is Stephan’s brother Shamier Anderson. The parents of the brothers who are based in Canada are from Spanish Town in Jamaica. The film “Race” […]
Assassin A.K.A Agent Sasco’s New Album the Theory of Reggaetivity Debuts at #3 on U.S. Billboard Reggae Album Chart
Assassin a.k.a Agent Sasco’s brand new album The Theory of Reggaetivity debuts this week at #3 on the highly-coveted U.S. Billboard Reggae Chart. He is the only Jamaican artist to land in the Top 5 this week – in between the ranks of the Southern Californian band Stick Figure (who hit #1) and the Grammy-winning […]
“Portland makes me smile!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Patri-Kaye Aarons “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “Portland makes me smile. Nothing better than walking on the beach…hard work with a jelly coconut , a pound of pork and […]
Jamaican Dr. Guy Harvey Wins International Golden Compass Award for 2016
Dr. Guy Harvey, a scientist, artist, conservationist and entrepreneur, has been honored by Seafarers’ House with its 2016 International Golden Compass Award. Dr. Harvey was recognized for his contributions and efforts toward the conservation of ocean and marine life. Dr. Harvey grew up on Jamaica’s south coast, a 10-generation Jamaican of English descent. He became […]
Raging Fyah Kicks off Their U.S. Spring Tour
Raging Fyah, one of Jamaica’s most promising roots reggae bands of this generation, begins their U.S. Spring tour today (March 1) in Denver, Colorado. The five-piece Kingston collective will join Stick Figure in mid-March until the end of April for the cross-country Set In Stone Tour. Raging Fyah will head back to the U.S. on […]
Nagata Shachu with Torq Percussion Quartet – Saturday, April 2, 2016
What: NAGATA SHACHU w/ TorQ Percussion Quartet When: Saturday, April 2, 2016 @ 8:00 pm Where: Harbourfront Centre – Brigantine Room, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON / (416) 973-4000 Tickets: Adv. $30 / Day Of $35 / Student/Senior $20 / Groups 10+ $28 Following a highly successful season launch at Harbourfront’s Fleck Dance Theatre […]
Rapper Kendrick Lamar Visits Jamaica
Kendrick Lamar, Compton rapper, made a visit to Jamaica and met with Assassin, his collaborator on the track “Blacker the Berry.” He visited some of the island’s many location attractions, including the Bob Marley Museum and Usain Bolt Tracks and Records. Lamar spent some time with the Olympic champion sprinter at one of his training […]
Ziggy Marley Makes His Acting Debut on “Hawaii Five-0”
Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, made his first appearance as an actor on the popular television program “Hawaii Five-0.” In the February 26, 2016, episode entitled “Ka Pohaku Kihi Pa’a” (The Solid Cornerstone),” Marley played the role of “Bones,” an undocumented Jamaican immigrant who must obtain a green card in […]