WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Divine Restoration
God sure has a sense of humor, doesn’t He? During one of my recent quiet times and as I reflected on the believer being “under construction”, it occurred to me that some of us were restoration projects. At one time or another, the love of God flowed through us and we were so in love […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending February 26th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- CARICOM TO OBSERVE AND MONITOR JAMAICA’S GENERAL ELECTION—02/22/15 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will send an electoral observer mission to monitor the general election process in Jamaica on February 25, 2016. Josephine Tamai, the chief elections officers of the Elections and Boundaries Department in Belize, will lead the mission. […]
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Greensleeves Reissues the Iconic Classic Original Rockers from Augustus Pablo
Augustus Pablo (1954-1999) was the master of melodica and one of the most revered talents in reggae music. A reissue of his classic album Original Rockers with remastered sound and a 16-page extended booklet is available now from Greensleeves Records an imprint of VP Music Group. Greensleeves originally released the LP in 1979 and carefully […]
Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) Wins General Election
The Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) has unseated the People’s National Party (PNP) and won the 2016 General Election. The JLP leader Andrew Holness was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of supporters when he arrived at party headquarters. Holness defeated Patrick Roberts of the PNP and retained his seat as representing St. Andrew West Central. Joining […]
Jamaican American Volley Ball Athlete Danielle Perry Ready for Rio Olympics
Danielle Perry, a Jamaican American whose family is from Manchester, will represent Jamaica in the volleyball events at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Perry was recruited to the track and field team at Florida Atlantic University after strong performances as an athlete at Miramar High School. After college, her enthusiasm for volleyball led her to play […]
The Jamaica National Gymnastics team to Compete in Virginia
The Jamaica National Gymnastics team will journey to Virginia to compete at the G-Force Gymnastics Annual Caribbean Fest. The junior team, which has 27 members in Levels 1 to 7, will participate in the competition on February 27, 2016. The team topped the Caribbean Gymnastics Championships (CGC) in November of 2015, but this will be […]
Food Network TV Chopped Champion: Jamaican Chef Andre Fowles Named the Winner
Jamaican-born chef Andre Fowles took the top spot on the popular television Food Network cooking series “Chopped.” Originally from Kingston, Fowles is currently the sous-chef at Miss Lily’s Jamaican restaurant in New York. Before joining Miss Lily’s staff, he worked for two years a chef de partie with Martin Maginley, the award-winning chef at Round […]
Ishawna Takes Home Fashion Icon and Young Hot and Hype Youth View Award
Dancehall trendsetter Ishawna has walked away with two coveted awards in the 2016 staging of the Youth View Awards held last Saturday night at the National Indoor Sports Centre. The Downsound records signed act was nominated in four categories; Fashion Icon – Female, Favorite Local Female Artist, Young Hot & Hype Female and Favorite Musical […]
JCDC searches for 2016 Festival Queen
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is currently on an island-wide hunt for empowered women that fit the criteria of intelligent, culturally-aware and poised and are in turn seeking a platform to make their contributions to nation building. An agency of the Ministry of Youth & Culture, the JCDC continues its island-wide search for entrants […]