Montego Bay-Born Fashion Designer Takes Kingston by Storm
Tongues went wagging at the White Bones Seafood Restaurant when student designer, T’ka Walters featured her Pink Instinct Clothing Line at the Evoke Fashion Show on February 6. The audience, who were modest in their responses to the other fashion lines on display, became ecstatic when the Liquid Gold Models strutted the runway in daring […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Be Still and Know…”
Amidst its hustle and bustle and the constant demands life makes on our time and emotional resources, I am constantly reminded of God’s word in Psalm 46:10a, “Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God” (AMP). In context, the verse is within a psalm that proclaims the power and security of God amidst […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending February 12th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- GENERAL ELECTION INCLUDES 152 CANDIDATES—02/09/15 There are 152 candidates participating in Jamaica’s general election scheduled for February 25, 2016. Sixty-three candidates come from each of the two major parties, the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP). There are seven from the National Democratic Movement, […]
Raging Fyah Pays Tribute to Late Reggae Icon Dennis Brown with “Milk and Honey”
Raging Fyah, one of Jamaica’s leading roots rock bands of this generation, gives a new spin on Dennis Brown’s classic “Milk and Honey,” available now (Feb 12) on iTunes. The song is part of We Remember Dennis Brown – a double-disc tribute album due in late spring on VP Records that celebrates one of the […]
Female Genital Mutilation – Over 200 million victims of female genital mutilation
February 6 of each year is set aside by the international community to acknowledge the International Day for Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Female Genital Mutilation is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. This procedure differs according to the ethnic group and is most prevalent between ages 0-14 […]
Private U.S. Company Introduces Bob Marley Branded Weed
A startup firm, Marley Natural, in New York has introduced a line of marijuana strains that are branded using the name of reggae icon Bob Marley. The line includes four kinds of cannabis that are currently available in some dispensaries in California, but there are plans to expand the line to four other cities in […]
“The things you discover off the Beaten Path!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. At the Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay we asked Saffrey Brown “What about Jamaica or Jamaicans make you smile?” – Photo by X. Murphy “The things you discover off the Beaten Path.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
UWI Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles Lauds AFUWI Honorees
Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) has lauded the recipients of the 2016 American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Legacy Awards as “trailblazers who like the UWI stand for excellence. The Legacy Awards are conferred annually on notable individuals or entities which represent high […]
Caribbean Cooking Series “Taste The Islands” Ready for Second Season on National Television
Blondie Ras Productions is excited to announce that the second season of their national hit TV show “Taste the Islands” will begin broadcast in June 2016, Caribbean-American heritage month. The series will continue to air on Create TV and PBS stations around the United States. “Taste the Islands” has been applauded for bringing added diversity […]
Cooyah Continues New York Dancehall Campaign
The Cooyah clothing company plans to launch its apparel with the “I Am Cooyah” campaign that represents a movement about “love and unity” in dancehall culture around the world. Cooyah and TV Host KJ (also known as KaSheba) has introduced a campaign that unites dancers of many countries and attracted national attention with the recent […]