Photo Highlights: No-Maddz & Soul Rebel Project performance in New York, January 6th, 2016
No Maddz featuring the Soul Rebel Project were the featured performers at the Milk River Restaurant in New York on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016. Reggae fans kicked off the New Year with great music from No Maddz and The Soul Rebel Project. Below are Photo Highlights from the event. – Photos by Imani
Performing Arts, Festival Song and Adult and Children’s Gospel Song Competitions Entry Deadline set for Friday, January 15, 2016
Friday, January 15 will be the last day for persons interested in participating in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2016 Festival Song, and Children’s Gospel Song Competitions to submit their entry forms. While National Festival of Performing Arts and the Gospel Song Competitions have that preliminary deadline, on spot entries are also welcomed, says […]
All Roads Lead to Manchester as Creative Writing Exhibition Continues Islandwide Tour
The award-winning pieces of the 2015 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Jamaica Creative Writing Competition head to Manchester from Thursday, January 7 as a part of the competition’s annual islandwide tour. The pieces will be showcased at the Manchester Parish Library until January 21, after which the Exhibition will continue in Clarendon. The pieces being […]
Emerging Intellectual Leaders’ Responsibility to African-Americans, West Indians, and Africans: How Are We Contributing to Our Future Generations in the African Diaspora? February 4, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa Harvard Alumni Director Michelle Montague-Mfuni (AB ’90, from Johannesburg, South Africa) and Jamaican- American Author Karl A. Mitchell (Afrika’s Struggle: His Experiential Journey) invite the Harvard community to join them in a Black History month group discussion. Michelle will facilitate this discussion utilizing her 20 years’ experience working in finance and strategic consulting […]
Photo Highlights: Shaggy and Friends 2016
On Saturday January 2nd the lawns of Jamaica House came to life with bright lights and the vibrant sounds of the 2016 edition of the ‘Shaggy and Friends’ benefit concert. The Shaggy Make A Difference Foundation staged the Shaggy & Friends 2016 Concert under the theme “I Dare You”. Proceeds from the annual concert go […]
Jamaican Robotics Team Wins First Prize for “Innovation and Strategy” at the RoboNautica Massachusetts State Championships
A Jamaican robotics team has taken First Prize in the Innovation and Strategy category at the Massachusetts state championships. This award is given to the team that develops the best strategy and uses the best engineering practices in the design and construction of an innovative, high-performance robot. Two robotics teams from Jamaica were among 82 […]
VIDEO: North American Magazine Features Tour of Lennox Lewis £4million Mansion in Jamaica
Former heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis provided Hoss magazine with a personally guided tour of his luxury home in Montego Bay. Hoss is one of the top home lifestyle magazines in North America, and the Lewis mansion is displayed on its cover. The home offers stunning views of the Caribbean Sea from its location in […]
JMB Takes Lead in Loan for Phase Two of UWI Housing Project
The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) has assumed the role of lead banker in a syndicated construction loan agreement valued at $1.7 billion with National Commercial Bank (NCB) and 138 Student Living Ltd., to undertake Phase Two of the University of the West Indies Student Housing Project. This the second such agreement between the two financial […]
Labour Minister Proposes Strategies to Combat Child Labour
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says tougher anti-child labour laws, increased opportunities for schooling and public awareness form part of the answer for the elimination of child labour. “If children can go to school and stay in school, their chances of getting proper jobs to care for their families increase […]
The Jamaica Executor refuses to act to probate
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My brother, my mother and I were left property by my dad. The executor lives up the road but he is very afraid to get the will probated. My brother is always threatening him telling him that the house should go to he and my mother alone because I am already […]