Jamaican Cricketer Chris Gayle Receives Fine for “Sleazy” Comment to Female Reporter
Former West Indies team captain Chris Gayle must pay a fine for making inappropriate comments to a television reporter during a live interview at the Big Bash League Twenty20 match in Melbourne, Australia. Following a Melbourne Renegades victory over the Hobart Hurricanes, Gayle suggested to reporter Mel McLaughlin, that he and she go out for […]
“A big impact on the world.” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked Chef Andre Sewell, “What is it about Jamaica or Jamaicans that makes you smile?” “I love that Jamaica, for such a small island, can make such a big impact on the world. Whenever I see other countries cheering on our athletes, doing our dances, singing […]
JCDC Calls for Visual Artists – Entries open for 2016 Competition & Exhibition
Person interested in entering the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition have until Friday, January 15, 2016 to drop off their completed entry forms and artwork. Entries from Kingston & St. Andrew should be submitted to Shop 16, Kingston Mall, Orange Street, Kingston, Mondays to Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 […]
IRIE Jam Radio Donates Computer to Primary School in Jamaica
Christmas 2015 came early for hundreds of kids from the Freetown Primary School in Clarendon who received a brand new desktop computer courtesy of Queens based Irie Jam radio. Irie Jam’s Executive VP, Syntyche ‘Syn’ Clarke said she read about the school’s plight in the Gleaner. On a recent business trip to Kingston she made […]
Blondie Ras Productions Announces “Taste The Islands” Voted One Of The Top 10 Jamaican Diaspora News Stories Of 2015 By Jamaicans.com
Blondie Ras Productions is excited to announce that the national US public television broadcast of Caribbean cooking TV show “Taste the Islands” was voted one of the Top 10 Jamaican Diaspora news stories of 2015 by Jamaicans.com. Making the top 10 list of news stories on Jamaicans.com is a great honor and recognition of the […]
President Barack Obama: The Exhibition set to visit Miramar! January 14 – February 29, 2016
The City of Miramar is proud to present an exclusive photographic collective featuring President Barack Obama which has been specially selected by Chief White House Photographer and Director of the White House Photo Office, Pete Souza. The exhibition will be showcased in the Ansin Family Art Gallery located at the Miramar Cultural Center | Arts […]
Former Kingston Police Officer Starts Taxi Service with a Reggae Theme in Milwaukee
Bobby Hamilton was born in Runaway Bay and worked as a police officer in Kingston for 20 years before moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2012. When the company he worked for went on strike, he decided to start his own business. Living near State Fair Park in Milwaukee, he often saw people come to the […]
Abeng 88.7 FM Radio Station to Launch in Accompong Town – “Voice of the Maroons”
Over 300 years ago the Maroons perfected the use of the Abeng to communicate among ourselves during the 83 year fight against the British. This simple cow horn was used to send messages from Trelawny in the west to Portland in the east. The significance and use of the Abeng continues to be prominent in […]
Top 10 Jamaica Arts And Entertainment News Stories of 2015
Jamaican musicians and writers took the world by storm in 2015. A permanent home was found for the staging of Reggae Month events, and the first International Peter Tosh Day was celebrated around the world to mark his accomplishments and human rights activities. Chronixx displayed his concern for local conditions by using his three-parish tour […]
Ring Out The Old, Ring In A New Jamaica
Ring out the old, ring in the new Ring, happy bells across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.* We have just said farewell to the year 2015. It is now an opportune time to reflect on some of the achievements that we may have […]