• Fri, 14 August 2026

New Travel Series Starring Rev Run Features Jamaica in Premier Episode

Rev Runs Around the World

Rev Run, also known as Joseph Simmons, a founder of the legendary hip hop group Run-D.M.C., is starring in a new television series on the Travel Channel. The series, “Rev Runs Around the World,” will feature Rev, now a practicing minister, his wife Justine, and their children. Comprising 16 half-hour episodes, the program will allow […]

ALL THAT JAZZ & More, Reggae, Soca Fusion, December 12, 2015, Florida

ALL THAT JAZZ & More, Reggae, Soca Fusion comes to Pembroke Pines, Florida at the Susan B. Katz Performing Arts Theater, 17195 Sheridan Street, Saturday, December 12, 2015,   7p.m. to 10 p.m. Just in time to start the holidays right with great Jazz, Reggae, Ska and Soca Music spiced up with Latin flavor. All That […]

Olympian Veronica Campbell Brown to Be Honored at Cojo Scholarship Gala & Awards

Olympian Veronica Campbell-Brown, one of Jamaica’s most decorated female athletes will be honored by the New York based non-profit Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. The gala and awards will take place at the Hilton New York, JFK Airport on Saturday, December 5, 2015 with a cocktail reception at 7:30 pm to be followed by […]

Red Carpet Launch for Primetime Caribbean TV Shows ‘Island Stylee’ and ‘Island Origins’ in South Florida, December 4th, 2015

On Friday, December 4th, 2015, Blondie Ras Productions, Frame by Frame Productions and BECON-TV will host a launch party for the premiere of their new prime time block of Caribbean TV shows. The event, celebrating the South Florida airings of iconic travel magazine TV series “Island Stylee” and Caribbean-American lifestyle series “Island Origins” will take […]

Jamaican-Born Actress, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Featured in New Netflix Series from Marvel

Parisa Fitz-Henley

Parisa Fitz-Henley, who was born in Jamaica, has a prominent role in the new Marvel Netflix series “Jessica Jones.” The 13-episode series tells the story of Reva Connors, who is implicated in experimentation on humans that results in her death. Reva is critical in linking other major characters via manipulation, guilt and violence, and she […]

A Conversation with Jamaican Chef Andre Sewell

Chef Andre Sewell

This week we have a conversation with Jamaican Chef Andre Sewell from Kingston. A graphic designer and web developer by profession, Chef Andre has a passion for the culinary arts and has been featured on TVJ in Jamaica. He was taught basic cooking by his parents, at the age of 12. As Chef Andre got […]

April Jackson Opens Restaurant Inspired by Bob Marley

April Jackson

April Jackson, a contestant on the BBC television program “The Apprentice,” has started a restaurant in south London called “Three Little Birds,” after Bob Marley’s song of the same name. The launch of the business was marked with a private reception attended by MC Akala and actress Dona Croll, among other stars. Jackson, 26, was […]

Twiggi & Sadiki Collaborate on “Merry Christmas”

Just in time for Christmas, we are pleased to present to you “Merry Christmas” – a joyous Reggae Christmas Carol performed by Twiggi (formerly of Penthouse Records) and Sadiki. “Merry Christmas” can be described as a mixture of traditional Christmas song and fry fish, rum cake and sorrel filled Caribbean Christmas vibes. “I think it’s […]