• Sun, 20 September 2026

“Jamaica nice, nuh rass!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS

Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is the one thing you love about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “Jamaica nice, nuh rass!”     The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or Jamaicans. If you […]

History in the Making: Beckford Seeks to Become First Jamaican Gymnast to Compete at Olympics

Reiss Beckford, Jamaican Gymnast

Reiss Beckford, who competed for Jamaica at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, is campaigning for support of his attempt to become the first Jamaican gymnast to compete in the Olympics Games. Beckford visited with the Jamaican high Commission in London as part of this campaign. Beckford provided Deidre Mills, Deputy High Commissioner, […]

This week on People Profile: Lana Lindo (Waterfalls)

This week on People Profile: Lana Lindo (Waterfalls) Running any Restaurant/Night Club is not easy. Managing such establishment is a serious undertaking that requires commitment, diligence, tact and understanding. You can make the job easier by developing and implementing a series of considered and thorough plans, policies and procedures. As a manger, it’s always better […]

Jamaica Wins Top Food Travel Magazine Award

Jamaican Food Ackee Johnny Cakes Breadfruit

Saveur magazine, which focuses on food and food travel, has awarded Jamaica its 2015 Good Taste Award in the “Transforming Foodways” category. The award reflects Jamaica’s efforts to encourage islanders to eat local foods. Jamaicans take great pride in their food traditions, and yet, in recent years, they have moved away from eating local produce, […]

Creative Writing Workshop to be Instructed by Top Writers

A five-day, Creative Writing workshop, hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Youth & Culture, will see top local writers at the helm. The workshop series entitled “How to Write a Winning Work” is a precursor to the JCDC’s annual Jamaica Creative Writing Competition and will run from […]

November 30 Deadline for Performing Arts Competition

Persons interested in participating in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2016 National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition  should be getting ready to hand in their entry forms for the November 30 deadline says Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the JCDC, Stephen Davidson. “Groups and individuals interested in participating in the 2016 […]

Fashion: High Neck Top + White Denim

It’s thanksgiving and it’s a beautiful time to remind yourself of the little blessings you’ve received all year. Plus, all that extra food sure won’t hurt! Lol. The weather has been pretty nice lately and I decided to keep it quite simple today. I mean after all, I had about 10 minutes to change in […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Cost of Disobedience – Part II

Despite clear instructions from the LORD, Saul decided to do his own thing. According to the narrative, “But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending November 27th, 2015

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS   STORIES —————————————- SIMPSON MILLER CONCERNED ABOUT NEW VOTERS, SAYS HOLNESS—11/23/15 Andrew Holness, head of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP), believes that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is worried about the impact that thousands of new, young voters will have on the outcome of the general election. Holness said that Simpson […]