Lion’s Club and Southern Regional Health Authority host Charity Concert in aid of Histopathology Lab
The Lion’s Club of Mandeville in partnership with the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) hosted the annual ‘Central Medics and Friends’ charity concert on Saturday, November 21 at the Belair School Auditorium, Mandeville. Proceeds are in aid of the SRHA regional Histopathology Lab, which will cost J$30M to build, and the Windsor Lodge Children’s Home. […]
Jamaica No. 4 in List of Best Caribbean Destinations for 2015 – Guess Who Is No. 1?
Jamaica has been named as the fourth-best destination in the Caribbean for 2015 by the online travel site Tripadvisor.com. Singled out for its excellent beaches, premier hiking experiences, and unique bird-watching opportunities, Jamaica’s heritage sites in Trelawny, snorkeling in Montego Bay, and relaxing spas in Ocho Rios, were also noted, as was Jamaica’s reggae and […]
Rediscovered: A Jamaican Was Involved In The First Interracial Kiss Aired on UK Television
A 1962 broadcast of an adaptation of a play written by Jamaican Barry Reckord included the first interracial kiss televised in Britain. The British Film Institute (BFI) found the footage in its national archives. Previously, it was thought that the first interracial kiss to be broadcast in the United Kingdom occurred in 1964 on the […]
“The people. To me, they are warm and friendly.” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked Lenny at the Palm Beach Jerk Festival, “What is it about Jamaica or Jamaicans that makes you smile?” – Photo by Steven Gordon “The people. To me, they are warm and friendly.” – Lenny The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone […]
South Florida Screening of Taboo Yardies Spurs Meaningful Dialog
Members of the local LGBT community and their allies attended the South Florida showing of the documentary, Taboo Yardies: Homophobia in Jamaica at the Broward College Davie campus on Wednesday, November 18. The screening was presented by local organizations Thou Art Woman, Very G TV and the Broward College Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), as a […]
Is D.R.E.D.Z. the Next Generation of Jamaican Dub Poets? Learn 7 things about them
In September, upcoming Dub Poets & reggae band, D.R.E.D.Z. was among the featured artistes on the Youth Stars segment of Youth Talk on ROOTS 96.1FM. These three young men- Kadane Cespedes, Rashiem Shepherd and Oraine Meikle have been engaging with the creative arts industry in Jamaica independently for several years. But in college, they decided […]
Goal! Reggae Girl Sherona Forrester Receives Rhodes Scholarship
Sherona Forrester, 24, a member of Jamaica’s Senior Football team and former captain of the women’s team at the University of the West Indies Mona, has been named the Rhodes scholar for 2016 by Sir Patrick Allen, Jamaica’s Governor General. Forrester was selected for the honor from a field that comprised five male candidates and […]
duBKor And the Pikkihead Band Participation at Rastafari Rootzfest Advocate the Decriminalization of Ganja in Jamaica
duBKor and The Pikkihead Band recently took the stage at the annual Rastafari Rootzfest, High Times Jamaica World Cannabis Cup, in celebration for the avocation of decriminalizing ganja in Jamaica. You may remember duBKor from the 2013 album “Rastaman Riding”, mixed by Errol Brown, who was Bob Marley’s engineer. The album was remixed at the […]
Jamaicans.com Launches Its 20th Anniversary with a Series of Celebratory Events, Starts December 4th, 2015
The popular Jamaican culture website Jamaicans.com launches its 20th anniversary with a series of celebratory events to mark this significant milestone. The celebrations will take place in Florida and New York in the United States, with the South Florida celebration scheduled for December 4th hosted by Calibe Thompson. The event will start at 6pm at […]
This week on People Profile: Mark Renaissance Cameron
This week on People Profile: Mark Renaissance Cameron, (Modern day Renaissance Man) The term Renaissance man or polymath is used for a very clever person who is good at many different things. The idea comes from a time of history called the Renaissance which lasted from about 1400 to about 1600. One of the most […]