People Profile: Owen Bucknell
This week on People Profile: Owen Bucknell As one of the most desired music business careers, an entertainment Promoter is in charge of putting together concerts, parties, boat rides, and any other form of entertainment. First and foremost, the Promoter needs to find the money needed to promote an event by either raising money, or […]
15,000 Masqueraders set to Provide a Spectacle of Colors & Pageantry at the 2015 Miami Broward Carnival, Sunday, October 11, 2015
Masqueraders Set to Provide a Spectacle of Colors and Pageantry at the 2015 Miami Broward Carnival Parade of Bands on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Straight Out of Compton’s Star Marcc Rose To Serve As Celebrity Grand Marshall International Queen of Bacchanal, Destra Garcia, to Headline Main Performance Stage with Pulsating and Energizing Performance Miami, Fl- (October 1, 2015)- […]
17 North Parade Releases New Reggae Anthology Entitled From the Foundation
VP Records’ vintage imprint 17 North Parade opens its vaults to present a new reggae anthology from one of the most influential Jamaican producers and businessmen Gussie Clarke. On Oct 9, 2015, 17 North Parade will release a comprehensive double-disc compilation From The Foundation, spanning Gussie Clarke’s catalog of hit productions from the 1970s until […]
Music Stalwarts & Contributors to Entertainment Industry Honored In NYC
Several music stalwarts and contributors to the entertainment industry including Miss Pat Chin, founder of VP Records; Jazz Great Monty Alexander; Michael “Ibo” Cooper and Ian & Roger Lewis were recently honored by the Jamaica College Old Boys Association, NY (JCOBANY) at their Silver Anniversary Awards Gala in Queens, New York at the posh LaGuardia […]
How Export Competitive is the Caribbean?
A new initiative to measure the Export Competitiveness of CARIFORUM is being spearheaded by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) it was announced yesterday at the opening of the first workshop on the conceptualisation of an Export Competitiveness Index Model for CARIFORUM. Gathered at the Agency headquarters in Warrens, Barbados – representatives from across […]
UN Premiere for Jamaica’s Queen Nanny Documentary
A very select audience will be privy to a special screening of “Queen Nanny” when the documentary premieres in New York at the United Nations. The invitation-only event is slated for Oct. 19 and will herald the world-wide launch of a feature showcasing one of Jamaica’s foremost heroine of Black resistance against white dominance and […]
Immigration Q & A: Can I have dual citizenship in Jamaica and the United States?
Q: What is dual citizenship? Can I have dual citizenship in Jamaica and the United States once I naturalize? A: A dual citizen is a national of two countries at the same time. Laws differ by countries. However a person may be a national of one country by being born in that country but […]
People Profile: Suzanne Sultry
This week on People Profile: Suzanne Sultry (Upcoming reggae artist). World-renowned musicians like Toots Hibbert, Peter Tosh, King Yellowman , Michigan & Smiley, Jimmy Cliff, Alton Ellis and Bob Marley, from Babylon to Zion, they are the international artists who have revolutionized reggae, a musical genre that originated in Jamaica in the 1960s. At that […]
Jamaican Documentary to Air on South Florida Television
National Integrity Action (NIA), Jamaica’s anti-corruption organization will broadcast its first full-length documentary entitled “The Cost of Corruption: Jamaica’s Barrier to Prosperity” in South Florida on Sunday, October 18th at 8:30AM. The one-hour long film graphically details four episodes in Jamaica’s 50-year post-Independence history, each of which indicated how corruption undermined Jamaica’s achievements. Viewers in […]
I need update on Jamaica case on appeal since 2007
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My name is Mike I need some advice & help. I have a case on appeal from 07 and I cant hear or get any feedback… what should I do ? People always say no news is good news, I don’t want to start up an ants nest but I can’t […]