On this day in Jamaican history: Jamaican American Actor, Carl Lumbly
On August 14, 1951, the American actor Carl Winston Lumbly was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To Jamaican immigrant parents. He graduated from South High School and then attended Macalester College. His professional career began when he worked as a journalist in Minnesota. While Lumbly was on assignment on a story about a workshop theater, he […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 14, 2015
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Dutty Boukman (Boukman Dutty), a slave who escaped from Jamaica, led a rebellion in Haiti
On August 14, 1791, on a hilltop called Bwa Kayiman in Haiti a self-educated slave who escaped from Jamaica named Dutty Boukman (Boukman Dutty), led other slaves in a rebellion against the French. This rebellion is said by many to be the catalyst to the slave uprising that marked the beginning of the Haïtian Revolution. […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 14th, 2015
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- FIRST PUBLIC GAY PRIDE EVENT REPRESENTS CHANGE—08/10/15 The first public gay pride event held in the English-speaking Caribbean region represents changes in attitudes toward the BLOT community. The social environment in 2015 suggests major changes over conditions in 2014, when a similar event was cancelled in the Bahamas […]
Tuff Gong and Taxi Join Forces for Reggae Power 2
Sly & Robbie have a well-documented musical connection to the founder of Tuff Gong International, the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley. Today that connection comes full circle as they bring their Taxi label together with Tuff Gong for their latest project “Sly & Robbie and Spicy Chocolate Present the Reggae Power 2.” Slated for a September […]
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and American Black Film Festival Announce Festival Return to Miami June 15-19, 2016
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) President & CEO William D. Talbert, III, CDME and American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Founder Jeff Friday officially announced today the return to Miami of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) June 15-19, 2016. The ABFF will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an exciting line-up of film screenings […]
RDX represents Reggae in Bermuda
RDX recently appeared in Bermuda for Soca Vs Reggae and represented the genre of Reggae music with pride and mad energy! Soca music was ably represented by 5Star Akil and Shal Marshall while Reggae music was pioneered by RDX and Gyptian. For this friendly match up, it was clear that Reggae reigned supreme. This isn’t […]
Jamaica Takes over Yankee Stadium
On August 7, 2015, the same day the New York Yankees hosted their division rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and Palace Resorts joined forces to sponsor a Promotional Day at Yankee Stadium. The festive event offered the first 18,000 guests attending the game a Jamaica and Moon Palace Jamaica Grande […]
Tony ‘Paleface’ Hendriks and Ricky Rowe for the Hilarious Comedy Samson & Di Liar, August 21st, 2015, Jamaica
The Jamaican stage is set to explode with spasms of hilarity as the talents of Tony ‘Paleface’ Hendriks and Ricky Rowe combine for the Jamaican staging of Samson & Di Liar. The hilarious comedy is set to have its Jamaican premiere at the Little Little Theatre on Friday, August 21, 2015. Set on the streets […]
Jamaica, The Land I love
August 11, 2015 By: Shauna-Kay Cassell Following my heart, turned out to be a good decision after all. From the moment I said good-bye to one season, the sooner I am beginning to see new opportunities arising with each new day. This last couple of weeks, I have been able to attend events, […]