• Wed, 23 September 2026

US Medical Mission Reduces Surgical Waiting List at May Pen Hospital

With the help of US Medical Mission, the United Mission of Goodwill, the surgical waiting list at the May Pen Hospital has been greatly reduced with over 100 proceedures being done, 70 surgical and 30 endoscopy procedures. Senior Medical Officer at the May Pen Hospital, Dr. Bradley Edwards said the New York based team which […]

SMILE JAMAICA: ‘There is a way about Jamaican people’ – Cleveland Charles

We have started a new feature “Smile Jamaica” to highlight some positives about Jamaica. We ask persons living in Jamaica “What about Jamaica that makes you smile?” Keep connected as the next person we feature may be you. CLEVELAND CHARLES, a worker at the United States of America Embassy in Jamaica, responds: “There is a […]

Salone di Cultura: Citta’ Aperta (Open City), June 23rd, 2015, Toronto

WHO: Daniela Nardi’s Espresso Manifesto WHAT: Salone di Cultura: Citta’ Aperta (Open City) feat. Daniela Nardi, Mary Wiens, Lina Allemano, Massimo Bruno and more! WHERE: Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON WHEN: Tuesday, June 23rd @ 7:00 pm TICKETS: $75 RSVP in advance at [email protected] WEBSITES: www.espressomanifesto.wordpress.com DANIELA NARDI’S ESPRESSO MANIFESTO series […]

St. Ann and Trelawny to name Festival Queen

The 2015 Parish Coronations of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition continues this Saturday, May 9 at the Shaw Park Hotel & Spa, Ocho Rios. Singing sensation, Romaine Virgo will be guest performer at the coronation. Tickets are being sold at the St. Ann Parish Office at Adults $800 and Children under 12 years old, […]

Eddie Murphy Releases Brand New Video For “Oh Jah Jah” Directed by Richard Gumbs III

Eddie Murphy unleashes the brand new video for his reggae single “Oh Jah Jah,” released by VPAL Music (VP Records’ subsidiary label and distribution arm). The critically-acclaimed track, which Huffington Post claims “will have you jamming” and Entertainment Weekly describes as “breezy,” peaked at #1 on iTunes Reggae Single Chart and debuted in the Top […]

Create® TV Is Adding Island Flavor To Millions of American Lives

This Caribbean American Heritage Month, island cuisine will find a new home on American Public Television’s 24/7 lifestyle channel. Bringing an appropriately festive close to Caribbean American Heritage Month 2015, “Taste the Islands with Chef Irie”, the first Caribbean cooking series to be picked up by public television stations across the United States, will begin […]

After waiting all day, Jamaican judge says my summons was not served

QUESTION: Dear Legal wiz, I went to the Resident Magistrate Court in Jamaica, and after waiting all day, they told me that the summons was not served. I insisted because I had gone with the young man who served the summons, and the lady told me that he didnt see the return piece. When I […]

Jamaican Kristina Newman-Scott, named as Connecticut’s new director of culture.

Jamaican Kristina Newman-Scott is now Connecticut’s new director of culture.   Newman-Scott was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, where she was an art consultant for eight years before migrating to United States. She was a popular television & radio personality and visual artist in Jamaica and has a bachelor of fine arts degree from the Edna Manley College of the […]

10 Things You Did Not Know About Shaggy

We recently caught up with international reggae singer and deejay Orville Richard Burrell best known by his stage name Shaggy. In 1993, Shaggy exploded on the music scene with his debut album “Pure Pleasure.” He followed up with his sophomore album “Boombastic” in 1995 which won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Reggae Album. […]