VIDEO: Shaggy on in the “Shaggy off” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
In one of the funniest segments this season on the Jimmy Fallon show, Higgins and Shaggy go head to head in a rap battle to determine who’s the better Shaggy. The two traded lyrics with The Roots band backing them up to who could out-Shaggy the other. See the segment in our video gallery
Legal Wiz – 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 didn’t see the return piece. When I […]
Devon House named as one of the world’s 30 Best Ice Cream Parlours
The Daily Meal has named Jamaica’s Devon House named as one of the world’s 30 Best Ice Cream Parlours. Devon House was 29th on the list and is the only Caribbean Nation to appear on the list. In 2011 National Geographic named Devon House No.4 in the top Places to Eat Ice Cream in the world. […]
Jamaican film, The Gift Everlasting, wins at the Florida Movie Festival 2015
The Jamaican film, The Gift Everlasting, is the winner in the category women faith feature films at the Florida Movie Festival 2015. The Gift Everlasting is set in Jamaica and produced by a small independent, family-owned film company, BarriVision Films. Based in Florida and Jamaica, BarriVision Films are the producers of the award-winning film, Just […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL- Redeeming the Time
For a while, I loved watching the introduction; the imagery and sounds of which come readily to mind over twenty years later. Still probably showing in some areas over 50 years after it first came to television screens, the title sequence of the then popular soap opera “Days of our Lives” featured an hourglass, with […]
JAMAICAN WEEKLY NEWS: April 24th – May 1st, 2015
ATKINSON FAVORS RESORT STATUS FOR FALMOUTH—04/25/15 Patrick Atkinson, Jamaican Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, plans to initiate actions to have Falmouth designated a resort town following the completion of infrastructure and social development currently in progress. This would allow Falmouth to be the fifth resort town in Jamaica, joining Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril, […]
Jamaican Diaspora News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
OAS SHOULD RECOGNIZE BLACK HEROES, SAYS VASCIANNIE—04/25/15 Stephen Vasciannie, the Jamaican Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) believes the organization should show more sensitivity to the contributions made by people of African descent in the Western hemisphere. He noted that the OAS member states should ask why there are so few symbols of […]
Caribbean News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
T&T NAMED HAPPIEST CARIBBEAN COUNTRY—04/25/15 The World Happiness Report published by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network has named Trinidad and Tobago as the happiest country in the Caribbean. The nation was ranked 41st happiest among countries of the world. The happiest country overall was Switzerland, and Ireland came in at second place. The […]
Jamaica Business News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
HENRY APPOINTED HEAD OF MONTEGO BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE—04/25/15 Gloria Henry, the assistant vice-president of operations at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), has been nominated to lead the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Henry will replace Nathan Robb, attorney, as president of the agency. Henry is currently in charge of the Montego […]
Jamaica Arts and Entertainment News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
TIKEN JAH FAKOLY CONTINUES REGGAE TRADITION —04/28/15 Tiken Jah Fakoly of Francophone Africa has been compared to the legendary Bob Marley for his music and philosophy. He has been living in Mali since being exiled from his native Ivory Coast in 2003, receiving death threats in regard to his lyrics. He notes that reggae music […]