Reggae Is One of the World’s 10 Favorite Music Genres
According to the “Engaging with Music” study of 2022, reggae ranked Number 10 among the most popular music genres in the world. The study, commissioned by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), reviewed over 500 music genres from around the world to determine how people worldwide listen to, discover, and engage with music. […]
Dua Lipa on Holiday in Jamaica
The English/Albanian singer and songwriter Dua Lipa enjoyed a vacation at one of her favorite destinations, the Goldeneye Hotel in Jamaica on Oracabessa Bay where author Ian Fleming wrote all 14 of his popular James Bond novels. Posting to social media, the recording star wrote, “All calm and stress freeee! Spent a couple weeks out […]
Jamaican Women of Florida Elects New Board With Janice McIntosh As New Incoming President
On Saturday, March 25, 2023, the Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF) elected its new Board of Directors with Janice McIntosh as the new head of the ten year organization. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) meeting was held at the Broward Library in Pembroke Pines with about 50 members in attendance. The voting, all done by […]
Jamaican Community in Australia Welcomes Jamaica’s Non-Resident High Commissioner
The Jamaican Community in Australia was abuzz this week with various activities to mark the arrival of Jamaica’s non-resident High Commissioner designate to the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Shorna-Kay M. Richards. On Monday, 27 March 2023, the High Commissioner designate presented her Letter of Introduction in Canberra to the Honourable Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister […]
“Raw Materials” Film Makes History, First Jamaican Film to Qualify for Oscar Nomination
“Raw Materials,” a Jamaican film that has thus far won ten international film competitions, has qualified for a 2024 Academy Award Oscar nomination. The film was directed by Sosiessia Nixon, who expressed her surprise at the qualification by saying that the short film was made “to test the waters.” She thanked audiences for appreciating the […]
Jamaican Michael Swaby Named “World’s Best Innovative Coconut Farmer”
Michael Swaby, 54, of Crescent, St. Mary, Jamaica, has been passionate about growing coconuts since the age of 17. In November 2022, he was nominated for the title by the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) for his use of sustainable practices on his 38-acre farm. He was then voted the World’s Best Innovative Coconut Farmer at the […]
You Won’t Believe Where Jamaica Is Ranked on the List of Most Beautiful Countries
Jamaica has been ranked Number 35 on a list of the 50 Most Beautiful Countries in the world by the website, money.co.uk. Acknowledging that “beauty” means different things to different people, the website compiled a list of the 50 “most beautiful” countries in the world and ranked them according to an analysis of the number […]
Listen to the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending March 31st, 2023
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Island SPACE Caribbean Museum Welcomes South Florida for Grand Reopening
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, the only Caribbean heritage museum in the United States, will host a grand reopening on Saturday, April 8th. Still in the northeast section of Broward Mall, the archive, art gallery and center for the arts recently relocated to a larger unit, now benefiting from more space for community collaboration. The event, […]
Jamaica College Robotics Team Wins Top Awards at 2023 NCB Foundation FTC Jamaica National Championships
The 2023 Team Choice Awards were presented to Jamaica College and Immaculate Conception High Schools by the N.C.B. Foundation/FTC National Robotics Championships. The awards recognize the best-performing teams at the three-day National Robotics Tournament, which was held on February 24 and 25, 2023. Jamaica College (JC), whose team is also known as the “BlueBots,” was […]