Toronto Film Showcase Highlights The Power Of The Diaspora
Revealing the economic power of the Caribbean’s overseas communities, a new documentary will be screened at the 2011 CaribbeanTales Toronto Film Showcase and Market Incubator Program at Harbourfront Centre from September 7 to 17, 2011. The half-hour documentary “Forward Home” will have its world premiere on Wednesday, September 7 at 8 p.m. on the opening […]
Please help me rid of squatters forever and manage my Jamaican property?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I seek your assistance in helping me to get rid of squatters on property belonging to me.The occupants of the property are not tenants of ours. I do not know if they were given occupancy by other and are being charged rent but any such rent is not being paid to […]
Speclarations – Jamaica Independence
Dear Aunty,Is Independence Day! Jamaicans all around the world flying the black, green and gold with pride. For no matter our concern at all that is wrong on JamRock is still our Yahd! The place where our navel string bury. Is still Jamaica, Land we Love! In Washington Der Capital… the usual fanfare will take […]
Jamaica Independence Pictorial from August 6, 1962
The Colony of Jamaica declared independence from the United Kingdom on August 6, 1962. This Jamaica Independence Pictorial showcases photos from the series of events that took place in Jamaica leading up to August 6, 1962.
A Conversation with filmmaker Diana O’Gilvie on the film “The Jerk Tour”
We have a conversation with award winning filmmaker, Diana O’Gilvie as she delves deep into Jamaican jerk cuisine with her upcoming film “The Jamaican Jerk Tour.” Diana explores Jamaican jerk cuisine’s humble beginnings to its rise on the global culinary stage. Diana plays host in the film as she traverse from the streets of Kingston, […]
Book Review: Jamaica Fi Real
About Jamaica Fi Real Beautiful; aggressive; exuberant, talkative; humorous; resourceful; unpredictable – Jamaica brings many adjectives to mind, but boring is not one of them. No other country so young and so small has had such global cultural influence as the land of Marcus Garvey, Louis Bennett, Bob Marley and Usain Bolt. Jamaica Fi Real […]
Jamaica 49th Independence Celebrations Across The World
On August 6th 2011 Jamaica celebrates its 49th year of Independence. Across the globe, from Cuba to Africa to North America and the UK, celebrations are planned around the world. We have compiled a list of Jamaica Independence celebration across the world. You are invited to join the fun and festivities in your area. Here […]
Legal Wiz – Help Me Secure Land and House My Dead Grandparents Left Me?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz,Hello am looking for a attorney or lawyer who can help me with getting a land title and other papers, to secure a land and house that was left to me by my grandmother. My grandmother passed away in 1998 and my grandad was living in the house. My grandad asked me […]
Why are Jamaicans so fast? – Review: Red Bull Speed Trap 2011
Red Bull Jamaica began their island-wide search for the fastest Jamaican at the Red Bull Speed Trap event to answer this question. The quest began at the Shell Gas Station on Waterloo Road, on June 21st, 2011. The sprint test took the streets under the tagline “How fast can you go?” The Speed Trap event […]
Art Review – Jamaica Arts Odyssey: Exchanging Realities
What is there to discover in Jamaican art? What pleasures can it hold for the “average” person, caught up in the bustle and whirl of trying to make a living? To pause even to glance at works of art may be seen as a strain, much less to discuss said works and their potential impact […]