Earlier this month in Cali, Colombia—the self-proclaimed sports city of the world—over 1,500 athletes hailing from and 145 countries descended upon the Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero (Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium) in pursuit of athletic supremacy and glory over the course of the six day schedule of competition that took place August 1-6.  So too, Jamaica’s […]

In the run-up to Reggae Sumfest 2022, Montego Bay’s hip strip definitely had the craze courtesy of the Blitz ‘All-Black Chic Theme’ party that took place at Lounge 27/27.  As one of the marquis Sumfest pre-events, Blitz certainly showed out as evidenced by the full-capacity crowd of attendees who reveled into the wee-hours of the […]

Dubbed ‘The Return’, Reggae Sumfest 2022 featured the much anticipated Global Sound Clash which was held at the Pier I Entertainment Complex alongside the ocean front in Montego Bay, Jamaica.  A Sumfest 2022 pre-event, the Global Sound Clash  certainly lived up to the hype as Jamaica’s Bass Odyssey sound system emerged victorious after the dust […]

Florida Jerk Festival 2022 was presented by Full-A-Vybez Entertainment and took place last month on Memorial Day in Lake Worth, Florida’s John Prince Park—which was a change from previous years where it was held in Palm Beach (at the South Florida Fairgrounds).  Indeed, the Florida Jerk Festival is arguably the premier Caribbean-centered food festival in […]

Last month’s Best of the Best Music Fest at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami was saturated with excitement, and the massive crowd in attendance—that braved the rainy and damp weather—certainly testified to the festival’s acclaim in being the Largest Caribbean Stage Show in North America.  What’s more, this year’s staging marked Best of the Best’s […]

Caribbean Village’s Food and Rum Festival Summer Soirée in Ft. Lauderdale was a Cozy, Chic and Tasty Retreat. Here are some photo highlights from the event. Photos by Nick Ford, who lives and works in South Florida.       Author Nick Ford View all posts

Prime Minister of Bahamas Philip Davis Arriving in Jamaica for the Carifta Games Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Andrew Holness, at the Carifta Games Opening Ceremony Ashe, Jamaican performing arts and theatre group, at the Carifta Games Opening Ceremony Bahamas’ Keyshawn Strachan’s gold medal ceremony after setting javelin throw record on Day 1 of Carifta […]

On the final day of the 49th Carifta Games held at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, thousands of fans from not only Jamaica, but also islands throughout the Caribbean region packed the grand stands to demonstrate their support for their country’s junior athletes.  In fact, it was the largest crowd by far of the […]

Last month in Kingston, Jamaica the 49th staging of the CARIFTA Games took place at the National Stadium.  The Games were originally founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association with the first occasion of the Games held in 1972 on the island of Barbados.  This year’s staging of the Games was endorsed by the the […]

This month, May 11th to be exact marks 41 years since the passing of the King of Reggae—Robert Nesta Marley.  After being diagnosed in 1977 with cancer, the iconic reggae singer succumbed in 1981.  Whenever Bob Marley was not on the stage or in the studio recording, he seemingly was outside playing football—a sport that […]