The Fort Lauderdale Marriott North was certainly the place to be on Friday May 5th (Cinco de Mayo), as the hosting venue to celebrate the musical legacy and achievements of Spice, ‘Queen of the Dancehall’.  Dubbed  ‘Spice up the Vision’, this special occasion was well attended with a festive atmosphere.   What’s more, there were a […]

The Penn Relays completed its 127th year last Saturday evening at the Franklin field facility, further entrenching itself on the USA and global athletics calendar as one of the longest running track and field meets and the world’s largest relay meet. American sports writers readily remark that Penns is also the place where track fans […]

The 50th staging of the CARIFTA Games came to a close at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, on Monday night. At the close, the Jamaica contingent walked away with 78 medals including 40 Gold, 19 Silver, and 12 Bronze to top the medal count ahead of hosts the Bahamas who finished with a […]

Located in South Florida, the City of Miramar last month was a hotbed of activity where celebrating Black History Month was concerned.  In that spirit, it was a festive and ceremonious occasion on February 22nd at the City’s Multicultural Center.  As part of this year’s ‘Black History Meets Reggae’ event series, the 3rd Annual Icon […]

The 3rd Annual Afro-Carib festival was certainly a treat as part of this year’s City of Miramar Black History and Reggae Month event series.  The festival took place at the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater and was hosted by Commissioner Alexandra.  And there were a number of notables in attendance, including Consul General Oliver Mair, Commissioner […]

It was a festive and momentous occasion last week at the Miramar Cultural Center’s (“MCC”) Botanical Garden, as the City celebrated the unveiling of its Artscape project that afforded a number of very talented and creative art sculptors to put their artistic works on full display.  To that end, the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was the […]

The much anticipated Intimate Jamaica Concert—headlined by the iconic Beres Hammond and Buju Banton aka ‘Gargamel’— was like none other, and the masses who flocked to Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in Priory St. Ann on the island’s sun-kissed North Coast got a premium and unforgettable concert experience on New Year’s Day to kick-off 2023.   Aside from […]

Reggae singer/songwriter Beres Hammond was voted the “Best Jamaican Reggae Artist” of 2022 by the readers and staff of Jamaicans.com, the leading media platform for Jamaican and Caribbean news, travel, food, and culture. The Best of Jamaica Awards Show is the biggest event of the year for Jamaicans.com and is all about what the platform’s […]

Athletics Weekly named Jamaican sprinter and World Athletics Champion the International Female Junior Athlete of the Year for 2022 on December 8, 2022. Clayton was included on a shortlist for the award that is presented according to the selection of Athletics Weekly readers and featured fellow Jamaican track and field athlete, Kerrica Hill. Clayton received […]

Every year in Miami, Florida Art Basel attracts droves of art aficionados, together with artists, celebrities, and musicians from across the world to immerse themselves in the arts.  For those who are not familiar, Art Basel Week in Miami is an international art fair that plays host to over 260 galleries from roughly 32 nations.  […]