Sounds from the early days of Reggae focused on sound, and the phrasing of words performed. When artists like Peter Austin and Bruce Ruffin sang, you felt the words as much as you…
Category: Culture
Popular Patty Shop in Toronto Closes Its Last Takeout Location
The last takeout location for Toronto’s popular Fahmee Bakery has closed. The bakery, which is well known for supplying its Jamaican patties to restaurants and the Bathurst and Warden TTC subway stations closed…
British Romantic Comedy “Rye Lane” Pays Homage to Jamaican Culture in UK
“Rye Lane,” a love story set in South London, stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah as the romantic leads, Dom and Yas. The film is the creation of Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia,…
Three Messages in Bottles from Jamaica Found on Texas Beach
Three bottles containing written messages made a successful journey from Jamaica to the beach in Port Aransas in Texas, a distance of over 1,400 miles. The missives were found by Jace and Kathryn…
Jamaica Included on Top 10 List of Google Flights Searched by Canadians
According to the head of Travel Industry at Google Canada, Matt Smith, Canadians searched “where to travel” a peak number of times in March 2022. This was the same period in which Canada’s…
10 Things to Know about the Jamaican-Born Director of the Movie, “Chevalier”
Director Stephen Williams is well known for his work in the science fiction and fantasy realms of popular television programs like “Watchmen,” “Lost,” and “Westworld,” but his latest movie focuses on the real-life…
Photo highlights and list of the 2023 JaRIA winners
The staging of the JaRIA Honor Awards was recently held at the Jamaica Conference Center, Downtown Kingston. Over thirty one awards were given in nineteen categories to musicians artistes, promoters and media for …
Jamaican Producer and Director Merlina Rich to Stage Broadway Debut of Caribbean Drama
The Caribbean play, “Mamma Decemba” by Nigel D. Moffatt, will have its off-Broadway debut on May 4th, 2023, at The New Perspectives Theatre Studio in New York. The play is directed by Jamaican…
6 Reasons You Should be Eating Plantains
Plantains may look like bananas, and they’re a type of banana, but they have an entirely different flavor that fans of sweets will appreciate. A plantain has a thicker peel, tends to be…
6 Ultimatums Jamaican Parents Gives
Being raised in a Jamaican household comes with a lot of responsibilities and rules. Jamaican parents are known to set rules, sometimes with some ridiculous ultimatums, one often has to stop and wonder…