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…
Category: Culture
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…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Except the LORD build the house”
Running into God is like running into a brick wall; you are literally stopped in your tracks. I discovered this (again) firsthand when a couple of months ago, I was talking to Him…
420 Is Not Bob Marley’s Birthday
People everywhere celebrate “Weed Day” on April 4, a date generally called “420″ (4/20).” There are many theories about why that date was chosen to extol the virtues of marijuana, but two of…
Jamaican Community in Australia Rally Support for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
The Jamaican Association of Australia is on a mission to ensure that the Jamaica women’s national football team (“Reggae Girlz”) is well supported at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) 2023. The…