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Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy has been recognised with the Jamaican Milestone Award for Media by the Jamaica USA Chamber of Commerce (JAUSACC). The award was presented at the organisation’s 22nd Anniversary Soirée and…

Rain did little to dampen spirits in Fort Lauderdale as fans poured into the Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ Au René Theater on August 31st. They gathered to witness a historic moment—the…

During this season in Jamaica’s history leading to the September 3 general election, so many questions are being asked by pollsters and pundits. They bring to mind the ‘fairy tales’ of the Grimm…

Michael “Mike” Fray was one of the outstanding Jamaican sprinters of the 1960s and early 1970s, a period when the island was beginning to build its formidable reputation in world athletics. Born in…

Joel Laing, better known by his pen name Davi Go, is quietly making history from his home in Montego Bay. At 30 years old, he has become one of the few Jamaican illustrators…

If music be the food of love, play on…William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 1 He didn’t speak much English—just enough to drive an Uber and follow directions – but Gustavo* (not…

Elections are upon us once more. Banners flutter, voices rise, and the spectacle of politics unfolds in familiar rhythms. Beneath this clamour, beneath the spectacle and the promises, there lies a void —…

Weeks before September 2020 when PM Holness felt his oats and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was actively sending signals that its horse was fit, furious and headed for the winner’s circle, a…

Gratitude is not natural in seasons of trial, yet Scripture commands believers to give thanks in all circumstances. Notice the text does not say for all circumstances, but in them. There is a…

On April 17, 1980, reggae icon Bob Marley stepped onto the stage at Rufaro Stadium in Harare to perform at Zimbabwe’s independence celebration. His song “Zimbabwe” rang through the air as a newly…