A Black director is taking on an unusual play about war at a time when Canada is having discussion to end air strikes against ISIS, the Syrian refugee crisis and our relationship to Iran, Israel, and the rest of the Middle East. Nigel Shawn Williams, a Canadian of Jamaican origin, an actor and theatre director, […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Accompong Maroons recently celebrated the 278th anniversary of the peace treaty with colonial Britain, which ended the Maroon wars, plus the launch of their community radio station, Abeng 88.7 FM. Abeng 88.7 FM, which will highlight the Maroon culture, was funded by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at a […]
Toronto is stunned by the recent outburst of gun violence, some of which is rocking the city’s Black community. Mayor John Tory in a media briefing yesterday praised the work of police in trying to keep the city safe and stressed that in his opinion, Toronto remains a safe city, despite the latest violent crime […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ken Boothe is singing a song familiar to many of his contemporaries: that his new songs are being overlooked by disc jockeys in Jamaica. The singer’s latest album, Journey, was recorded and produced at his Kingston home studio. It features the title track and New World Order. “Jamaicans need to get more […]
The community is invited to a benefit dinner to launch Scarborough Hospital Foundation’s Caribbean Philanthropic Council at JC’s Banquet Hall, 1686 Ellesmere Rd, Scarborough, on Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The council’s mission is to provide preventative health care measures unique to the Caribbean community. The council will carry out this mission through fundraising events […]
NASSAU, Bahamas – World sprint champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce copped the major titles as Jamaica won five of the six categories in the second Annual Caribbean Sports Awards, organized by the Caribbean Sports Journalists’ Association (CASJA). Bolt was unanimously chosen as Sportsman of the Year, beating Paralympic athlete Akeem Stewart of Trinidad and […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – “Excuse me while I light my spliff. Good God I gotta take a lift. From reality I just can’t drift, That’s why I’m staying with this riff.” It was fitting that head of the Bob Marley Group of Companies, Marie Bruce, and Brand Manager Debbie Bissoon, made a bold attempt to perform […]
Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica’s long-anticipated logistics hub dream seems to be one step closer to becoming a reality. Designated Free Zone administrator and operator Masada Jamaica Limited has entered a concessionary agreement with lubricant blender Gulfray America’s Manufacturing Limited for development and management of the Spanish Town Free Zone to the tune of US$350 million. […]
By Gerald V. Paul How does a Jamaican mother, on behalf of her daughter who is undergoing treatment at SickKids Hospital, thank The Caribbean Children Foundation (TCCF) team? “In our native tongue, we would say, ‘nuff respect and big up, to you all … thank you so much,” mom Julius Williams told last weekend’s 15th […]
Fabian Marley kicks off the European leg of his tour in France for his new single. KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reggae singer Fabian Marley heads to France to officially kick off the European leg of an exciting promotional campaign for his new single Nah Say Wi Poor on the Massive Entertainment Group label. This will be […]
