JCDC Festival Song Competition – The Sounds Of Jamaica
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission‘s (JCDC) Festival Song competition has been a part of the Jamaican landscape since 1966, when Toots and the Maytals won the inaugural contest with the song...
View ArticleOnly In Jamaica!
Have you ever been on the road, minding your own business when all of a sudden, you see something so funny or outrageous that you think to yourself, ’This only happens in Jamaica’? If you have, then...
View Article10 Things Your Jamaican Parents Have Done/Said To Discipline You
Jamaican parents are a breed like no other. They are the beauty and bane of their children’s existence. Their children often can’t live with them, but also can’t live without them, because for all the...
View Article#Music: Jamaican Christmas Carols Playlist
Here’s a list of reggae Christmas songs to keep you and your family rocking and skanking over the holiday season. Enjoy!
View Article10 Jamaican Proverbs To Make You Laugh Out Loud
1. “Monkey mus know weh him gwine put him tail, before him order trousiz.” Translated: The monkey must know where he is going to put his tail before he orders the trousers. Meaning: Be clear of how you...
View ArticleWhat’s Right With Jamaica? The Blue Mountains
How thankful are Jamaicans for Jamaica? It’s a wonderful country teeming with enthusiasm, brilliance, talent and heritage as lush as our verdant landscapes. There is much in this little island to be...
View Article10 MORE Jamaican Proverbs To Make You LOL
Jamaican proverbs echo the voices of our ancestors. We hear, through these sayings, their admonition, warning and instruction. The first list of proverbs we did was such a hit, readers asked us to do...
View ArticleWhat’s Right With Jamaica? Cinchona Botanical Gardens
How thankful are Jamaicans for Jamaica? It’s a wonderful country teeming with enthusiasm, brilliance, talent and heritage as lush as our verdant landscapes. There is much in this little island to be...
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Youth Can Do IT – Lianne McNaughton
Written by: Danielle Mullings Youth Can Do IT diminishes doubt in your creative self, opens a world of creativity and belief in ventures which you didn’t know you possessed. – Amanda Johnson, mentee...
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Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica
Written by: Danielle Mullings As the years go by volunteerism, summer camps and internship experiences become increasingly important for Jamaican youth. Here are some programs that you can consider:...
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Caribbean Sports with European Heritage
Written by Danielle Mullings From the ‘point of contact’ in 1492, European cultural institutions have impacted Caribbean society and culture. The remains of colonization by major powers like the Dutch,...
View ArticleTVJ Climate Change Feature
Written by Danielle Mullings Climate change has become a more pressing concern in the Caribbean and communities across Jamaica. One of our local television stations, TVJ has produced four features...
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Environmental Arts Day
Written by Danielle MullingsIt was indeed a happy day at Happy House when New Wave and Do Good Jamaica collaborated to put on an Environmental Arts Day. Kids were fully entertained as they painted,...
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Girls Who Know JA
Written by: Danielle Mullings What inspires this organization is how much we need to be aware of the things that affect us. Being in Girls Who Know inspires me to lead and empower females and males....
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Turtle Hatching
Written by Danielle MullingsAs the year halts to a close, most Jamaicans are eagerly awaiting the sounds of carols and the sights of Christmas lights. In St. Elizabeth the views are slightly...
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Lauren Le Franc Merging Coffee And Technology
Owner of True Blue Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, Lauren Le Franc, is embarking on a huge business venture by assisting coffee farmers globally. Her business is now registered in the UK as The Little...
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Scotiabank To Sell Nine Operations In Caribbean
Scotiabank announced an agreement to sell its banking operations in nine non-core markets in the Caribbean to Trinidad-based Republic Financial Holdings Limited. The countries included Anguilla,...
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Jamaica Diaspora Leadership Summit
Representatives of the Jamaican Diaspora Leadership in the United States of America (USA) will be holding a three-day Leadership Summit, in Morrow, Georgia, to focus on the development of the...
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Tell Your MP
Opening up the political process in this way will take some getting used to, but our entire political system can only gain from giving citizens greater ownership of the entire democratic process—by...
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