Photo by Neil Theasby via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0) Article by Loop Sports, via Loop Jamaica The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) announced that Jamaica will host the 2019 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship. The competition for professional Caribbean clubs is scheduled to take...
Photo courtesy of Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. Article by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, via Face2Face Africa With so much focus on culture, history and preservation of originality, February 2019 has been declared Golden Reggae month in Jamaica. According to the Jamaica Gleaner, the celebration was declared and launched by the...
Photo by Ricardo Makyn Article by Ricardo Makyn, via Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica's Reggae Girlz secured a nervy 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Panama to book their spot in next year's FIFA Women's World Cup after both teams played out a tense 2-2 draw in their Concacaf Women's Championships third-place...
Photo by Sinai Fleary Article by Sinai Fleary, via HuffPost UK Dreadlocks have existed for centuries and are worn by many groups around the world, including the Turkana people in Kenya and the Ngagpas of Tibet. But the group most associated with dreadlocks are members of the Rastafarian...
Photo courtesy of Rita Marley Foundation Article by Shereita Grizzle, via Gleaner Writer The Rita Marley Foundation (JA) is gearing up to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their annual public speaking competition. Slated for February 15, 2019, manager of the Rita Marley Foundation (JA), Rosemary Duncan, says the fifth...
Photo: EPA-EFE/Ralph Lauren Article by Agence France-Presse, via South China Morning Post American fashion’s elder statesman Ralph Lauren headlined New York Fashion Week on Monday with a dose of escapism inspired by Jamaica for his 2018 spring collection, as his brand struggles to reverse falling revenue. If the...
Photo: Marina Burnel for The New York Times Article by Guy Trebay, via The New York Times PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica — His machete blade a blur, Tevin Steele whacks the top off a fresh green coconut. Deftly knifing a window through the tender pith, he inserts a...
Photo: Dancers | Courtesy of Creative Framing & Art Gallery Article by Danielle Black, via Culture Trip Jamaica, commonly known as the ‘Sprint Factory of the World,’ not only boasts a talented pool of athletes but also a burgeoning art community. Kingston’s Creative Framing & Art Gallery...