Keisha Schahaff, the Caribbean’s first traveller into space, has landed in Jamaica. Schahaff and her teenage daughter rocketed onto newspapers around the world a few months ago when they became the first Caribbean nationals to journey into space....
Although I have enjoyed a wide range of travel experiences over the years, both daunting and thrilling, my visit to the Nairobi National Park humbled me, reinforcing the profound interconnectedness of all creatures in a meticulously balanced food...
When I arrived at my resort in the north shore of the Dominican Republic on an early Friday morning, a part of me was exhausted. I had to endure one of those late-night flights from New York to the Caribbean. But, another part of me was wide awake...
Next Friday evening, September 22, a Jamaican book bashment of sorts will unfold in New York City. Under the umbrella of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies, seven Jamaican writers will converge in Manhattan to share...
JOSEPH MCINTYRE, a centenarian from Balaclava, St Elizabeth, passed away on Tuesday, three days before celebrating Friday’s National Centenarian Day. At 102 years old, McIntyre enjoyed a full life, and he certainly had a lot to celebrate during his...
In 1956, global entertainment icon and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte had already bulldozed his way to the top of the Billboard album charts. His release called Calypso was cemented on the weekly American charts for over half a year and its...
Jamaica’s deputy director of tourism for the Americas, Donald Dawson, has stepped down from managing the lion’s share of Jamaica’s tourism fortunes worldwide. Donnie Dawson, as he is called in tourist industry circles contributed over 44 years to...
Last Monday was celebrated as Commonwealth Day in the United Kingdom and across the member countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe. In Britain, shortly after King Charles III delivered his first-ever...
Shernette Crichton, the general manager of the Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay, has been named Caribbean Hotelier of the Year for 2023 in the recently announced Caribbean Travel Awards in Florida. Crichton has enjoyed a long career in the...
From start to finish, the St Martin Gastronomy Festival that ended last Sunday was heaven with a red carpet for the taste buds. This epic, epicurean event that ran throughout November enjoyed its second year on the French side of the island of St...
NY: It was an unusually mild November night in New York City. But, the celebratory energy inside the Sony Hall near Times Square felt like New Year’s Eve as reggae’s beloved ambassadors, Third World, unleased an unforgettable performance on...
The Issa family members are the pioneers of modern tourism in Jamaica. For years, the family has been giving back to communities through the Issa Trust Foundation, and this year the family has a big dream. The foundation wants to make a big...
I arrived from Nice, in France, to Monaco by train, a mere US$5 ride. I resisted Uber as I wanted to enjoy the panorama of the creamy Mediterranean cliffs, framed by the massive rectangular train windows. Some of my fellow diners at the trendy and...
IT WAS a recent Wednesday morning just outside Falmouth and everything felt like Christmas Eve. The punishing Trelawny sun did not slow down the frantic shopping that was taking place across thousands of square feet of space in the new Falmouth...
The century-old Christmas tradition of the nine lessons and carols sung during the Yuletide season was born out of a need for more imaginative worship in the Church of England. Last Sunday, the choir of St Andrew Parish Church, supported by an army...
Scores of travel professionals poured into the ritzy Manor in West Orange last Thursday for a celebration of Jamaica’s tourism product. The high-energy event, called the 2021 Destination Product Launch, was hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board’s (...
For thousands of Jamaican families overseas, oxtail is a treasured Sunday dinner dish that connects members of the diaspora to happy memories of their homeland. But in the past few weeks, the price of oxtail has more than doubled, skyrocketing...
Jamaica’s tourism industry lost another stalwart with the passing of public relations specialist, Sue McManus, in South Florida on Thursday. McManus moved to Jamaica from the United Kingdom decades ago and quickly established herself as a...
In Jamaica, in the early 1800s, the church played an important role in the dismantling of slavery. The Baptist missionaries, in particular, were vocal about their disgust for this evil system. So on Sunday, it came as no surprise that churches...
Seventy years ago, Linda Darnell, one of Hollywood’s hottest honeys, was in Jamaica shooting a movie called Saturday Islands. There was a huge buzz around Linda, especially since she had been described by various movie magazines as “the most...
Food and beverage lovers in the Atlanta, Georgia region are thrilled that the city is again opening for Epicurean adventures. An exciting upcoming event is the Atlanta Independence Rum...
At 49 years old, Joan Edwards, a Jamaican in Livingston, New Jersey, is a happy, accomplished woman. She is the mother of two grown children and has just graduated with a doctoral degree in nursing practice from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix...
New York Tri-state area deejay, Ras Emmanuel, is sitting at the number one spot for the second consecutive week on the New Jersey Reggae Chart Fresh 92 Top Ten, with his engaging single, Mad Love for You. The song is a tribute to wives, mothers,...
Rusea’s High School in Lucea is one of the oldest high schools in Jamaica, founded in 1777 by Frenchman Martin Rusea. The school now provides a full-service secondary education for over 2,000 students in the parish of Hanover. The institution is...
