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The 33-year-old Heritage Singers, a staple in the Jamaican and Caribbean communities in Canada, are spreading their wings. The 30-member strong group was chosen to showcase their culture in The Fringe, Toronto's largest theatre festival. The group has already performed their pantomime, 'Olde Tyme Country Wedding', on July 2 and 3 and is slated to repeat the performances today (July...

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has made a $50 million commitment to the duplication of her Government's much-heralded Children's Life Fund in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding (second left) introducing his cabinet colleague, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Karl Samuda (right), to Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, the Hon Kamla Persad Bissessar, at...

Thousands of persons turned out for the annual Portland Jerk Festival, which was held on Sunday (July 4) at Folly Estates in Port Antonio. In addition to the famous 'Boston jerk pork', patrons partook of jerk rabbit, duck, lamb, chicken, sausage, among other fare. Public Relations Manager for the festival, Collin Bell, said that despite the overnight rain, which left...

Jamaica's art and culture will be on display at the third annual Arthamptons International Art Fair, one of the United States' most prestigious and best attended summer art events. The fair is held in the Hamptons, Upstate New York, July 8 to 11, and nearly 5,000 patrons, including art investors and collectors, celebrities, national and local art media and wealthy...

Newly elected Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has suggested that CARICOM should rethink the use of the Petroleum Fund, diverting it to critical areas such as the health of the region's children. The Petroleum Fund was established by Trinidad and Tobago in 2004, to provide relief to CARICOM member states experiencing economic hardship as a result of...