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An interactive exhibition on the life of Jamaican singer, Laurel Aitken will open in October at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester, in the East Midlands of the United Kingdom. The 'Ska with Laurel' exhibition tells the story of the legendary Jamaican ska artiste, Laurel Aitken, who died in 2005. Described as a major force in ska...

Two South Florida students have come out on top in the annual Jamaica Independence Essay Competition in Florida. They are 14 year-old, Diamond Cunningham, a student at Pembroke Pines Charter High School; and nine year old Deianeira Hoffenden, who attends St. Bartholomew Catholic School, both residents of South Florida. The winners were selected from a group of 25 entries, each...

In 1953, the first three barrels of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee were shipped to Japan, and so began a long relationship which led to nearly 100 percent, or approximately 400,000 boxes, of Jamaica's premium coffee being exported to Japan, annually. In 2004, Jamaican coffee farms took a beating from Hurricane Ivan, causing a significant decrease in production. This resulted in...

A Canadian Chief of Police has received a Community Service Award from the largest and oldest Jamaican community association in Canada. Chief Armand LaBarge, of the York Region Police Department, was among eight individuals and one radio station to be presented with awards by the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA), at its recent Jamaica Independence Gala, which also celebrated the Association's...

"An IMF team visited Kingston during August 18-27 to conduct the second review of the economic programme under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved by the Fund's Executive Board on February 4, 2010. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief in Jamaica, Trevor Alleyne(left), being greeted by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon Audley Shaw, at a press briefing...

Two United Kingdom (UK) based veteran reggae artistes have been honoured for their years in the music industry and their work in promoting reggae music in the UK. Singers , Owen Gray and Alexander 'Dimples' Hinds, received special awards from the British Reggae Artiste Recognition Association at its annual Artiste to Artiste Brawta Awards Ceremony, held recently in North London....

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Anthony Johnson, has called on the descendants African slaves to respect their sacrifices by honouring women, building strong families, business firms and communities. High Commissioner Johnson was speaking at the annual Liverpool Slavery Remembrance Day on Monday, August 23 at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. "We honour those best, our...

United States Ambassador-designate to Jamaica, Pamela Bridgewater has said that one of her priorities, when she takes up office, would be to strengthen co-operation with Jamaica in the area of security, particularly through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. "As one of the largest Caribbean nations, Jamaica is a key partner in addressing our mutual security concerns including combating drug trafficking...

United States Ambassador-designate to Jamaica, Pamela Bridgewater has given the assurance that when she assumes her post as Ambassador, she will take steps to address the declining approval rate of visa issuance to Jamaican nationals. Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (left) welcomes United States Ambassador-designate, Pamela Bridgewater to the Jamaican Embassy in Washington on Tuesday,...

The United States' new envoy to Jamaica, Ambassador-Designate Pamela Bridgewater, has pledged to use her tenure in Kingston to strengthen historic ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador-Designate Bridgewater said she is looking forward to working with the Government and people of Jamaica in fulfilling her duties as Ambassador. She made the remarks while in discussions with...

An early version of the Jamaican Bongo Drum is the featured item at the entrance of the exhibition, 'A history of the World in 100 Objects', at the British Museum in London. The drum is titled 'Akan', as it was originally from the Akan people of Central Ghana. It is exhibited as a foundation of western hemisphere music with photographs...

Tuesday, August 17 was designated Marcus Garvey Day by the City of Fort Lauderdale, to commemorate the 123rd anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Paying tribute to Jamaica's first National Hero, David Deal of the Sunrise Parks and Recreation Department, presented a proclamation to I. Jabulani Tafari and Douglas Smith of the Rootz...