Spread the love The Caribbean Magazine Plus and Arawak Media is launching its 3rd Annual Poetry Contest, 2023. For the CMP Poetry Contest, 2022 we endeavour to double the amount of participants and finish up strong with another book of poetry. We want more entrants from the Spanish, Dutch and French speaking Caribbean. The contest […]
Spread the love Irish and Chin will host a celebration of life for Ricky Trooper’s daughter Brianna McKoy at their Sound Chat Media studio and office on Saturday, May 13 at 8 PM ET in Queens, NY. The company, which has been at the forefront of sound system culture for over 25 years, is convening […]
Spread the love “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.” The immortal words of Jamaica’s Marcus Garvey, adapted by Bob Marley, still ring true, especially for those among the African diaspora. African-Americans and Afro-Caribbean people have had very different emancipation experiences and have developed different collective social consciousness because of […]
Spread the love Jamaican-owned single-estate rum producer Worthy Park Estate is proud to announce the launch of their new campaign, “Worthy Park Rum Stories.” This campaign will feature the personal stories and experiences of Jamaican-born and raised talented content creators such as jazzy ‘rum shop blue’ reggae-inspired singer-songwriter Christina’ Zia’ Benjamin, Jermaine ‘Scottycuss’ Watson, and […]
Spread the love The Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) proudly announces the 8th annual Advancements in Education Summit 2023. The Summit is the Network’s flagship event that will host 100 educators arriving from Jamaica to attend various workshops, panel discussions, and presentations geared at building capacity for Jamaica. Under the theme, “ Advancing […]
Spread the love The Jamaica Tourist Board has indicated that the Carnival in Jamaica is a major cultural experience that can attract even more visitors to the island. As part of the destination’s Sports and Entertainment marketing pillars, the event continues to see an uptick in overseas participants with weeklong fetes culminating in a road […]