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Jamaican Clarks franchise owner in NYC has a special message for Vybz Kartel
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 28, 2025
On Labor Day Friday August 29th, Vybz Kartel will grace the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the 3rd time this year. The concert is expected to be another sold out affair. Jermaine Parker, Trench Town born, White Plains Road street...
GJDC hosts Black Business Month Expo in Downtown Jamaica
QNS - New York
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August 28, 2025
(Left to right) GJDC’s Black Business Month Expo Panelists Policy and Culture CEO Dan Lloyd, The Nourish Spot Owner Dawn Kelly and The Gentleman’s Factory Inc. Founder and CEO Jeff Lindor. Photo by Athena Dawson. The Greater Jamaica Development...
Jamaica’s Maroons keep their culture alive – and spearhead fight for justice
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
The Maroon elder Mama G wrapped in vines, photographed at the Charles Town Maroon Village Asafu Yard community space. Photograph: Ina Sotirova/The Guardian The wooden walls of the village hall in Charles Town, Jamaica, are adorned with a...
Jamaica’s ladies ready for Bahamas International Dragon Boat Festival
Jamaica Observer
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August 28, 2025
JAMAICA will field two entries, an open-event and mixed team, at the Bahamas International Dragon Boat Festival at Goodman’s Bay, Nassau this weekend. A female quartet of Denise Romero and three members of the Russell family, led by matriarch...
ACTA advisors immerse themselves in Jamaica
Travel Press
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August 28, 2025
It was certainly an immersive experience as ACTA teamed up with the Jamaica Tourist Board, Sandals Resorts and Air Canada to provide 30 of its member advisors with an immersive experience in Jamaica this week. ACTA’s Immersive Destination...
Young musicians exhibit impressive talent at Food For The Poor Band Camp
Jamaica Observer
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August 28, 2025
Bjorn Hawthorne, senior band camp member with focus on the keyboard, accepts his graduation certificate from Stephanie Lyew, public relations account executive for Sean Paul Foundation at the end of the annual camp on Thursday, August 21 on the...
No winners from Jamaica on opening day of Diamond League finals
The Gleaner
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August 28, 2025
OLYMPIC GAMES bronze medallist Rajindra Campbell delivered the best performance by a Jamaican on yesterday’s opening day of the Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League finals in Switzerland, finishing third in the men’s shot put. Campbell moved into...
VP Records, King Manor celebrate Jamaican heritage at 1st annual Spirit of the Caribbean Party
Amsterdam News - New York
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August 28, 2025
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Brazil adopts ATSC 3.0 for next-gen TV
Advanced Television
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August 28, 2025
Brazil’s official adoption of its ‘DTV+’ system marks a major milestone in the Americas’ transition to next-generation broadcasting, according to ATSC, The Broadcast Standards Association, the international standards development organisation...
Social media users rebuke Vaz’s ‘blessing’ of school buses
Jamaica Observer
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August 27, 2025
Transport minister Daryl Vaz’s sprinkling of what appeared to be white rum during Wednesday’s blessing ceremony for 60 rural school buses has attracted rebuke from social media users, who viewed the practise as being part of obeah and witchcraft....
The Jamaican-Led Drone Show That Transformed the New York City Skyline for Jordan Brand
Jamaicans.com
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August 27, 2025
New York City has seen its fair share of big moments, but few spectacles have left an impression like the recent drone show staged for Jordan Brand’s The One basketball finals. At the close of the tournament, the skies over the East River lit up...
Party with a Purpose: Diaspora Gala raises record funds for Jamaica
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 27, 2025
It was billed as the “Party with a Purpose “and it lived up to the promise. Last Saturday in New York City, more than 600 members of the Jamaican diaspora and friends of Jamaica gathered for a grand celebration of the island’s 63rd anniversary of...
Selina Roman photo exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum provides new take on femininity and beauty
WGCU - Florida
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August 27, 2025
They look like whimsical wisps of color and shape and gently rolling landscapes. But Selina Roman’s new body of work actually consists of parts of her own physique that she’s turned into modernist-inspired abstract images. Sarasota Art Museum’s...
Jamaican-Canadians to host election night watch party in Toronto
The Gleaner
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August 27, 2025
Jamaican-Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area will gather on September 3 to watch the results of the general election at a special watch party hosted by the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA). The event, to be held at the Jamaican Canadian...
PUMA's Jamaica-Inspired H-Street Lands at Notting Hill Carnival
Highsnobiety
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August 27, 2025
For fans of quiet, sophisticated, low-key brand activations, PUMA’s takeover at the Notting Hill Carnival was probably best avoided. With every event this sportswear brand throws, it seems the big cat is purring with even greater ferocity—and as...
Fundraising drive raises $5 million for Jamaican Museum in Atlanta
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 27, 2025
The mission of the Jamaican Museum and Cultural Center (JMCC) is to investigate, compile, and document Jamaica’s history from its genesis through its struggles. On Sunday, August 24, 2025, in the vibrant city of Atlanta, Georgia, the JMCC took its...
Award-winning TV pilot ‘From Yard’ with Jamaican cast now streaming on Tubi
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 27, 2025
From Yard, the award-winning television pilot based on David G. Heron’s autobiographical novel Yardie, is now available for international streaming on Tubi. - Advertisement - The immigrant urban drama follows Heron’s life from his childhood in...
American Joe Russell wins Jamaica International Backgammon Tournament
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 27, 2025
American backgammon legend Joe Russell, vice president of the World Backgammon Federation and a two-time world champion, claimed victory on Sunday at the 5th Annual Jamaica International Backgammon Tournament. Russell defeated Avi Cohen in the...
Jamaica Post suspends parcels and packets to the USA
Jamaica Observer
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August 27, 2025
Jamaica Post Logo August 26, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica —Jamaica Post says it has suspended parcels and packets to the United States of America (USA) until further notice. The postal service made the announcement in a media release Monday evening. It...
Netball Jamaica seeks $6m to send full squad to World Youth Cup
Jamaica Observer
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August 27, 2025
Jamaica’s Under-21 player Deandra Edwards catches the ball during a practice game against a men’s team at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Sunday. (Photo: Naphtali Junior) Netball Jamaica President Karen Rosen Baugh is calling on corporate...