You know you are a Jamaican if you have red peas soup on a Friday or Saturday for dinner. It is a traditional Jamaican special that’s always on the menu on a weekend. However, like everything else, times have changed, and one can now enjoy a good bowl of red peas soup anytime of the day or week. Now, if […]
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Jackson — A Force To Be Reckoned With On The Tracks
Olympic 100-meter bronze medalist Shericka Jackson was the only Jamaican winner at the Rome Diamond League on Thursday. Jackson upset a quality field including two-time Olympic double sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in the 200 meters. Jackson ran a blistering turn to get home in a meet record and season’s best 21.91 seconds. Thompson-Herah ended second in a season’s best 22.25. […]
Elaine Thompson-Herah Continues Winning Ways
Olympic double sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah continues to show her class with an impressive start to the season, turning in a meet record performance to be the lone Jamaican winner at the Rabat Diamond League meet in Morocco on Sunday. The 29-year-old brushed off the field to win in a meet record 10.83 seconds. There were a host of season’s […]
10 Marcus Garvey Quotes You Should Commit To Memory
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. ONH was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities, League. Garvey advanced a Pan-African philosophy which inspired a global mass movement known as Garveyism. Garveyism would eventually inspire others, from the Nation of Islam to the Rastafari movement. […]
12 Jamaican Dishes You Would Want To Try
Jamaican food will make you feel brand new The different dishes will inspire you Taste and see that this is all true Welcome to the scene; try the cuisine The authentic, traditional Jamaican food is no ordinary cuisine, and one has to experience the taste to see what one is missing in the food department. And for all the foodies, […]
Windies Big Four Get Call For England’s Men’s Hundred Game
Four West Indians including Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell and West Indies captain Kieron Pollard are among the big overseas names selected from the Men’s Hundred draft in England. Russell was signed by Manchester Originals, while Pollard has been drafted by the London Spirit. Dwayne Bravo was drafted by Northern Superchargers, while another Trinidadian, Sunil Narine was picked by the Oval […]
Keep Those Masks On Your Faces
Ragamuffin, don’t be silly, put some rubbers pon unuh willy AIDS a go ’round and we don’ waan catch it Rude bwoy, don’t be silly, rubbers pon unuh willy AIDS a go ’round and we don’ waan catch it Willy (Don’t Be Silly) — Buju Banton Today, the Jamaican artist Buju Banton’s rendition titled, Willy Don’t Be Silly, could easily be applied […]
How To Make Jamaican Gungo Peas (Pigeon Peas) Soup
Jamaican gungo soup is one of the main staples in any eatery or on the dining table of any household in Jamaica. It is flavorfully rich, nutritious, and delightfully good! And don’t be offended if a Jamaican tells you, you haven’t eaten soup if you have not tasted this delicious meal. Now, perhaps you may want to try preparing it, […]
Regional Cricket Hero Easton “Bull” McMorris Dead At 86
The regional cricket fraternity and Jamaicans, in particular, are now mourning the loss of former Jamaica and West Indies opening batsman Easton ‘Bull’ McMorris. Easton Dudley Ashton St John McMorris played in 13 Tests from 1958 to 1966. McMorris honed his early cricket career at Wolmer’s Schools before going on to play for Jamaica and then later the West Indies. […]
Project Launched To Boost Coffee Export Into Europe
The Jamaican coffee sector will receive support to boost export into the European market through a joint project between the Government and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Carib-Export). The initiative aims to bolster the productivity and export competitiveness of local coffee within the European Union (EU). Speaking at the launch held on Thursday (January 27) at the Ministry of Foreign […]