
(REUTERS) Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and twice World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe are among 17 individuals set to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest United States’ civilian honour, the White House said Friday (July 1). The…
Scotiabank has joined forces with the organisers of the 2022 Jamaica Rum Festival to kickstart celebrations of Jamaica’s 60th year of independence. As a sponsor for the annual signature event, the bank…
In recognition of International Day for Countering Hate Speech observed by the United Nations for the first time on June 18, the UN’s Academic Impact (UNAI), invited Isheba Cornwall, a…
Grace Hamilton, professionally known as Spice, is continuing to make noteworthy moves, with the latest addition to her long list of accolades being the International Music Ambassador Award for her…
Jumehan Ajahun is an inheritor of the traditional ethnic Kirgiz embroidery. She runs an embroidery shop in Akqi County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. She wishes to promote the…
American comedian Steve Shainman has found fame on TikTok for his hilarious ‘culinary’ videos. Among his greatest hits are recreations of popular national dishes. This week, however, Shainman triggered the…
The annual Dragon Boat Festival is an important traditional festival in China. It fell on Friday this year and was celebrated across the People’s Republic of China, embodying the Chinese…
In honour of Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence, the Island SPACE Caribbean Museum in South Florida will host its “Pieces of Jamaica” exhibition, which opens today (June 4). The photographic…
(REUTERS) Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, known for her love of horses, will receive one of French President Emmanuel Macron’s prize thoroughbreds as a gift to mark her 70 years on the throne, Macron’s office and the British Embassy…
Though uncertainty looms amid the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials connected to Jamaica Carnival have indicated that it’s full steam ahead for long anticipated return of the event….
After making his way to the stage as the Brown University graduates chanted his name, Jamaican dancehall artiste Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell, received an outpouring of congratulatory messages and love from…
Red Stripe, is tapping into the digital creativity of Jamaicans to amplify its signature message of “Drink & Live Responsibly” with the launch of the ‘Reel Responsibility’ Instagram video competition…