Jadel Legere is set to be the next major artiste rising out of the Caribbean. Jaw-dropping beauty, vocals spanning from angelic to aggressively raspy and a warm personality blend to define a woman audiences fall in love with at an instant. The young
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Enjoying the breakfast street staple — doubles
Trinidad is not piña colada territory. That’s part of its allure: Unlike virtually every other Caribbean island, the oil-rich country seven miles off Venezuela is not driven by tourism—which means that i
Elicia Andre, who says she used to be much larger — a sign of affluence in Haiti — is now almost skin and bones.
You can see some progress in Haiti two years since the 7.0-magnitude quake hit. But Port-au-Prince is a tour of unrelenting misery and of
Chicago woman fired for working during lunch! Now, that is mind-boggling. Sharon Smiley, a 48 year old Receptionist and Administrative assistant, punched out of work for lunch on January 28, 2010, but remained at her desk to finish a project assigned
Encouraged by new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's inaugural address welcoming the Diaspora in Jamaica's development, some Jamaicans in South Florida have an urge to return home and be involved in the process. Their motives, however, may seem m
The number two has become quite an aberration in local popular culture. Indeed, a very weird phenomenon and one which is both amusing as it is perplexing. For the life of me I cannot understand how this simplistic second child of the Greek numeral h
The widening gulf between the rich and everyone else is a growing source of tension in America.
A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds the income gap is now seen as a bigger source of conflict in the U.S. than race, age or national origin.
The Jamaican elections have come and gone and the then incumbent Jamaica Labour Party, (JLP), is left cauterizing its wounds as it received quite a thrashing at the polls. Now battle worn and shell-shocked and according to leader, the Honourable Andr
House ladies of St Lucia: From left—Rosella King, Justice Suzie d’Auvergne, Berthia Parle, Jeannine Compton-Antoine, Dame Pearlette Louisy, Virginia Albert-Poyotte and Emma Hippolyte at the Opening of the House of Parliament. (Photo: Marius Modeste)
REPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- Two years have passed since a ferocious earthquake leveled much of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and killed about a quarter-million people. It was, as The Times put it, "one of modern times' worst natural disasters,"
Last year it was inaugural… this year it’s an institution! The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation’s (MCADF) Autism and Disabilities Ambassadors competition 2012; the flagship event of the MCADF to commemorate global Autism month, is on t
American Grammy-winning R&B superstar, Alicia Keys has made Jamaica her temporary home, as she will embark on a recording project in the island.
The songstress, known for several classics such as Fallin, A Woman’s Worth and Superwoman arrived in the
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday January 6, 2012 – Newly appointed Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced plans for the country to transition from a monarchy to a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of State as provided for in the
“We’re here to change the world,” says Gillian Wall. She laughs, but there’s no doubt she’s dead serious. Wall is Group CEO of the IBB Global Group of companies, the first company, being International Business Brokers (IBB) Limited, a company she fo
Balancing delicately on a surf board, Che Lovelace competed in the championships in El Salvador, recently. On Tuesday, he was far removed from the crescendo of raging waters, in the Medulla Art Gallery Studio at 37 Fitt Street, Woodbrook. The smell
Groups come to the fore with a return to roots-reggae sound
Mel Cooke, Gleaner Writer
For about 20 years, from the mid-1980s to the latter part of the first decade of the new millennium, it seemed that as a significant musical force, the self-conta
Vindra Amar is well groomed, her skin flawless, hair, makeup, clothes and jewellery elegantly understated. This businesswoman, attorney and notary public is also co-owner of Brava International, producers of local Twist juices, with her husband, Raw
Congratulations to the opposition party (PNP) who won a resounding victory in the general elections. From all indications the day went well without violence. The hope is that Jamaica can now put the partisan bickering aside and work to build the cou
Some people will tell you, that with carnival occurring early next year, they are looking for a complete body makeover. But are there different parts on both sexes that stand out, and where the work is most needed? The answer is yes! Unfortunately f
HAVANA, Cuba (South Journal) -- Economic and judicial issues will be at the centre of debates during the second and last ordinary session this year of the Cuban Parliament, scheduled to take place December 23, official media reported on Wednesday.
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