NBA star Deandre Ayton has Jamaican roots and recently opened a community center in Jamaica. Could he be the next big name to ...

Jamaican Gen Z and Millennials are putting a modern spin on old-time Jamaican sayings, keeping classic phrases and adages ...

Jamaican-Canadian Chef Noel Cunningham has been named one of Canada’s Top 20 Trailblazers by the Canadian Global Awards, ...

Bob Marley’s song “Get Up, Stand Up” is one of the most powerful protest songs in history. Learn how a visit to Haiti helped ...

From the ruins of Port Royal in 1692, Kingston emerged as a centre of trade and power. This timeline traces the city’s rise ...

What’s it like being Jamaican in Hong Kong? For Jamaican-Chinese Monique Lai, it’s a story of dual heritage, artistic ...

Founded in 1692, Kingston was first a place for the survivors of an earthquake that resulted in the destruction of Port Royal. Before that date, Kingston was an agricultural area, but the survivors of ...

A roundup of Jamaican-themed summer events, from foodie festivals to cultural fêtes, parties, and wellness experiences across ...

Jamaican Patois is a vibrant language deeply rooted in culture and history. Discover why it thrives while many languages face ...

You have heard about bananas fritters, salt fish fritters and conch fritters. This month we introduce you to cornmeal fritters. It is a member of the same "family" with the fried dumpling and festival ...

Spicy, sweet, and easy to make! With the warm aromas of cinnamon, mixed spice, vanilla, nutmeg and brown sugar, the lowly carrot becomes the central ingredient in this crowd-pleasing dessert.

In all my years in Jamaica, I never once was asked to identify my “race.†So I find it discomfiting to respond to the questions I frequently get here in America - when I have to fill out some ...