Media WriterTwelve community stalwarts will be honored at the Fifth Annual Afro-Caribbean Black History Gala & Awards put on by the Authentic Caribbean Foundation (ACF) on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Florian Hall, Boston. The evening will begin with a...
Tourism executive Josef Forstmayr of Round Hill Hotel has been honored for his sterling contribution to the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett presented a special gift to Mr. Forstmayr during the first meeting of the...
A member of Bob Marley’s backup group the iconic I-Threes. Judy Mowatt, at the height of Marley’s popularity, managed to keep her solo career on track, releasing a solo album, Mellow Mood, in 1975. Mowatt’s five solo albums after Mellow Mood were...
Staff WriterMonday was National Heroes’ Day in Jamaica, and Food For The Poor President/CEO Robin Mahfood received the Honorary Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) for commitment to social welfare in the provision of housing. Nearly a thousand...
On Friday, October 26, 2018, Co-founder of VP Records, Patricia Chin was honored with a prestigious International Humanitarian Award at American Friends of Jamaica’s (AFJ) 2018 Hummingbird Gala. Held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City, the evening...