New Caribbean Cinema Directors Excited for US West Coast Premiere
The New Caribbean Cinema (NCC) collective are gearing up for the west coast premiere of their debut feature film project “RING DI ALARM”, an anthology film made up of seven short stories , all shot in Jamaica. The collective made waves in late 2012 with the world premiere of Ring
2013 Get Happy Volkswagen Game Day Commercial – Promoting a Positive Image of Jamaica?
Here’s a new ad from Volkswagen using a Jamaican accented guy to bring positivity and good vibes to those around him. Though there are the haters I personally love the ad. We (those good folks at JTB) couldn’t pay for such great promotion. For me, the ad portrays Jamaicans as
Participate in a Climate Change Resilient Buildings Survey Underway Now
A study jointly funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona is now underway to ascertain the climate resilience and status of commercial buildings across the region. According to the “Developing Design Concepts for Climate Change Resilient Buildings in the Caribbean”
National Integrity Action Premieres Cost of Corruption Documentary
The NIA tonight premiered a documentary titled, THE COST OF CORRUPTION – Jamaica’s Barrier to Prosperity. Produced by Film by Frame by Frame Productions, the documentary airs again on: CVM – Sunday January 27th at 6.00pm TVJ – January 24th at 9.30pm and Friday 25th at 9.30pm, Sunday January 27th
Sean Paul Nominated for Best Reggae Album 2013
Grammy award winning, multi-platinum, international recording artiste Sean Paul has secured an impressive 5 carrer Grammy nominations including: Best Reggae Album 2013 Best Reggae Album 2010 Best Reggae Album 2006 Best Reggae Album 2004 (Win-Dutty Rock) Best Rap Solo Performance 2004 Sean Paul is delighted to have copped
Snoop Dogg Turned Snoop Lion Produces Web Series ‘Noisey Jamaica’, about Dancehall Reggae Culture
Looks like Snoop Dogg is really now Snoop Lion – check out this story from newmediarockstars.com In his more than 20 years in the limelight, Snoop Dogg has transformed from gangsta rapper representing Long Beach to a Top 40 superstar living the good life. Last year, he had an “epiphany” and told his
Winnifred Beach, Portland – A Good Example of Community Tourism
Here are some recent shots of Winnifred Beach also called Fairy Hill Beach in Portland. I was in Portland for a few days over Christmas and it couldn’t have been a more peaceful and relaxing time. This is one of Jamaica’s most beautiful beaches. It is open to the public,
2013 – Time For Change
YardEdge welcomes this contribution from guest blogger, Nicholas Stephenson. Jamaica has the opportunity to make itself a world leading society, but to get there change is necessary. And though I may personally advocate revolutionary change to improve the lives of our people, the change I write about has to do
Luxe, the Ultimate Beach Escape Weekend & Party
LUXE is the ultimate Las Vegas style pool party featuring VEGAS CELEBRITY SUPER DJ – DJ LEMA – (Marquee & Tao Resident DJ). Check it out on January 5th 2013 at Sandals Grande Rivera. USE THEIR SPECIAL PROMOTION CODE FOR A DISCOUNT OFF THE ROOM RATE: MOET 2013. Presented by Moet
Introducing the Big Magazine JAMAICA App
On December 17th, Big Magazine launched its JAMAICA app at Miss Lily’s in NYC. With their new JAMAICA app, Big aims to capture the unique voice, vibe and feeling of our little but talawa country. Big describes Jamaica as one of “the most glamorous and culturally propulsive islands in