Here is an interesting article on Jamaica’s Jewish heritage: “Once, Semitic swashbucklers battled for control of the Caribbean island. Today, some tour operators and cultural historians are calling attention to the country’s little-known Jewish heritage.” Read more: travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/jewish-pirates-jamaica-kingston

All are invited to attend the 13th Symposium of the Archaeological Society of Jamaica on this week Wednesday and Thursday. The closing event on Thursday will be the Book Launch of ‘Falmouth, Jamaica: Architecture as History’. Please see below the schedule for the Symposium. Chapter member, Ke Vaughn Harding of

Check out this new trailer of an upcoming documentary about German heritage and history in Jamaica. “German Town The Lost Story Of Seaford Town Jamaica” is a full length documentary that explores the history of German heritage and history within Westmoreland, Jamaica. Deep within the isolated undeveloped mountains of Westmoreland

Check out this link to an interview on RTE Lyric FM (Ireland) with Jamaican architect, Christopher Whyms-Stone talking about the story of Trenchtown and an historical Irishman without whom Bob Marley’s No Woman, No Cry couldn’t have been written. (Part 1 of 2) In part 2, Chris talks about his Culture Yard

This is a fascinating story of the last of the Jamaican Germans and their community in Seaford Town, Westmoreland. This documentary tells the story of German indentured servants that came to Jamaica many years ago and still have descendents living in a small village deep in the isolated mountains of rural