Portland, with its mixture of lush green countryside and beautiful beaches, rivers, caves, hills and waterfalls, is one of my favourite parishes in Jamaica. There are so many amazingly beautiful places to go and things to do in Portland that this was a hard list to come up with but

Calabash Bay, St. Elizabeth Here’s a stunning shot taken by Dr. Marilyn Delevante of Calabash Bay, St. Elizabeth on the south western coast of Jamaica. It was taken in May, 2010 at the Calabash Literary Festival. Enjoy!

After successfully touring several countries in Europe, Bernard Hoyes is back in Jamaica with a new exhibition. His new work blends elements he has gathered along his recent travels with the traditional images from his “Revival Series” celebrating his experience with Revivalism in Jamaica as a young boy. The exhibition

Here are some pix from Jamaica’s Fashion Night Out (FNO) 2010. Jamaica joined some  sixteen other countries in a global FNO, promoting local designers, brands, retailers, and just plain shopping in general!

Here’s our list of the top 10 must hit Fashion’s Night Out Hot Spots (sorry all in Kingston, please share others especially out of town!) 1. Stanley & Empress (94 Hope Rd) – ’cause they support Jamaican designers and you gotta love that! Plus YardEdge earrrings on sale there 2.