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The American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Friday night honored former Jamaica Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States and current Minister of Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Sen. Audrey Marks, among five other distinguished honorees during its 28th Annual Scholarship Awards Gala, The Legacy Continues, at 583 Park Ave., mid-town Manhattan. Marks received the Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Diplomacy, Service […]

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and humanitarian Melky Jean is stepping into a new spotlight—this time as a pioneering entrepreneur in the spirits industry. Set to debut in May as the CEO and founder of a groundbreaking adult beverage brand, Jean is on a mission to redefine the market with a product that blends innovation, culture, and inclusivity. Known for her soulful voice and collaborations with music legends such as Beyoncé, Carlos […]

Poetry Books by various authors c.2025, Penguin                                              $18.99 - $20                            Various page counts   A, B, B, A. That’s not only how you spell the name of a popular music group. That’s also how a poem might be structured if it rhymes or is created in other ways. That’s the thing about poetry: it’s all how you perceive it when making and reading it. So why not think about putting […]

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) said on Friday that the Caribbean Advertising Federation (CAF) has awarded it the prestigious 2025 American Advertising Award (ADDY). JTB said it received a Silver ADDY Award for its "Where Your Heart Belongs" advertisement in the cinematography category, which recognizes outstanding work in film and video production. Released in winter 2024, in partnership with Jamaican creative agency The Limners and Bards Limited, JTB said the […]

The music of Grammy-award artistes Gwen Stefani and Lainey Wilson took center stage at King's Theatre on Flatbush on April 3 to bring awareness to women's health. Thanks to "Women Who Rock," a crusade to champion women in music and women's health, the show, titled "Audacy Leading Ladies," revved up the audience of hundreds of women. The theatre, illuminated with radiant lighting, opened with the passionate voices of Kassi Ashton, […]

Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has hired a United States-based legal firm to defend the country in a legal battle taking place in Florida where the attorneys of a Russian woman have sought permission to issue subpoenas to access the records of Prime Minister Gaston Browne and other officials involved in the sale of a mega-yacht that her father had abandoned. The mega-yacht, abandoned by […]

Broadway looks a tad more colorful. In part attributed to the transformation of a 1930s animated cartoon character popularly known as Betty Boop, the formerly black-and-white comic feature is now a musically engaging spectacle of the Great White Way. Spotlighting the rainbow-enchanting Jasmine Amy Rogers, "Boop! The Musical" starts off in muted black-and-white settings. It's no secret that Betty's universe encompassed the dullest gray, the bleakest black, and pale pure white. […]