At the dawn of Kenya’s colonial era in 1902, consumption of home-made alcohol was deeply embedded in society. For instance, among the Mijikenda of coastal Kenya, palm wine was integral (p.290) to traditional ceremonies, such as marriage and initiations, and in ritual offerings.
Opposition MP Nekeisha Burchell delivers a searing parliamentary indictment — Jamaica’s greatest asset has been undervalued, under-structured, and under-rewarded for far too long.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, May 15, 2026 - Jamaica...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica International Beauty Expo (JIBE) returns to the National Arena in Kingston from Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28, 2026, for its seventh staging —...
By Calvin G. Brown
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, February 8, 2026 - Between $100 trillion and $131 trillion. That is what the Brattle Group—an internationally recognized consortium of expert economists—calculated as the...
The Trump administration’s removal of slavery exhibits from the President’s House strikes at the heart of historical truth — and the Caribbean diaspora should take notice
By Calvin G. Brown |...
How the island selling serenity became a sonic war zone—and why government inaction is destroying both public health and the tourism brand
Kingston, Jamaica, January 22, 2026 - The tourism brochures...
By Calvin G. Brown
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, December 23, 2025 - Social and political commentator O. Dave Allen has done Jamaica a profound service by directing our attention back to Alexander...
Jamaica's Hope Markes will make history in October 2026 as the first woman of color and first Caribbean national to lead Kiwanis International
MONTEGO BAY, DECEMBER 19, 2025 - The children's...
The melody hung in the air like the bodies it mourned. When Billie Holiday first sang "Strange Fruit" at Café Society in 1939, white patrons filed out "one party after...
Jamaica's Port Royal receives UNESCO recognition 333 years after earthquake swallowed two-thirds of the Caribbean's most notorious city
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, August 27, 2025 - At 11:43 a.m. on June 7,...
