Jamaican Junkanoo (John Canoe) is a form of traditional dance that blends dance, mime, and symbolism communicating the ideology and experience of the slave with roots in West African religion. The mask is of great importance in African religions. Jamaica's slaves were individuals who had been ripped away from various tribes. They spoke different languages and practiced different rituals. They believed in different gods. They were thrown together by circumstance and were able to form their own unique culture and traditions, which included the junkanoo parade.

Mikayla Simpson, better known as Koffee, is a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, rapper, deejay and guitarist from Spanish Town, Jamaica. She released her debut single "Burning" in 2017, and in 2019 signed with Columbia Records. Her 2019 EP Rapture won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, making Koffee the youngest person and only woman to be awarded in the Best Reggae Album category.

Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. These interviews are conducted with people who participated in or observed past events and whose memories and perceptions of these are to be preserved as an aural record for future generations. Oral history strives to obtain information from different perspectives and most of these cannot be found in written sources.

On Sundays, Pigeon Island is the favorite beach getaway for Jamaicans, many of whom moor their boats at the Welcome Beach and at Portland Cottage and sail out for the afternoon with lunch and refreshments, since there are no facilities on the island. From Welcome Beach, a shuttle or boat rental for the day can be arranged, but for the intrepid visitors, a small fee will convince a fisherman from the community to give you a ride to the island in the morning and return for you in the evening.

The Portland Bight Discovery Center is your jumping off point for discovering Jamaica's largest protected area. Take one of our tours to learn about the Birds, Ecology, Critters of the Salt River wetlands. Learn about Portland Bight and the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation's work at Discovery Center. Climb to the observation tower and look out over the wetlands. Creep down the boardwalk through the beating heart of the mangroves. Ride a silent electric barge for closeup glimpses of the birds, animals and plants of this fascinating waterworld. Look for birds and wildlife from the bird hide. At the dipping pond, kids can touch sea creatures.

Pulse’s Vogue star, Francine James has made a huge impact on her return to NY. The stunning beauty who hails from Manley Meadows in Kingston has copped a major campaign for American Cosmetics giants, Bobbi Brown. James has also booked a slew of assignments which had her travelling to and from NY multiple times with Las Vegas being her latest stop to shoot a stunning editorial for Modern Luxury magazine.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that June 2022 staging of the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference will be an opportunity to encourage more overseas Jamaicans to take advantage of the business and investment opportunities that the country offers.

“I would love this conference, this year, to focus on the business opportunities here. Our capital markets, real estate, business process and knowledge process outsourcing are doing very well, leading the region,” he pointed out.

Art is the creation and expression of imagination and creative skill, geared towards the production of works which seek to inspire and awe on the basis of beauty and the force of emotional power. Art exists for the purpose of beauty, the personal taste and feeling expressed within it stirs opinions, good or bad.