“He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land.” It’s one of Dr. Martin Luther King’s most iconic speeches: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” his address to striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn. on April 3, 1968. And it was born on the tiny island […]
Above: Rose Hall in Montego Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will play host to the first Caribbean Yoga Conference next month, an initiative by Bella Luna Yoga. The conference, which was developed by Bella Luna founder Kimberly Moon, will look at a series of topics, including sustainability. It will be held at the […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the landslide victory of the opposition People’s National Party in Thursday’s Jamaican election, the Jamaica Labour Party pledged to make “deep introspection” a priority, according to an email sent to supporters after the vote. “The JLP has been given an opportunity to renew and chart a new course under […]
By Kent Gammon Op-Ed Contributor The Peoples’ National Party led by the Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, was handsomely rewarded by the Jamaican people in the country’s 16th general election, taking 42 of the 63 seats in the House of Parliament. The Jamaican people seem to have made a direct association with the current very high cost […]
