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Stories by Dave Rodney

New York group raises US$250,000 for Negril school

Published:Wednesday | October 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

Inside Joe's Pub in Lower Manhattan last Wednesday night, the ambience mirrored a New Year's Eve celebration. The medium-size party space was filled with hundreds of well-dressed revelers, enthusiastically sharing stories of their travels to Negril...

Jamaica Music Conference set for November 20 - 22 in Kingston

Published:Monday | October 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

A galaxy of reggae music industry luminaries will come together in Kingston on November 20- 22 for the fourth annual Jamaica Music Conference 2015.This year's three-day conference will be a springboard for panel discussions on a number of hot-button...

CHEF SAM'S PEPPA SHRIMP CEVICHE OVER PLANTAIN MASH

Published:Wednesday | September 16, 2015 | 11:00 AMDave Rodney

Chef Sam (Samantha Davis) is a new culinary sensation in New York City. Although she was born in California, she sees herself as 100 per cent Jamaican as her parents are both from the island.Her mom is from Malvern in St Elizabeth and her father is...

Ray of soul for J'can NY event

Published:Sunday | September 13, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

Kevin 'Ray' Owens will headline a Jamaican fundraising gala, concert and awards ceremony in New York City on Saturday, September 19, at the Jamaica Performing Arts Centre in Queens. The glitzy black-tie event is being hosted by the New York-based...

Taste of Tennis

Published:Tuesday | September 1, 2015 | 4:01 PMDave Rodney

'A Taste of Tennis', hosted by tennis legend Serena Williams, describes itself as the world's premier food and tennis experience.The bold promise exceeded expectations last Thursday, and hundreds of New York residents and out-of-town visitors, who...

Dragon Stout and D&G rum for Labour Day Carnival Splash

Published:Wednesday | August 19, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

Scores of Caribbean supporters packed a section of the Door Restaurant in Queens, New York, last week Wednesday night to hear about Labour Day plans for the promotion of two popular Jamaican brands - Dragon Stout and the new D...

My Favourite beauty Queen

Published:Monday | August 10, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

My FavouritebeautyQueen Love them or hate them, beauty pageants have, for many years, become embedded in Jamaica's culture, and the passion for pageants has been fuelled in no small part by Jamaica's impressive success with pageants on the...

Sintra back on the block with her world famous wet t-shirt Poster

Published:Tuesday | August 11, 2015 | 4:11 PMDave Rodney

The iconic image of Sintra Arunte-Bronte, the bewitchingly beautiful girl in the wet T-shirt on the Jamaica Tourist Board's (JTB) most successful poster ever, is back in the news again.This dramatic resurgence has come about because pop music idol...

Chef Irie at Grace Jerk Festival

Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival held in Queens, New York, recently was a celebration of the best of Jamaican cuisine, with chefs from around the diaspora coming into the Big Apple to show off their mouth-watering creations.Among those who cooked up...

Westmoreland Family reunites in Jamaica

Published:Tuesday | July 21, 2015 | 11:40 AMDave Rodney

Westmoreland Family Reunites in JamaicaVarious branches of the Irving/ Stewart/ Turner/ Rodney families who reside in various parts of the United States and the United Kingdom returned to their roots in Jamaica from July 8 to 12, to focus on family...

Grilling with Grace

Published:Tuesday | June 23, 2015 | 2:59 PMDave Rodney

Summer is here! Barbecues, picnics, and cook-outs will be taking place in every community across the United States and Canada by the thousands.Persons from different ethnicities are hunting for that authentic Jamaica aroma for their grill and to...

Jamaican Doctor gets International Honour

Published:Tuesday | June 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

Portland-born Dr Judith Green-McKenzie, of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, was honored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, an international medical society, when it bestowed...

Jamaica Steals Show at Caribbean Week

Published:Monday | June 15, 2015 | 10:56 AMDave Rodney

Some 30 tourism destinations from the Caribbean region came together to promote travel and generate new business alliances and growth opportunities under the umbrella of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation during Caribbean Week, June 1-7.Destinations...

Birmingham Diamond League: McPherson proves her class, wins 400m

Published:Sunday | June 7, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney, Gleaner Writer

BIRMINGHAM, England: Stephanie McPherson confirmed her penchant for running in the United Kingdom, when she won the 400m at the Birmingham Diamond league meeting today. McPherson, who won gold at the same distance at last year’s Commonwealth Games, clocked a time...

Scripture passage read in Jamaican patois at French Canadian Church

Published:Monday | June 1, 2015 | 1:31 PMDave Rodney

Two Sundays ago, parishioners at the St Andrew and St Mark Anglican Church in Dorval, Montreal were riveted when Jamaican Patois was used for the reading of a Bible passage for the celebration of Pentecost Sunday.The congregation of the church is...

Romance and relaxation on the Rio Grande

Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 11:04 PMDave Rodney

On my last trip to Jamaica, I did the unthinkable. I abandoned the white-sand beaches and the pulsating Negril nightlife for a few days and headed to Port Antonio to raft on the Rio Grande. The eight-hour ride from Negril to Port Antonio, with many...

Jamaican Spa is World Class

Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

A little spa in Ocho Rios, Jamaica is now listed as the sixth best hotel spa in the world. The Ocean Spa at Jamaica Inn scored 96.00 out of 100, just over one point behind the top of list in Colorado, United States of America at 97.33, based on a...

Robust arrivals from USA for Winter tourist season

Published:Sunday | May 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

Tourist arrival figures are just in for the 2015 winter season, and Jamaica's largest leisure market, the United States (US), has registered overall growth of 9.1 per cent over the same period - January to April of 2014.The island attracted 445,000...

Diverse concert for pipe organ's 100th birthday

Published:Thursday | May 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMDave Rodney

The pipe organ is the centerpiece of the musical ministry of many great churches and cathedrals around the world. One such organ in Jamaica, the J. W. Walker...

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