brooklyn Archive
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Dancehall Artist Mr. Vegas Joins Panel for CPR Forum – Who Mash Up Reggae: Reining in the Almshouse Artists
Posted on 03/16/2011 | No CommentsBrooklyn, March 16th, 2011…Dancehall Artist, Mr. Vegas, has confirmed that he will be a member of the panel for the CPR forum slated for Tuesday, March 22nd. The Coalition to... -
JAMAICA DIASPORA MOVEMENT ALIVE AND WELL, DR. ROBINSON
Posted on 04/18/2009 | No CommentsNEW YORK (JIS) Friday, April 17, 2009 – Jamaica’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, the Honourable Dr. Ronald Robinson, is of the... -
SENATOR RONALD ROBINSON TO ATTEND SPECIAL ALUMNI WORSHIP SERVICE DURING NEW YORK VISIT
Posted on 04/16/2009 | No CommentsNEW YORK (JIS) Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Senator Dr, the Hon. Ronald A. Robinson will spend Sunday morning at a special worship service at the Bronx Westchester Community Church,... -
NEW YORKERS MOURN PASSING OF TOMLINSON FAMILY MATRIARCH
Posted on 04/14/2009 | No CommentsNEW YORK (JIS) Tuesday, April 14, 2009 – Scores of New Yorkers on Sunday evening, April 5, joined family and close associates in an emotional home-going service for Hermie G.... -
A Mother’s Scorn” Comes To Brooklyn’s Wingate High School
Posted on 03/28/2009 | No CommentsCaribbean Theater At It’s Best…”A Mother’s Scorn” Comes To Brooklyn’s Wingate High School Saturday, April 18th 2009 Tuesday, March 17th 2009 (New York City) – Trinidadian born play writer, producer,... -
TWO JAMAICANS AMONG 2009 WOMAN OF GREAT ESTEEM AWARDEES
Posted on 03/17/2009 | No CommentsNEW YORK (JIS) Monday, March 16, 2009 – The Woman of Great Esteem (WGE) Organization of New York, USA, will host its Fourteenth Annual Awards Dinner and Gala on Saturday,... -
CONSUL GENERAL TO MEET AND GREET JAMAICANS IN QUEENS, NY
Posted on 03/16/2009 | No CommentsNEW YORK (JIS) Friday, March 13, 2009 – The next stop on the Consul General’s ambitious community outreach initiative will be in the Borough of Queens, NY on Friday, March... -
COULD DANCEHALL BE THE RUINATION OF REGGAE AND BY EXTENTION THE JAMAICA BRAND? A COMMUNITY FORUM
Posted on 03/04/2009 | No CommentsBrooklyn, N.Y. February, 13th 2009…The Coalition to Preserve Reggae music (CPR) in association with ZYNC TV NEW YORK LINKS will host a community forum and panel discussion titled: “Could Dancehall... -
New York Politico Calls for unified approach to diaspora philanthropy
Posted on 08/25/2008 | No CommentsYvonne Graham has called on overseas Jamaicans to consider a more coordinated approach to helping their home country meet its internal challenges and global influences.



