Istanbul-based Journalist and Place Specialist, Samantha North, will be the keynote speaker at the first-ever Brand Jamaica Symposium to be held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus (Multi-Purpose...

 The Re:Imagine Jamaica Project, the nation brand think tank founded by Jamaican journalist and scholar, Dr. Hume Johnson, collaborates with the University of the West Indies’ Centre for Leadership and Governance...

The Re:Imagine Jamaica Project asked a random sample of college students in America this question: ‘When you think of Jamaica, what comes to mind’? Here is what they said, and why...

By Sabrina Caserta – Staff Writer We continue to feature different aspects of Jamaican culture and history. This week American student Billy Daddono tells us about his fascination with Rastafari. Intrigued...

Mystique and magnetism: Cuba through a Jamaican lens. In this guest post, done for nation brand blog, PlaceBrands, Dr Hume Johnson reflects on Brand Cuba from the perspective of its closest...

By Sabrina Caserta – Staff Writer Every week, we will feature some aspect of Jamaican culture and history. This week, American Zachary Hintz, talks about his delightful encounter with Jamaican food....

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed...

BY DIANE A. THOMPSON, MD Jamaica is no stranger to violence against women with media reports of multiple episodes of domestic violence occurring everyday. Amnesty International indicates that about 17 %...

BY HUME JOHNSON This week the World Economic Forum on Africa takes place in Abuja, Nigeria. This is an important moment for Nigeria. Economic stakeholders know that Nigeria has tremendous global...