From faith-filled hymns to playful dancehall remixes, these Jamaican Christmas songs capture the true sound of the season.

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Elisa Hough, an editor at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, and the Filipino torta recipe that her ...

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The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced the launch of the Caribbean Theatre Festival – “Caribbean Calling: Roots & Resurgence,” a landmark celebration of English-speaking Caribbean artistry, ...

Jimmy Cliff, the legendary musician who expanded the popularity of reggae around the world, has died, his family announced Monday on his official Instagram account. He was 81. "It’s with profound ...

The great Norse warriors not only believed in the afterlife, but saw it as their duty to help the deceased get there, with complex ceremonies such as burying their dead in ships. THE ANUNDSHÖG RUNE ...

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Eddie Murphy has given considerable thought to his own mortality and has made a firm decision about what happens when he dies. The 64-year-old comedy legend wants to spare his loved ones the emotional ...

Rollin Salmond uses an electrical saw to cut sections of a tree blocking the entrance to his home in Longwood, St Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa ripped up trees and knocked ...

When Hurricane Melissa reached Jamaica with Category 5 ferocity, the island was slammed by gale‑force winds and torrential rain, placing the Caribbean nation into a full‑blown humanitarian crisis. The ...

(The Conversation) — The movement to protect the long-obscured sites allows communities to reckon with painful histories through healing, remembrance and ancestral connection. (The Conversation) — In ...