Sunday, February 07, 2010

Rise Again - Digicel Haiti Relief


This is 'Rise Again', Caribbean Artistes for Haiti. This song is available at itunes. All proceeds from the sale of this song go to the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. Big up Shaggy, Jay Will, et al. Haiti will rise again.

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.
See you in Jamaica.

Friday, February 05, 2010

See You In Jamaica

Bonita Jamaica - 400

Put it on your agenda, and make it a priority, to visit Jamaica. This is Bonita Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica Photo Gallery

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Bonita Jamaica Facebook Page

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.
See you in Jamaica.

The Jamaican National Anthem (remix)


Opening with a call from the Maroon "Abeng" horn, this contemporary version of the Jamaican National Anthem showcases the beauty, people, art, athletics and cultural diversity of our island home, Jamaica.

Produced by Liquid Light Digital and directed by the brother and sister team of Adrian and Amanda Lopez.

For more information on Liquid Light Digital visit:

www.LiquidLightDigital.com

Please visit the Bonita Jamaica Facebook Page and become a fan.

Bonita Jamaica Facebook Page

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.
See you in Jamaica.

RIP Albert Huie

Albert Huie, brilliant and masterful Jamaican Painter, passed on Sunday January 31, 2010, at 89 years old. He passed in Baltimore, Maryland, where he resided. Huie is considered to be the father of Jamaican painting and in 2001 a book on his life and work was published. The title of the book is Albert Huie: Father of Jamaican Painting. It was written by Edward Lucie-Smith. Huie had the distinct pleasure of exhibiting his magical works of art in Jamaica, Canada, and the United States of America. He won many awards and was the recipient of two of Jamaica’s prestigious honors, Order of Distinction (OD) in 1983, and Commander of the Order of Distinction (COD) in 1992.

Another brilliant son of Jamaica has gone to the other side. RIP Albert Huie.

Read more about Albert Huie here:

About Albert Huie

New Stories On Albert Huie’s Passing

Jamaica Observer Jamaica Gleaner

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.
See you in Jamaica.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

RIP Professor Rex Nettleford

Professor Honourable Ralston ‘Rex’ Nettleford, OM (Order of Merit, Jamaica’s third highest award), passed yesterday, at the George Washington Hospital, in Washington, DC, USA. Professor Nettleford was in Washington, DC, to attend a fundraiser for the University of the West Indies when he collapsed at his hotel. It was reported that he suffered a cardiac arrest which resulted in brain injury. He was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state and never regained consciousness. Professor Nettleford was one of Jamaica’s finest sons. He was an intellectual, a stalwart, and a regional and global icon. He was an author, academic, orator, choreographer, dancer, and cultural advocate. He passed hours before his 77 birthday, which would have been today.

Jamaica and the Caribbean will miss Professor Nettleford. Protecting and preserving our culture as a country and a region was very important to him. We found this video of Judith Laird interviewing Professor Nettleford on Youtube. This is one of his last interviews, if not his last. This interview occurred late November 2009, while Professor Nettleford attended and participated in The Commonwealth People’s Forum, which was held at the Cascadia Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

New Reports On Professor Nettleford’s Passing

The Jamaica Observer
The Jamaica Gleaner

Extra
This is Professor Rex Nettleford's keynote address to the United Nations observance of the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade on Monday, March 26, 2007 at UN headquarters, New York.

Professor Nettleford’s UN Address

Every country is great, especially Jamaica.

Bonita Jamaica
Beautiful Place. Amazing People.
See you in Jamaica.