The Pompano Beach Cultural Center is proud to announce comedy legend Rickey Smiley will host Pompano Stand Up Live!  The top-rated national radio personality will introduce an outstanding lineup of comedians including Christopher Priester, Pam Bruno, Komedian Kermit and Chea Butter. The night of comedy takes place Thursday, August 22 at 8pm. Tickets are $30 presale, $40, $60 and $100 (details below) and are available at www.ccpompano.org.

“Reggae Sumfest" will kick off its 27th year next month with a line-up of artistes from host country Jamaica and overseas.

The 2019 Jamaica Festival Song finalists will roll into the southern parishes of St. Elizabeth and St. Catherine this weekend, as they continuetheir month-long, island-wide, free, performance road tour, aimed at bringing the impending Independence spirit to the masses. All 11 finalists will have audiences singing and waving along to the patriotic Festival Songs at the Santa Plaza in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabethon Friday, June 28, and at Munimar Square, Spanish Town onSaturday, June 29, with both events beginning at 7:00 PM.

Jamaica’s Consul General to the Southern USA, R. Oliver Mair will be patron of the summer artistic showcase featuring the Ashe Company, the dynamic Jamaica-based theatre arts and social development enterprise.  The one night only performance titled “Boonoonoonoos” will be staged on Saturday, July 20, at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami. Showtime is at 7:00 pm., and tickets are now available at EVENTBRITE.

It’s been almost 60 years since the first James Bond movie was filmed. This year, the 25th film returns to Jamaica, the famous winter home of Ian Fleming, the man behind Bond.

Miami, Florida – International performer and composer Ivy Queen, who just dropped her new single “787”, will be headlining the inaugural Wynwood Pride Festival Saturday June 22nd, 2019. The undisputed “Queen of Reggaeton”, a trailblazer for women in a genre often dominated by men and a huge advocate for the LGBTQ community, will receive the recognition for her support of the community that has embraced her for the last two decades.

GRENOBLE, France - Hundreds of Jamaicans flocked here to witness their nation’s historic debut at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. But right next to Stade des Alpes another treat awaited.

One of Jamaica’s legendary harmony trios, The Mighty Diamonds, will be honored for their immeasurable contribution to reggae music and longevity in the business at the Tribute to the Greats event in Jamaica July 27, which will also pay homage to The Wailers.

LOS ANGELES – With states recently passing abortion bans, the new short film “It Happened One Night” gives a realistic depiction of what the future of America will be if state legislators continue to follow suit.  The short, showcased at the Global Women in Film Corner at Cannes Film Festival, examines an America that has overthrown Roe v. Wade and has turned a blind eye to sexual assault victims.   

Toronto, Ontario (Sonique Solutions) – The Durham Region of the Greater Toronto Area will be illuminated on July 20th 2019 by a new high-end Caribbean event entitled ‘Dusk All Inclusive Party’.

The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, the official home of Jamaica Festival, will be the venue for the upcoming Grand Final of the 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Competition on Saturday, July 27.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  – Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month with “The Island Imprint: A History of the Caribbean Community in Broward County,” a fine art and historical retrospective produced in conjunction with Island Syndicate, on display June 1 – 29 at History Fort Lauderdale. A special opening reception to be attended by Caribbean consulate representatives and city and county officials will be held on Wednesday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m., in The New River Inn (231 SW Second Avenue). Members of the public who would like to attend the complimentary opening event may RSVP at http://bit.ly/IslandImprintatHFL.