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The Best Hydration Backpacks for Carnivals and Music Festivals
The first time I saw a hydration backpack was around two years ago at Crop Over. My friend had bought one to store his water in for the day. I was impressed at how convenient the backpack was. While the rest of us had to take trips to the drinks truck to get our...
Cucumber Lemon Mint Water for Weight Loss
When I first started on my weight loss journey, I had many bad habits. One of those habits was drinking lots of soda. I have a sweet tooth and had to have a soda with every meal. After starting the gym, I cut back on sweet drinks and drank at least eight glasses of...
Colorism in the Black Community
Colorism in the black community is a serious issue. Starting in slavery it exists today causing division among our people. Jamaican dancehall artist Spice tackled the subject recently in her song ‘Black Hypocrisy’. To promote the song she posted pictures with a much...
Foreday Morning Jam – Crop Over Barbados
Foreday Morning, is the one of the highlights of the Barbados’ Crop Over Festival. It is a pre-dawn celebration filled with captivating soca music, dynamic energy, and a blissful mix of paint, powder and revelry. Known as “J’ouvert” in other Caribbean islands, this...
The Best Caribbean Festivals and Events
The Caribbean is simply a tropical paradise. It is get-away where people can come relax, enjoy the clear waters and tropical beaches. However, besides the ambiance the Caribbean offers a wide variety of festivals and events. Indulging in some of the Caribbean...
How to get fit for Carnival – Ultimate Guide
Every year you can tell when carnival is approaching, the gym that was once a barren wasteland becomes a hive of activity. Hundreds of people take up various forms of exercise to improve their bodies. Most individuals want to look their best in their carnival...
Female Reggae Artists – List of the Best in the Genre
Female Reggae Artists Since the birth of reggae in the 1960s, it has become a worldwide sensation. It has introduced the world to the likes of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and other talented artists. Usually we speak about men in discussions about reggae. However, many...
Weight Loss Tips: Strategies for Success
Weight loss is not easy and the weight loss industry is full of myths backed by so-called experts on the subject. Companies sell expensive weight loss programs that usually do not work. This leaves many people confused as to what are the right steps to...
Vybz Kartel Dancehall Legend
Vybz Kartel is arguably the best artist in dancehall history. I discovered his music in 2004 while listening to a CD one of my friends had lent me. I remember the song that caught me was ‘Badda Than Dem’ on the Kasablanca Riddim. The first two lines of his verse were...
Mind Your Funky Business
ReasonsMany will not admit that they stick their noses in other people's business and not for a productive reason, especially when it comes to relationships ( Mind Your Business). They are several but we will focus on the three main ones. (1)The person maybe miserable...
Beautiful Female Caribbean Singers
The Caribbean has some of the most beautiful and talented female singers in the world. In every sector of entertainment you can find women from the Caribbean making waves. Caribbean people have a sense of style and flavour that is unique and unmatched by other...
Love Life
Love Life!! It's beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success Hear my words or listen to my signal of distress I grew up in the city and though some times we had less Compared to some of my niggas down the block Man, we were blessed And life can't be no fairytale,...
Trend Setters Or Trend Followers?
I thought to be trend setters you had to create something new or create one's own style but most that seems to be going on is the opposite. Instead of people taking something whether its old or new and adding a few pieces to creating their own style to be different or...