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The 128th staging of the Penn Relays will be special.
60 years after Jamaican teams first competed at the prestigious relay carnival in Philadelphia, the black, green and gold will again take the spotlight at the 2024 staging.
Team Jamaica Bickle, celebrating 30 years, will execute a Reggae Pop-Up vibe on the final day (April 27) and will for the first time, have a DJ,  Road International and live performance, from Christopher Martin, a former Bickle Ambassador....

African and Jamaican musicians have participated in numerous exciting collaborations stemming from strong cultural links between the continent of Africa and the island of Jamaica. Here are eight notable examples:
“My Sound” by Stonebwoy featuring Shaggy. The Ghanaian Afro-dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, featured Jamaican singer Shaggy on the song “My Sound” from his 2023 Album, “The 5th Dimension.” The song was played on the Season 5 premiere episode of the television...

Some of us know her story. Caught in the act of adultery, she was brought before Jesus by “the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees” (John 8:3, NLT), who, intent on trapping Him “into saying something they could use against Him” (v. 6),  asked...

About Carifta
Founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (“CARIFTA”), the CARIFTA Games is a track and field events competition that takes place every year.  The year 1972 was the year in which the CARIFTA Games were first held, and the featured events included...