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  There Will Be "Change" in Los Angeles

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  provide music education programs to needy communities around the world. This particular concert will direct funds toward a new learning center in Jamaica in partnership with the Toots Foundation. Tickets start at $20.The Playing For Change Band features music performers from Africa, Europe Read More

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  The Ritz-Carlton Secretly Does Good

  By Annie Scott | Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:28 PM ET

  in getting involved with the local community next time you visit a Ritz-Carlton, ask about their Community Footprints programs!Photos by Anni Read More

  More like this in: Children, Energy, Water, Sustainability, Conservation, Caribbean, Annie Scott, Ritz-Carlton, The Kids, Jean-Michel Cousteau
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  The Jerk Center

  By Annie Scott | Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  the Ritz-Carlton in Rose Hall, Jamaica, until you've been to the Jerk Center.Excuse me a moment, I'm still not done giggling about it.Okay. Ahem.Jamaican jerk is a traditional spice, one that is usually used to make jerk chicken, but it turns out that just about anything can be jerked.This i Read More

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  Trinidad Souls Not For Sale

  By Sara Costello | Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:00 AM ET

  and period pieces that support the club's purpose -- classics like "Sugar Cane Alley" (Martinique, 1983), "Black Narcissus" (UK, 1947), "Scoundrel" (Jamaica, 2008), and "Touki Bouki" (Senegal, 1973). The No Soul For Sale Festival of Independents was a perfect fit for Studio Film Club's firs Read More

  More like this in: New York, Music, New York City, Movies, Film, Haiti, Caribbean, Senegal
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  Get Hip to MoBay

  By David Jenison | Sun Jul 5, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  Jamaica with its "Hip Strip" entertainment area. People who typically avoid tourist traps will cringe at a name like the Hip Strip, but islands like Jamaica are all about the beach parties and festive times, and "MoBay" and the Strip are magnets for people looking to have fun. It is no wonde Read More

  More like this in: Reefs, Snorkeling, Travel, Destinations, Eco-travel, Leisure Travel
• Lobbying Theater

  By Jimmy Langman | Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:05 AM ET

  requires creativity. So a women's group called Sistren Theatre Collective of Jamaica took matters into their own hands and put together a play for Jamaican parliamentarians currently considering a draft law on when abortions can be legally allowed. Presently, Jamaica is governed by a law tha Read More

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  Eat Right With WHY

  By Caroline Walker | Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  recipient of the same honor, Belafonte has given his life, heart and soul to championing civil rights and global rights causes. When the native Jamaican (whose "Banana Boat Song" -- Day-O! -- will forever be associated in my mind with evil cocktail shrimp a la "Beetlejuice") presented hi Read More

  More like this in: Wyclef Jean, Music, Organic, Farmers, Poverty, Chocolate, Farming, Farmers Market, Haiti, Civil Rights, Ice Cream
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  Summer Lovin'... On The Cheap

  By Annie Scott | Wed May 6, 2009 7:30 AM ET

  all taken at the participating resorts: The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman; The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica; The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas; and The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan Hotel, Spa & Casino. Not done. In case you're still married a yea Read More

  More like this in: Ritz-Carlton, Spas, Life & Style, Travel
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  Can Jamaica Bay Be Saved?

  By Guest Blogger | Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  by landfills, channel straightening and the construction of causeways and runways. "We are definitely committed to Ecosystem Restoration in Jamaica Bay and in the overall Estuary," said Daniel Falt, an engineer who manages the Corps' restoration projects in the Bay. "The salt marshe Read More

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• TBD March 5: Office Jackpot, Honeymooners, Obama Trash-Talker

  By Caroline Walker | Thu Mar 5, 2009 5:00 AM ET

  a monster from your life? This little girl may be your hero. Harsh times put the kibosh on your dream honeymoon? Worst story wins a luxe trip to Jamaica to make up for it! "The Blue Sweater" -- a little winter reading for the social entrepreneur in you. Nick Shuyler's survival Read More

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