Guide cowl of “FIRSTBORN” The Lifetime of Luis Fred Kennedy 1908-1982 as advised by his son Fred W. Kennedy.
On Nov. 15 tri-state space residents will likely be privileged to listen to the genesis of Grace Kennedy, Jamaica’s most profitable meals model.
On that date, the Jamaica Consulate will host the launch of a ebook titled “Firstborn: The Lifetime of Luis Fred Kennedy” with the self-titled offspring entrance and middle to element how his father’s collaboration with John W. Grace satiated the appetites of diasporans and within the course of established an unequalled model a century in the past.
Slated for a one-night deal with, the inaugural promotion right here guarantees an intimate monologue/dialogue with Fred the writer/lecturer/ambassador who along with revealing how a dream manifested to grow to be the breadbasket of the diaspora may also replicate on his storied upbringing in Jamaica the place he was born.
Luis Kennedy died in 1982.
On the 100 year-anniversary of the merger final yr, Fred mentioned the explanation he penned the biography is “to have fun the connection of affection and belief that we shared” and as “a tribute to him in reward of his contributions to the nationwide growth of Jamaica.”
Fred stays linked to the corporate as chair of the GraceKennedy Basis, which funds academic, environmental and well being initiatives in Jamaica.
He and his spouse Georgianne share their time between his native Jamaica and adopted Canada, the place their three daughters and households reside.
First launched earlier this yr in Toronto, Canada and Kingston, Jamaica, the ebook delves into the historical past of the merger and incorporates household nostalgia, images, providing enterprise suggestions and candid recollections of rising up within the land of wooden and water.
Along with Firstborn: The Lifetime of Luis Fred Kennedy 1908-1922, Fred W. Kennedy can be the writer of Daddy Sharpe: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Samuel Sharpe, A West Indian Slave Written by Himself, 1832 (2008); Huareo: Story of a Jamaican Cacique (2015); Huareo: Cacique de Jamaica (2016).
CARIB STAR APP SEALS A DEAL TO PROVIDE IRIE JAMS
Starting subsequent January, radio listeners accustomed to tuning into IRIE-Jam Radio will be capable of hear acquainted Caribbean music and knowledge they relied on for 30 years at 93-FM till the station homeowners bought the station to a Christian Spanish language medium earlier this yr.
Based on Bobby Clarke, the CEO and founding father of the Caribbean oriented program a partnership deal was sealed with iHeart Radio to collaborate on offering free all-in-one digital music, dwell streaming radio and podcasting service.
“Our partnership with iHeartRadio gives an amazing alternative to broaden our attain, permitting us to showcase the wealthy tradition from the Caribbean to a wider viewers,” Clarke mentioned. We’re excited to embark on this unbelievable journey and convey the heartbeat of the Caribbean to listeners throughout the nation.”
As well as, he defined: “Irie Jam Radio has at all times been devoted to selling Caribbean music and tradition.”
Rebranded as “Carib Star Radio” the alternative to programming geared toward a predominant Jamaican listening viewers “will likely be out there nationwide on the iHeartRadio app.”
Based on a press launch: ‘With the mixing of Carib Star Radio into the iHeartRadio app, the Caribbean music style is ready to succeed in new heights, capturing a wider viewers whereas offering extra bandwidth for advertisers to advertise their manufacturers and merchandise.”
Clarke gave assurances that personalities previously heard on WVIP Radio (93.5 FM) ‘will likely be a serious a part of the brand new Carib Star Radio.’
However at the very least one loyal listener contends that the brand new deal doesn’t go well with his radio urge for food.
Chester Mc Gibbon, a Lengthy Island resident defined that because the demise of the 24-hour, Caribbean music formatted WLIB-AM “I’ve gotten accustomed to listening to the station in my automotive.”
The Jamaican nationwide added that “as quickly as I bounce in my automotive the very first thing I did was tune to 93.5 to listen to what’s occurring in my Jamaica group.”
Nevertheless, Clarke is satisfied that ‘by increasing its attain to a nationwide degree, Carib Star Radio goals to amplify the Caribbean music scene and convey the colourful tradition of the Caribbean to a various viewers hailing from numerous corners of the USA.’
Bernie Weiss, Area President of iHeartMedia, New York concurred saying: “We’re excited to work with Bobby Clarke and your complete Irie Jam Radio staff on bringing Caribbean music to a wider viewers.
He added that with its greater than three billion app downloads and greater than 170 million registered customers, the medium supplies “the proper car to do this.”
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