
Botanical Roots: Why you should eat 'Susumba'
February 19, 2019
Did you know? The largest snake in the world (in terms of weight) is a Trini. The Green Anaconda is known as the world's heaviest snake and is native to Trinidad and Tobago. It can weigh hundred...
Jamaican entertainment couple Wayne Marshall and Tami Chin are expecting their third child together, another boy. The couple already has two sons together, while Marshall (real name, Wayne Mitch...
Andrea Levy, a prize-winning novelist who chronicled the hopes and horrors experienced by the post-World War II generation of Jamaican immigrants in Britain, has died. She was 62, and had suffered ...
Stewart’s Automotive Group, in association with Mitsubishi Motors, has officially unveiled the all-new 2019 Montero Sport, at a launch held at its South Camp Road showroom recently. The third ge...
People often complain that they get the same Valentine's Day gift every year while they also bemoan the high cost of baskets, chocolates and expensive colognes or perfumes that they have to get the...
Krystal Tomlinson has published the first picture of herbaby daughter's face on Instagram. Krystal and dancehall star, Beenie Man welcomed the adorable tot,Xiah Amina back in October 2018, but m...
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Young entrepreneur Odaine Taylor is putting the fun into working out with his Portmore, St Catherine-based gym, aptly branded FunRobics Fitness. "You are doing hard work, but you're having fun d...
First, a bit of history. The West is founded on the genocide of 80 per cent of native people in the Americas. Once the conquerors had exhausted the native population they then brutally enslaved Afr...
Tmrw Tday is a wellness and culture fest set to take-over the stunning Negril, on Jamaica’s north coast from April 30-May 5, 2019. The third annual installation of the retreat/music festival hyb...
Award-winning Jamaican author Marlon James is in search of a definition. "Myths are so suffused with monsters. It makes me think of the Latin root of monsters, 'monstrum. What does 'monstrum' me...
With Valentine's Day just over a week away, a new survey from Groupon asked people what letter grade they would give their partner for the effort they typically put into the annual day of love. The...
In this week’s edition of Botanical Roots, Loop News will look into the benefits of eating soursop and how it aids in staving off certain maladies that affect us. Soursop, the fruit of the Annon...
Naomi Garrick, public relations consultant and the self-professed, ‘PR Chick’ recently coached members of the Kiwanis Club of Young Professionals Kingston, Jamaica on “The Brand You” at their recen...
Pizza Hut Jamaica has introduced a universal phone number, which makes it easier for customers to reach any of its 11 restaurants across the island. Customerswill no longer need to have multiple...
Catching a cheap flight can sometimes feel discouraging and unattainable! I used to ask myself, “How do people do it? Is this even real?!” Whether you’re a beginner or an avid traveler, I’m here...
Tris Pharma has expanded its voluntary recall of infant ibuprofen because it may contain overly high concentrations of the drug. The company, based in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, announced th...
Whether or not we actually eat well, most of us do a pretty good job with at least knowing what is healthy vs not healthy for us. But how many of us actually know that there are other things, like ...
SaintLucia has won the award for the ‘Caribbean’sLeadingHoneymoonDestination’ at the 26thannual World Travel Awards (WTA) in Jamaica at the Sandals Montego Bay on January, 28. Saint Lucia has wo...