Mayor [Rudolph Giuliani] proclaimed Monday, August 4, "Jamaica Independence Day" in the city. He presented Jamaica's consul general to New York - Fay Baxter-Collins - and Jamaica's permanent representative to the United Nations - Ambassador Patricia Durrant - with a written proclamation of "Jamaica Independence Day".
It has been four years since Detroit has been visited by Mutabaruka who comes our way on Friday and Saturday, November 7 & 8 at the SereNgeti Ballroom located at 2957 Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Providing the music for Mutabaruka will be the renowned Jamaican reggae music group "[Skool]" who creates their own wave with first class music both home and abroad. Opening the show will be Detroit's own, Universal Xpression.
Allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers are important elements in jerk seasoning. Whole, dried allspice berries that look like big, brown peppercorns are also used. Their forceful flavor, somewhere between that of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon, is the heart of jerk seasoning. Scotch bonnet peppers, can be used as a substitute fresh or in a bottled sauce.
