Reggae Vibes Spotify Playlist #29 STAY UPDATED WITH OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK In general, Reggae Vibes’ weekly Spotify Playlist is compiled of tunes that were released in the previous week, a blast…
Tech investor SoftBank trims losses, promises offensive turnaround
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp continued to rack up losses for the fiscal first quarter as technology investments soured amid a market downturn. But SoftBank’s April-June red ink, at ¥477.6 billion (US$3.4…
Stocks Round Up | Transjamaican, One on One Educational, Wigton volume leaders
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index advanced today. The moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 34/57. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 377.13 points or 0.11 per cent, to close…
Marcia Griffiths Reimagined: 5 Songs Sampling Her Greatest Hits
Several popular songs have drawn inspiration from the timeless hits of Marcia Griffiths. Her iconic tracks, known for their soulful melodies and rhythmic grooves, have provided a rich source of material for contemporary…
Could the Hollywood Actors Strike Pause Production of ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Biopic?
The strike of Hollywood actors represented by the Sag-Aftra union, which has some 160,000 members who are concerned about the reluctance of studios to share data on viewership that influences residual payments and…
‘Time for change’
THE direct election of an executive president and a system of recall for elected parliamentarians are some of the demands coming from the island’s newest political body, the Jamaica Patriotic Movement, which will…
Drop in number of Jamaicans emigrating to US
HIGHLY educated and skilled Jamaicans continue to seek better opportunities overseas, with recent migration data revealing that 19,063 Jamaicans were granted visas for permanent residence or citizenship in the United States of America,…
Winston Francis in the studio
Winston Francis in the studio NEW VIDEO Jamaican-born UK-based 80-year-old reggae singer Winston Francis is currently in the studio to record his second full-length album for producer Roy Cousins’ Tamoki-Wambesi label. His first…
Jamaicans in Lauderhill Unite with Spirit to Celebrate Jamaica’s 61st Independence Day
In a spirited display of unity and pride, Jamaicans living in the City of Lauderhill came together to celebrate Jamaica’s 61st year of Independence. Leading the vibrant festivities was the Jamaica Independence Motorcade,…
Lessons Learned from Jamaica’s 2023 Netball & Football World Cup Experience
Jamaica’s national women’s netball and football teams, the Sunshine Girls and the Reggae Girlz, made impressive appearances on the world athletic stage, defying expectations and displaying the resilience and pride emblematic of Jamaicans…