Blackbeard Riddim NEW RELEASE Ting-A-Ling Records and riddim maker Krone have collaborated to create a fresh original reggae riddim called Blackbeard Riddim. This riddim brings back the classic one drop vibe and has…
The Mouth And Marriage…Three Fire Starters
I miss those bitter sweet days when we would start fires with wood from the bush to roast breadfruit. That smell never left me. The catch was to keep the fire going once…
Fireworks welcome the release of Ratings
Fireworks welcome the release of Ratings After much anticipation, fireworks were in order for the release of ‘Ratings’. The song, a collaboration by dynamic trio Trueace, Rani Rastaciti, and J Stvrr was released…
SEX OFFENCE CRISIS
Bizarre sex offence cases occurring in certain communities and which are now before the Trelawny Circuit Court have triggered a call from a member of the Jamaican Bar for those communities to be…
Female teachers not spared by menacing boys
Female teachers are not spared. They are often subjected to inappropriate, perverse behaviour and assault from underage male students, especially in all-boys schools, some educators have said. And attorneys-at-law have indicated that youngsters…
Gordon Robinson | A Billy Bunter saga
During my brief hiatus from boring you to tears I was forcibly reminded that, as a child, I was a UK subject. I read the best UK literature including Dickens, Tennyson, Austen, Burns…
Adekeye Adebajo | France: the myth of liberté, egalité and fraternité
France often likes to pride itself as the heir of progressive regicidal revolutionaries, as enshrined in its national motto: liberté, égalité and fraternité (liberty, equality and fraternity). The recent riots in the country…
AI laws needed — tech experts
JAMAICA is in dire need of comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) laws to govern and regulate the implementation of the technology, according to technology experts. “As with any technology, there are some bad things…
Grid resilience in the face of climate departure
In May of this year Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith warned that Jamaica’s capital, Kingston, is close to reaching climate departure. If this were to happen it…
Overwater bar venture coming for Montego Bay
A start-up venture called Offshore Oasis Limited wants to construct and operate an overwater bar attraction that will target business from tourists as well as locals. It’s awaiting approval from the National Environment…