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Is Jamaica losing reggae?
Is Jamaica losing reggae? Few Jamaicans chart in Japan, US and Europe signalling, as pundits suggest, that international reggae doesn’t need Jamaica. The charts in Japan, Germany, Switzerland and New Zealand, up to yesterday, had only one Jama...
Echo Minott asks ‘What the Hell the Police Can Do?’
Echo Minott asks ‘What the Hell the Police Can Do?’ With a consistently high murder rate, guns coming in from Haiti on fast boats and a surprise police commissioner resignation, many a law-abiding Jamaican citizen may jut be asking, R...
Reggae album sales plummet
Reggae album sales plummet It has not been a good year for Jamaican pop music. Sales tracker, SoundScan, reports that music buyers in the United States showed little interest in what Jamaican artistes had to offer in 2009. SoundScan has released sa...
Marley heirs wage global war on trademark pirates
Marley heirs wage global war on trademark pirates Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes … snowboards? Heirs of the Jamaican reggae legend are plunging into the global trademark wars, seeking to enforce their exclusive rights...
Jamaica considers cashing in on its image
Jamaica considers cashing in on its image Usain Bolt had just been crowned the undisputed sprint king when a businessman boldly walked into the government office here hoping to cash in on the Jamaican track star’s record-setting dash. The visi...
Deadly Shoot Out
Deadly Shoot Out Three policemen were yesterday shot and injured and a gunman shot dead in a dramatic early morning gunfight at a house owned by reggae singer Luciano at Westminister Crescent in Kingston. The incident, which started about 5:00 am, e...
Venture Seeks to Cash In On Bob Marley’s Image
Venture Seeks to Cash In On Bob Marley’s Image Reggae singer Bob Marley’s name and likeness have been slapped on unauthorized merchandise since his death in 1981. Now, the Marley family and a private equity firm that invests in retail bra...
Going back to his roots
Going back to his roots: Reggae Reggae Sauce star Levi Roots The hunt for the Eastern Counties’ most enterprising family is on with Barclays Local Business and Levi Roots. Dragon’s Den winner and Reggae Reggae Sauce entrepreneur, Levi ...
J’can CD sales fall worldwide
J’can CD sales fall worldwide - Downloads, piracy blamed for decline The sales of Jamaican music CDs worldwide are declining, with Internet access and piracy major contributing factors. With the great increase in Internet access, the sale of...
Kieron Tyler celebrates the 1980 reggae movie Babylon
Kieron Tyler celebrates the 1980 reggae movie Babylon Brixton, 1979. Fat Larry’s record shop. Reggae soundsystem wannabes Ital Lion are trying to strike a deal. Days before their Christmas showdown with Jah Shaka’s soundsystem, the cre...
Great Haul of China
Great Haul of China Jamaica ended a record-breaking medal performance at the 2008 Olympic Games with a bronze in the women’s 4×400 metres on the final day of competition for the nation’s athletes at the Bird’s Nest Stadium i...
Reggae CDs Under German Scrutiny for Anti-Gay Lyrics
Reggae CDs Under German Scrutiny for Anti-Gay Lyrics The homophobic lyrics of several Jamaican reggae musicians has moved the German government to consider blacklisting them and restrict their sales and distribution. The CDs by Elephant Man and ...
Jamaican Sets World Record in 100 Meters at 9.72 - NYTimes.com
Jamaican Sets World Record in 100 Meters at 9.72 The Reebok Grand Prix meet took place at Randalls Island on Saturday night, but it was a home crowd for Jamaica’s newest sprint star at 100 meters, Usain Bolt. And the 6,490 fans were greeted wit...
Rihanna for Smile Jamaica-Africa Unite
Rihanna for Smile Jamaica-Africa Unite International Barbadian-born superstar, Rihanna, will be the headliner for Smile Jamaica-Africa Unite, the concert which takes place at James Bond Beach on Saturday, February 23, in tribute to Bob Marley. It co...
Aidonia slapped with gun charges
Aidonia slapped with gun charges Popular dancehall artiste, Aidonia will remain behind bars after being slapped with charges of illegal possession of a firearm and shooting with intent by members of the Kingston and St Andrew Major investigation tas...
Berbick Killer Gets Life
Berbick Killer Gets Life Twenty-one year-old Harold Berbick was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment for the “vicious” 2006 murder of his famous boxing champion uncle, Trevor Berbick, while his 19-year-old accomplice was ordered to...
Awakening creativity in children through drama
Awakening creativity in children through drama Since stepping off the corporate ladder in June, last year, Makeda Solomon, under the Lights Movement Banner, declared her mission to “touch the lives of as many children as possible through the...
The outrageous demands of music’s superstars
The outrageous demands of music’s superstars One of the big talking points on November 19 was the Observer story outlining some of the dressing room demands of 50 Cent, including champagne, fine china and silverware. Having been in the enter...
