Tag: Jamaica
Like many other Caribbean nations, Antigua and Barbuda still retains a colonial-era law criminalising consensual same-sex acts, but bit by bit, those laws are being challenged. In The Bahamas, private same-sex acts were decriminalised in 1991 ...
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. July 12, 2022: In recent years, the Assiniboia Downs racetrack in Winnipeg, Canada, has come to be dominated by jockeys with thick Caribbean accents. Riders from Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad ...
The Reggae Girlz and Haiti will play each other Monday evening to decide who gets second place in Group A of the 2022 CONCACAF Women’s Championship (CWC) and a direct pass to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World ...
Jamaica has recorded its first confirmed case of Monkeypox, the Ministry of Health and Wellness advised. The patient is a male who recently traveled from the United Kingdom and stayed in Clarendon. He presented to ...
Popcaan wants swift apology from Jamaican police over claims he had a prior cocaine conviction in Barbados. Popcaan’s attorney-at-law, Bert Samuels, says the artist will be taking legal action against the Jamaica Constabulary Force for ...
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (JULY 01, 2022) – Premier Hon. Mark Brantley says the amnesty for arrears of payment for work permits, annual residency and visa extensions which took effect today, Friday, July 01, 2022, is intended ...
Grammy winner and international reggae artiste Buju Banton has released his first single for 2022, titled Madda Badda. A prelude to the Grammy-winner’s forthcoming album, the J.August produced track mixes classic dancehall rhythm with contemporary sounds ...
With the World Athletics Championships a little over two weeks away, Jamaican track and field fans have a serious problem, and it is creating a division among the people of a nation considered the sprint ...
Baroness Scotland, who is seeking a second term as secretary-general of the Commonwealth, is involved in a bitter dispute with some of the organisation’s member states – only days before she asks them for a ...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Kyshona Knight struck a half-century as Barbados beat Jamaica by 11 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, to reach the semi-finals of the Women’s Super50 Cup. In a contest reduced to 32 overs ...
It’s a big moment! The Queen of dancehall, Spice continues to reign supreme after being the first Jamaican to be honored by the New York City Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and the Power and ...
Dexta Daps made headlines over the weekend after a video of his performance in the Bahamas was shared online, with some persons claiming that the person Daps was dancing with was a trans woman. The ...
Bob Marley’s message of peace and love continues to leave a lasting impact on the world even among our leaders. Legendary Reggae singer Bob Marley was well known for his efforts at trying to bring peace to ...
Jamaica’s Festival Song Competition, which forms part of the annual Independence celebration, will not be part of this year’s Jamaica 60th independence festivities due to poor entries. The island’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and ...
Attorneys representing Jamaican reggae singer Jah Cure have filed an appeal to overturn the singer’s attempted manslaughter conviction in the Netherlands just over two months after he was sentenced to six months in jail for ...