Shots fired, tear gas thrown Police officers attached to the Western Division were forced to fire warning shots in the air and throw tear gas into a crowd of party-goers, in a bid to quell them, during a reggae concert which was held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain during the wee hours of [...]
Jamaican resumes legal battle against Madonna this week Aisha Goodison, the Jamaican musician who sued American pop star Madonna in 2005 for copyright infringement, will file an amended copy of the suit in the American Supreme Court this week. In addition to allegations of harassment, wiretapping, computer hacking and other forms of criminal conduct, the [...]
Who killed the coach? When the news broke that Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer had been murdered, it sent shockwaves around the world. Toby Harnden in Kingston and Neil Tweedie in London report on his final hours. When Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer entered the lift on the ground floor of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel last [...]
Buju’s Trelawny ‘Drive’ Dancehall star Buju Banton created the greatest moment of electricity at yesterday’s colourful opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, bringing the large audience to its feet. Banton, who had previously joined Beres Hammond as part of a cavalcade of stars under the Sly & [...]
Jamaica – tacky and tasty To consider Jamaican jerk chicken gourmet may be a lonely stand to take in the minds of culinary critics. For that matter, Jamaica’s draw in general for many travelers may have waned in recent years. Between tales of violence and harassment, crime aimed at visitors and an overdependence on the [...]
‘Jumbie’ storms Downtown The blistering afternoon sun could not outshine the young masqueraders yesterday participating in the 2007 Downtown Junior Parade of the Bands. Although the start of the event was delayed there was an even flow of bands up until mid-afternoon. Small, medium and large bands all braved the heat and masqueraders paraded past [...]
Miss Jamaica Universe 2007 search now on Jamaica’s preliminary to the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant 2007 has begun. Jamaican rights holder Pulse is reporting a strong interest from a number of young women both in Jamaica and in the Diaspora and this could be the year that Jamaica takes the international title. While the prospects [...]
Sex tourism in full boom In winter, a tourist woman’s fancy lustily turns to thoughts of sex. By the thousands they descend on the Caribbean every year, women driven by one urge: to spend a week or two sleeping with local “beach boys” and paying them back in drinks, meals, gifts, and cash. And it [...]
Process for getting passports to change “… gamblers taking the cheap bus trips to Niagara or Windsor won’t pay the $100 to get a passport. And parents are not going to want their kids going to Toronto if they have to pay $82 for a five-year passport for the school trip.” – John Latkovich, who [...]
Jamaican entertainer, cultural ambassador Charles Hyatt dies in Palm Bay Jamaican-Americans, still recovering from the recent loss of one of their cultural icons, struggled Tuesday with the death of another entertainment pioneer. Charles Hyatt, a Jamaican comedian, actor, broadcaster and writer who became a cultural ambassador for his country, died New Year’s Day at the [...]