‘We need a new direction’ | The Trinidad Guardian On the ground level of the famous Charlie’s Records on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, Rawlston Charles stands in front of just two of the many gold records he has churned out over the years. He is tall, sartorial and as debonair as ever. He concedes that [...]
Looking at the revolutionary wordsmith Linton Kwesi Johnson A staunch activist in the struggle for the empowerment of black people, Linton Kwesi Johnson’s (LKJ’s) revolutionary weapon is his distinctive dub poetry addressing social issues that never fail to stir one’s emotions. His style of poetry is so distinct, with each word voiced with deep conviction, [...]
Taking Jamaican Food “To Another Level” Round Imagine you’ve just runaway from a sugar plantation on the British colony of Jamaica, having escaped with the help of a complex language of drumming that signaled that the time was right. The natives are long gone, having been exterminated by European colonials. You and the other ex-slaves [...]
Good, bad and indifferent of 2009 2009 turned out to be a tough year for Jamaica’s music industry. Record sales plummeted with reggae/dancehall music failing to produce an album that resonated internationally. Also, controversy reigned at home with the Gaza/Gully feud and the fierce debate surrounding Rompin’ Shop, a controversial song by dejays Vbyz Kartel [...]
Bounty ‘working with the people’ for Sting The Warlord, Bounty Killer, says that despite rumours that Vybz Kartel is organising to have people present to boo him at Sting, this year he’s “working with the people”. “Whatever the people want, I will give it to them. I am going to do my set and then [...]
Probe into AA crash continues A probe to find out what caused American Airlines Flight 331 to plough through the perimeter fence at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Tuesday night and crash land close to the sea, will continue over the next few days as local and international investigators continue to comb [...]
Three Dollar Bill Three years ago Time Magazine called the sun-splashed island nation of Jamaica the “most homophobic place on Earth.” That is until this month, when Uganda’s parliament tabled its new Anti-Homosexual Bill which, if passed, will authorize the execution of all gay people, and imprison for seven years all heterosexuals who don’t report [...]
Gambia: Luciano Thumbs Up President Jammeh Luciano aka Kabalaman, one of Jamaica’s most influential reggae artists in recent years, has described The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh as a champion of peace and called on youth to embrace his leadership qualities for the development of the country.
Passenger upset about emergency response to crash Verona Hall who was among the 145 crash victims said the passengers never received help until about 20 minutes after the crash. But even then she said security and other airport personnel did not respond appropriately to the emergency. “They, they didn’t have a clue what to do! [...]
AFP: Passengers survive horror crash landing in Jamaica An American Airlines jet overshot the runway at a Jamaican airport and ended up in a mangled mess on a beach, but all 154 passengers and crew survived with 91 mainly minor injuries, officials said. Flight AA 331 from Miami arrived in heavy rain at Kingston airport [...]