Nigerians to trod Garvey, Marley way
Jamaica's first National Hero Marcus Garvey and reggae icon Bob Marley are among a group of 'positive people' who will have streets named after them in Nigeria. According to an AFP report dated October 1 - the country's independence day - 80 streets in the city capital of Abuja....
Alton Ellis - Godfather of Rocksteady - 1938-2008
FOR 25 weeks in 2004, I'm Still in Love by deejay Sean Paul and singer Sasha sat in the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts. The song peaked at number 14 and was another hit from Sean Paul's Dutty Rock album, but it also gave the man who did the original version his first 'taste'...
Richie Stephens presents 'Come To Jamaica'
Guest speaker Clyde McKenzie pointed out that yesterday's launch of Richie Stephens' Come to Jamaica at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Hope Road, St Andrew, was a "different approach" - and it was....
Female Wailer dies in miami
ERMINE BRAMWELL, a former member of the Trench Town Wailers, died recently in Miami, Florida. Wailers archivist Roger Steffens said Bramwell, who was popularly known as Cherry Green or Cherry Smith, died on September 26.The Wailers' main members were...
Something extra
From football fever in the capital city to tourism celebrations on the north coast, it was another active weekend in Jamaica....
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