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| Two new faces in Reggae Boyz squad |
| Mears, 25, is a pacy right wingback. He stands at 5'10 and is currently on loan at French club Marseille....Pratley, 23, a six-footer, is a midfielder who started his career at Arsenal before joining Fulham where he made his professional debut |
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| Release the reggae |
| Local group Dub Vulture joins bubbling scene with the release of its debut CD Voodoo Love Nuke.... |
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| Don't limit me to soca |
| Even though he has been writing songs of all genres since the age of 12, KMC truly started off in the music business more than 20 years ago writing and singing dub (now called dancehall) music. |
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| Terry Lynn wraps it up on Kingston Logic 2.0 |
| Now, five years after their chance meeting, Lynn's album, Kingston Logic 2.0, finally gets its full release. Individual tracks have been made gradually available as free downloads from her website, KingstonLogic.com and 1,000 CD copies of the album distributed free in local communities to introduce her to Jamaican ears, independent of the media. |
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| Marley and you: Chicago's reggae scene |
| While Chicago attracts its fair share of touring acts, it's not exactly a reggae hotbed. Our cold Midwestern metropolis with frozen streets are better suited for caribou than Caribbean music. But if you look in the right places, plenty of venues, performers, and club nights exude positive vibrations. For instance, Bob Marley?s backing band The Wailers performs its classic 1977 Exodus album in its entirety at the House Of Blues on Jan. 23. In preparation, Decider shines a light on where reggae shines in Chicago. |
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| Ricketts' LA Galaxy transfer progressing smoothly |
RICKETTS. played more than 100 games for Bradford City between 2005 and 2007 before returning to local Premier League outfit Village United
JAMAICA'S ace goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts is expected to undergo his medical and fitness tests with Major League Soccer (MLS) team Los Angeles Galaxy, long before the January transfer window closes, according to his British-based agent Winston Clarke. |
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| The Humble Calf: A Conversation with Burning Spear |
| It is impossible to talk about Burning Spear now without talking about Burning Spear then. Four decades and still dropping knowledge: no other artist, with the possible exception of Toots Hibbert, can lay claim to being reggae?s true elder statesman. And of course, when it comes to art, there are two types of living legends. |
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| Sgt. Pepper Goes Raggae |
| The album, titled Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band, is set for release April 14 on Easy Star Records and features guest vocals from an impressive list of reggae, dancehall and dub greats including Steel Pulse, Matisyahu, Michael Rose (Black Uhuru), Luciano, U Roy, Bunny Rugs (Third World), Ranking Roger (English Beat), Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, Max Romeo and The Mighty Diamonds. The first single, "With A Little Help From My Friends," featuring Luciano, will be released as an iTunes exclusive February 10. It will be paired with a b-side dub version featuring the legendary U Roy. |
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| No Reggae Jamming for Obafemi, Obodo, Obasi |
| Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has been recalled to the Nigeria squad as Head Coach Shuaibu Amodu named a strong squad of 24 players for the international friendly match with Jamaica in London on February 12. |
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| Movado keeps blazing with dancehall hits |
| For the New Year, the Gansta for Life artiste has already planned to step up the pace with the February release of his sophomore album, Mr. Brooks A better Tomorrow. |
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| Dancehall Music can be highly creative without promoting violence or being offensive |
| Executive Producer, Mark Kenny, notes that Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall is about promoting clean music: "Dancehall Music can be highly creative without promoting violence or being offensive." Kenny makes the point that one can still have the fun and gain resonance in the industry without having violence and lewd content in their music. |
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| Caribbean Bans Speedos And Bikinis |
| THE Caribbean island of Grenada is enforcing an indecent exposure law banning swimsuits away from the beach. G-strings are the thin edge of the wedge. Speedos can become aggressive, and Old Mr Anorak advises against them. Cut off shorts made from mink are the gentler option in every way. Or try a natty pair of short cords, which are both passive and law abiding. |
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| France said to be biggest reggae country outside of Jamaica |
| Jamaican engineer and producer Sam Clayton Jr has been living in France long enough to know a lot of what's happening there, especially in the music industry. So when Clayton Jr, during a recent visit to Jamaica, told us that France is reggae music's biggest market outside of Jamaica, he spoke with the authority of someone in the know. |
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| Serani brings his "Games" to U.S |
| The Jamaican dancehall musician Serani didn't intend to be a performer when he entered the music business as a producer in 2001, but he's now poised to become the genre's next star. In December, his decidedly pop-flavored "No Games" debuted at No. 55 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart and was one of the most-played songs on WQHT (Hot 97) New York. |
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| Jamaica mulls use of ankle bracelet to fight crime |
| Jamaica is considering the use of electronic ankle bracelets to reduce the island's prison population and fight an increase in crime. A two-year pilot program that tested the electronic monitoring system on volunteers has ended. Acting Commissioner of Corrections June Jarrett says she wants to fine-tune some areas before launching the program. |
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| JTB's US$500,000 sponsorship causes controversy |
| Questions have been raised regarding the 575 per cent increase in sponsorship that private promoter Turn Key Productions has received from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to stage the rebranded Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. |
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| NY teen gets 18 years for killing man on Halloween |
| Charley had admitted to shooting 52-year-old Neville Webb on Halloween in 2007. The guard had tried to chase off a group of youths throwing eggs near the Mount Vernon apartment complex where he was working. |
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| MoBay fire; 7 homeless |
| Montego Bay, St James - At least seven persons, among them a family of six, were left homeless yesterday when fire destroyed their homes at Water Lane in downtown Montego Bay. |
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| Cuba will never forget Jamaica, other Caribbean countries |
| On the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Cuba, January 1, when we celebrated with joy and pride the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, we wish to convey our best wishes for the happiness, prosperity and peace to the people of Jamaica and its government. |
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| John Travolta's son dies in Bahamas |
| The teenage son of actor John Travolta died suddenly on Friday during a family vacation in the Bahamas, according to the family's lawyer. Jett Travolta, 16, suffered a seizure at his family's vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island, attorney Michael Ossi said. |
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| Thieves steal $10,000 in jewelry from Latifah in Tobago |
| Hollywood star and Grammy Award winning singer Queen Latifah has fallen prey to thieves who stole more than US$10,000 (TT$65,000) in jewelry from the popular American entertainer's luxury villa in Tobago where she has been staying for the Christmas holidays. |
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| No Woman No Cry 'songwriter' dies |
| Vincent Ford, the songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic No Woman, No Cry has died in Jamaica. He was 68. Ford lost both his legs to diabetes and died in hospital from complications caused by the disease, said a spokesman for the Bob Marley Foundation. |
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| Bahamas to build stadium with help from China |
| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ? China is offering to help build a national sports stadium in the Bahamas. The Bahamas' foreign affairs minister says construction will start early next year in the capital of Nassau. Brent Symonette says China will send the Bahamas a $7.3 million grant as well as Chinese construction workers who will build the stadium. |
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| Drugs seized, 30 arrested |
| TWO kilos of cocaine and a quantity of marijuana were seized during a police exercise at Temple Street in Arima on Monday in which 30 persons were arrested. Some of those arrested will be placed on identification parades as they are suspects in several criminal offences. |
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| Suspect in gun find yet to be questioned |
| Police are yet to question a man who was taken into custody in connection with last Tuesday's massive gun find on Industrial Terrace in Kingston. Spokesman for Operation Kingfish Detective Sergeant Jubert Llewellyn on Sunday night reported that investigators have delayed formally interrogating the man as he is without an attorney. |
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| Jamaican officials seize guns, ammo hidden in TVs |
amaican authorities say they have seized high-powered weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition hidden inside TV sets at a Kingston port.
Customs Commissioner Danville Walker says the illegal loot was found in a van at the Industrial Terrace port over the weekend. |
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| Barack Obama to relax travel Cuban rules |
| Barack Obama is preparing to relax restrictions on travel to Cuba as the Caribbean island marks the 50th anniversary this week of Fidel Castro's socialist revolution. The President-Elect will move "very quickly" after his inauguration on January 20 to make it easier for Cuban-Americans to visit and send money back to relatives in Cuba, according to a Latin American adviser to Mr Obama's transition team. |
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