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Dennis Brown Sr lay unresponsive in the lap of his youngest son while he was being transported to The University Hospital of the West Indies on Tuesday evening. Moments later, the 48-year-old tiler of Grants Pen was dead. Brown Sr was allegedly…

The resumption of the school term is often marked by students jostling for desks and chairs. Now, they’re scrambling for cell phones in an emerging scenario of musical chairs – especially in multichild households. Several parents and teachers who…

A Jamaican who resides in the United States has launched a food-delivery platform for Caribbean restaurants in an effort to cushion the harsh impact of COVID-19 on business operations. The US has become the epicentre of the virus over the last…

Painting a worrying picture of many Jamaicans struggling to stave off the pangs of hunger from the COVID-19 economic fallout, opposition lawmaker Phillip Paulwell is urging the Government to double the $10.6-billion aid package. Paulwell argued…

A diet of pseudo Jamaican food – canned callaloo and boiled dumplings, or cock soup made with squash instead of pumpkin – is the only thing that brings the flavour of home to Oraine Frater and Tara Price, a pair of Jamaican dancers stranded in the…

Last month, before the world went awry, roots reggae singer Chronixx made his second appearance on the Tiny Desk Concerts, this time as a special guest of US group, The Free Nationals. The session was officially released on Monday, to great reviews…

A technical hiccup, which resulted in the event being delayed for nearly an hour, was not enough to dampen the spirits of veteran deejays Beenie Man and Bounty Killer as they joined forces on Sunday to help telecommunications firm Digicel celebrate its 19th year of operations in Jamaica.

REGGAE singer Culture B Delgado is currently promoting his latest single Revolution , released on April 16 on the BMR Studio label.The Manchester-born artiste said he’s hoping the song will inspire people around the world to stand up for their rights.

Despite uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, roots singer Micah Shemaiah plans to release his fifth album, Bush Tea , on May 17.Like his previous albums, it will be released solely on vinyl, a format he prefers. Shemaiah’s last collection of songs, Roots I Vision, came out in 2018.

JAMAICA’S two major fashion events, Caribbean Fashion Week (CFW) and StyleWeek Jamaica, have fallen victim to the global coronavirus crisis.While StyleWeek Jamaica has been rescheduled until later this year, the organisers of Caribbean Fashion Week have taken the decision to cancel this year’s staging and concentrate efforts on the 2021 edition.