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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects the Jamaican economy to contract by 5.6 per cent in 2020 from its previous growth forecast of 1.0 per cent, arising from what the lending agency described as the ‘Great Lockdown’. Already, the economy…

In the 14-second long video, the laughter in the background is rich. The woman laughing is having fun. She is witnessing a tall man in black silhouette, in the low light from a police vehicle, slapping the side of the service unit, and saying…

WESTERN BUREAU: Persons in western Jamaica who lose family members to COVID-19 could find themselves in a dilemma as stakeholders in the Funeral Directors Association of Jamaica (FDAJ) have expressed uncertainty about state guidance on handling and…

Wrapped up in the announcement of the In.Digg.Nation Collective’s partnership deal with Six Course/RCA Records was the doubly exciting news that label signee Lila Ike will release ‘ I Spy’, a brand new Izy Beats-produced single this Thursday,…

Gil Bailey, a giant in the field of broadcasting, passed away on Monday in New York, leaving a void which many acknowledge will be hard to fill. Tributes have been pouring in for the pioneer who proudly wore the well-deserved title, Godfather, and…

Easter Weekend rolled around with stricter curfews and adamant reminders to stay at home, but that didn’t mean there was no fun to be had. Among many that have been rostered in the past month, JN Group made sure to add their own spirit-lifting,…

Bacchanal Beach Jouvert took place on Saturday, April 15, 2006, at James Bond Beach, Oracabessa, St Mary. This is how The Gleaner reported on it. Beach J’ouvert is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. The warm,…

THERE is still no word on a final tally of funds raised from the ‘Jamaica Together We Stand’ telethon staged on Sunday, to aid the country’s fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).According to organisers, the figures are still being tabulated as calculations and currency conversions are taking place and, therefore, the final figure will not […]

DEXTA Daps will have to wait until next Monday to know if he’ll be released from police custody.The singjay’s lawyer, Peter Champagnie QC, filed a writ of habeas corpus in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, yesterday morning.

ELEPHANT Man is scheduled to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree on April 24, for allegedly making false declarations when arriving in the island early March.The deejay is in the process of seeking legal representation from high-profile attorney-at-law Christopher Townsend.