Thirty-five per cent of Jamaicans polled early last month had identified the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the second-most pressing problem facing the country behind crime and violence. At the same time, a combined 60 per cent of respondents expressed some amount of concern about the virus and what it would do to Jamaica, while just under 40 per cent of those questioned said they were not worried. Pollster Bill Johnson collated the data in an all-island survey … Read entire article »

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers prepare to take a person into custody at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia on Sunday April 19, 2020.– TORONTO, Canada (AP) — A 51-year-old man went on a shooting rampage across the northern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Sunday, killing at least 10 people, including a policewoman. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead. The man was identified as Gabriel Wortman and authorities said he disguised … Read entire article »

Fourth week @No.i for Jah9 THE FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 20 ALBUMS/CD’S (NY)          4/17/20                       TW        LW      WOC  TITLE                                    ARTIST                                 LABEL                      1 1          6          NOTE TO SELF (4)              JAH9                                      VP RECORDS 2 3          6          Fight The Fight                       Mortimer                                 Overstand Records 3 2          11        Satisfaction Feeling                Dennis Brown                         Tad’s Records 4 4          9          My Love Is True                     Stephen Souza                        One Harmony Records 5 5          14        Justice:  Conscious Journey    Kashief Lindo                         Heavy Beat Records 6 7          6          I Know The King                    Michael Buckley                     Stingray … Read entire article »

By Kimberley Small/Staff Reporter— Judi Johnson plays Carla in ‘Arnold’s Caribbean Pizza’.12 ‘Arnold’s Caribbean Pizza’ is more Jamaican than anything else, at least when it comes to the talent and the writers. Along with Grammy award-winning musician Fabian Cooke taking the lead in the writer’s room, penning most of the first season’s episodes, lead actress of the series Judi Johnson wrote her own episode. Born in Clarendon, but now residing in Los Angeles, Judi is excited to be part … Read entire article »

Vybz Kartel (left) and Sean Storm The Appeal Court has dismissed the challenge filed by murder convicts Vybz Kartel, Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre St John that their sentences for murder were excessive. However, the court slashed by 30 months the time each must serve before they become eligible for parole. The court handed down the judgement yesterday, saying the appeals on behalf of the four “are all dismissed and the convictions are all confirmed”. Lawyers for the … Read entire article »

Ras Teo Roots singer Ras Teo teams with Dutch company JahSolidRock to release Sabbath Day, a song extolling observance of the holy day. Released April 11, it also consoles victims of, and those fighting the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Los Angeles-based artist, “The timing of the Sabbath Day release had everything to do with a sense of immediacy around the current global health crises, and desires of JahSolidRock and I to collaboratively offer a loving message … Read entire article »

New York, NY– On Easter Sunday, April 12th, over 200,000 people watched the six-hour live streaming event Telethon Jamaica- Together We Stand, a fundraising initiative spearheaded by an alliance of charitable organizations through the endorsement of Jamaica’s Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. The aim of the project; to raise 10 million US dollars for personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers, in the Island Nation’s fight against the COVID 19 pandemic.The event featured … Read entire article »