Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, which handles British Airways flights, stands virtually empty of passengers as staff are seen during a British Airways pilots’ strike, Monday, September 9, 2019. British Airways says it has had to cancel almost all flights as a result of a pilots’ 48-hour strike over pay. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)— LONDON (AP) — British Airways has cancelled almost all its flights for 48 hours, affecting as many as 195,000 travelers due … Read entire article »

BY HAROLD G BAILEY— Lee Boyd Malvo — New York , USA — The United States (US) Supreme Court is to make a discusion in the case of Jamaican-born Lee Boyd Malvo, who at age 17 was sentenced to life without parole for his part in the infamous DC (District of Columbia) sniper case that claimed the lives of 10 people. “Oral argument in the case is set for Wednesday, October 16,” a Supreme Court spokesman confirmed on the … Read entire article »

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) greets a member of the Jamaica Defense Force Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday ahead of a relief mission to The Bahamas through support from the Royal Canadian Air Force. — A contingent of 120 Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) soldiers departed the island Saturday afternoon to provide recovery and humanitarian support to The Bahamas, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian. They were accompanied by … Read entire article »

West Indian radio was still taking baby steps in South Florida when John “John T.” Hodgson moved there in the early 1980’s. It did not take long for him to make his mark on WAVS 1170 AM, the region’s most-listened Caribbean station. John “T” Hodgson on The Morning Ride, WAVS 1179 am For the past 33 years, John T has been a fixture on ‘WAVS’, hosting The Morning Ride from 7 am to 10 am. It offers … Read entire article »

By Roy Black—-t F The eighty-first birth anniversary of the late iconic Jamaican singer Alton Ellis, which occurred last Sunday, revives memories of a man whose contribution to Jamaica’s popular music remains unmatched. One of the memories that has often been overlooked was his constant lobbying, through his music, for the eradication of the scourge of crime at a time when the malady began to rear its ugly head in the early 1960’s. The recordings are, perhaps, … Read entire article »

By Anna-Kaye Kerr— Etana wasn’t here for dancehall radio personality Nikki Z bringing up her past issues with being a “Trump supporter.” Multi-talented media personality Nikki Z got completely handled by singer Etana in what seems to be an innocent case of misunderstanding. The saga started with NikkiZ responding to a tweet from writer Ava DuVernay about proudly wearing locks. “Let’s replace those images of a Trump supporter gleefully cutting a young black man’s locs to give him a “better life”… … Read entire article »

C Jamaica’s best-known link to National Hero Marcus Garvey, Queen Mother Marianne Samad, passed away on Thursday, September 5 — only three days after celebrating her 99th birthday. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has expressed her sadness at her death. In a statement, she noted, “It with sadness that I learned of the passing of Queen Mother Marianne Samad. She was well respected and admired by Garveyites, pan-Africanists, and Rastafarians in Jamaica and those in … Read entire article »

In the near future, the revenue generated by record sales is likely to surpass the revenue generated by CDs ByELIAS LEIGHT — Sales of vinyl records have enjoyed constant growth in recent years. At the same time, CD sales are in a nosedive. Last year, the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) mid-year report suggested that CD sales were declining three times as fast as vinyl sales were growing. In February, the RIAA reported that vinyl sales accounted for more than a third of … Read entire article »

An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 prepares to land at the Miami International Airport. (Photo: AFP)— An American Airlines mechanic is being accused of sabotaging a flight because he was upset about stalled contract negotiations and wanted to earn some overtime fixing the plane. According to a criminal complaint affidavit filed in federal court in Miami, Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani admitted during an interview yesterday that he tampered with a navigation system on a plane before … Read entire article »