BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter—  Beres Hammond — For more than four decades, reggae crooner Beres Hammond has been making hit music, and on October 12 he launched his latest project, Never Ending. This album has 14 tracks including I’m Alive (produced by Hammond’s Harmony House), Land of Sunshine and My Kinda Girl, which are produced by Kurt Riley. Other producers contributing to the set include Willie Lindo, Errol “Flabba Holt” Carter, Kirk Bennett, and Handel Tucker. It debuted at number one on the … Read entire article »

By Simone Morgan-Lindo Ricardo Makyn/Multimedia Photo Editor Darain Housen came up with the idea of his hair hat after some of his friends decided to wear hats to a party, but he could not find one.—   It has been 36 years since Darain Housen took off his hat, and from all indication, he has no plans to put one back on anytime soon. The 52-year-old St Thomas resident has been wearing a natural headgear since 1982 and he expects … Read entire article »

A file photo taken on August 21, 2018 showing Usain Bolt arriving for a press conference after training with A-League football club Central Coast Mariners for the first time in Gosford. (Photo: AFP) —- Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Sprint king Usain Bolt’s attempt to become a professional footballer with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners collapsed yesterday as his trial period was terminated after contract talks failed. The eight-time Olympic champion had been trying out with the A-League side for … Read entire article »

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer—-    Sam Clayton (left), in a rare public appearance. He accepted an award from Kingsley Goodison of Tribute To The Greats, on behalf of Mystic Revelation of Rastafari in 2001. — SAM Clayton, the passionate Rastafari who took over the reins of the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari (MRR) after Count Ossie’s death, died on Wednesday in Kingston. He was 83 years old. Clayton was the griot (storyteller) for the veteran roots troupe which celebrates … Read entire article »

George “Bunny” Grant (left) poses with another Jamaican boxing icon Mike McCallum. — Jamaican boxing icon George “Bunny” Grant, best remembered for his gold medal exploit at the 1962 British Empire (Commonwealth) Games, has died at age 78 after battling illness for some time. Grant was the face of Jamaica’s boxing between the 1950’s and 70’s. At 21, Grant defeated Britain’s Dave Charnley inside the National Stadium to gift Jamaica the lightweight boxing gold medal two days before … Read entire article »

Kojo Kurankye known in showbiz as “Ras Kuuku”, has said reggae dancehall will dominate the music industry in Ghana, in the near future.  According to the  “Wo” hitmaker, the recent trend of music in Ghana, has demonstrated how far reggae dancehall had been accepted by many, with new emerging artistes doing more of the music genre. “The future of reggae dancehall looks brighter, because most of the upcoming musicians in the country are doing a lot … Read entire article »