LEE-CHIN… an entrepreneur and philanthropist who believes in the power of giving back — Two Jamaicans — entrepreneur Michael Lee-Chin and internationally renowned paediatrician Dr Upton Allen — are among 23 individuals who are being invested with the Order of Ontario, the Canadian province’s highest honour. The announcement was made yesterday by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenant governor of Ontario and chancellor of the Order of Ontario, who will bestow the honor to the newest appointees during an investiture … Read entire article »

By S. Leslie @ DANCEHALLHIPHOP— Chronixx is angry with the Grammys after losing out the Best Reggae Album trophy to Damian Marley. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley won his third Grammy award last night at the 60th annual Grammy Awards ceremony in New York City. Chronixx, as well as, four others were nominated in the Best Reggae Album category and not only did the Chronology singer not congratulate Marley for the win, he also chided the Grammys in a message posted on … Read entire article »

By Simone Morgan-Lindo— Freddie McGregor— Veteran reggae singer Freddie McGregor said he is celebrating with Damion ‘Jr Gong’ Marley on his Grammy award win yesterday. The Rastafarian singer emerged winner of the Best Reggae Album category for the album Stony Hill at the awards held at Madison Square Garden in New York. “I really celebrate the win because Jr Gong did not win because his surname was Marley but because he had a really strong album. The Grammy is not just about … Read entire article »

Bob Marley— A year before he chose Zion in 1981, Jamaica’s most famous son Robert Nesta Marley, OM hailed the transformation of Rhodesia into Zimbabwe with a stirring performance at the Independence Day celebrations in Salisbury. On April 21,1978 at the One Peace Concert in Kingston, he united then Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley and leader of the opposition leader Edward Seaga. Internationally, Marley’s work has been recognized time and time again. In 1999, he was … Read entire article »

BY SADE GARDNER Observer writer—  Tarrus Riley — CONCERNS and solutions for Jamaica’s growing crime wave were expressed at a forum with singer Tarrus Riley at The University of the West Indies Mona campus in St Andrew, last Friday. Dubbed ‘A Conversation on Graveyard with Tarrus Riley: The Rise and Fall of Rude Boys’, the event unfolded at the Neville Hall Lecture Theater with Dr Sonjah Stanley Niaah, director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, as moderator. The visuals for Graveyard, a … Read entire article »

Reports here say most Americans want legal status for Caribbean and other “Dreamers,” but a few are adamant that they should be deported. For Pav Sterry of Columbus, Ohio, legalising any undocumented immigrants — even those who came as children without a choice in the matter — is just plain wrong, according to the New York Times. Huy Pham of St Paul, Minnesota, believes any concessions for the so-called Dreamers will unleash another tidal wave of illegal … Read entire article »

By Erica Virtue— Derrick Smith (center) with his supporters from St Andrew North West, including his son, Duane (left), on Nomination Day 2016.— Chairman of the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) Dr Wykeham McNeill last Wednesday called on the Andrew Holness administration to stop playing politics with the roadwork program under way island wide as a result of a rainy 2017. McNeill a People’s National Party (PNP) vice-president was upset after the National Works Agency (NWA) presented its … Read entire article »

The police have promised to increase their numbers in August Town, St Andrew, today with the funerals of two prominent community members scheduled to take place. Yesterday, residents in the community spoke in whispers following a quadruple murder that many believe was a reprisal for the killing of one of the men to be buried today. Seven persons were shot at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday night as gunmen barged into the Happy Corner Bar, metres from … Read entire article »