Chronixx posted this photograph with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon on his Facebook page following his appearance on the TV show last Tuesday. REGGAE star on-the-rise Chronixx is still the subject of conversation following his performances on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last Tuesday and a subsequent concert in New York’s Central Park at the weekend. In a recent interview with National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States, the Here Comes Trouble singer noted that he was nervous when performing on the late-night TV show. “It was wonderful, but frightening, because I knew that everyone in Jamaica was watching, and if you mess up, you mess up in front of your whole family. My mother was watching, my grandmother was watching — it was scary,” he told NPR. The 21-year-old singer … Read entire article »

  BALTIMORE, USA (CMC) — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has confirmed the discovery of a new agricultural pest after intercepting the Chrysauginae (Pyralidae) caterpillar in the luggage of an unidentified Jamaican visitor. CBP said caterpillars can pose a significant agriculture threat because they feed on a wide variety of important agriculture crops. It said infestation can lead to a decrease in productivity and quality of crops, which can result in significant economic loss. “When bacteria and fungi enter the injury caused by the feeding caterpillars, indirect effects such as rotting or early dropping of fruits can occur,” CBP said, noting that the Chrysauginae caterpillar was discovered while inspecting soursop leaves in the passenger’s luggage at Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport. CBP said officials seized the infested leaves and forwarded … Read entire article »