CLINTON LINDSAY

 Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett as he opens a seminar on Hospitality Industry and Casino Operator’s Guide to Managing US Liability Issues from the Caribbean, at Sandals Montego Bay on Friday, December 7, 2018. — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s first regulated casino should be up and running by the start of 2020, but Jamaica will not be a casino destination. The minister made the disclosure on Friday as he wrapped up remarks at a … Read entire article »

BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor —  Duckie Simpson— Confessing he is surprised by Black Uhuru’s Grammy nomination in next year’s Best Reggae Album category, founder Duckie Simpson is confident the group will have its second lien on the coveted trophy. “Wi a go tek it! Mi feel is time fi a group win it again,” he told the Jamaica Observer yesterday while lauding the other nominees. “Mi neva did a pene(trate) Grammy when mi a record the album. But wi put in … Read entire article »

In April when A&M Records released 44/876, the collaborative album by British rocker Sting and Shaggy, the album quickly debuted at the top of the charts. Now, eight months later and more than 50,000 copies sold in the United States to date, the album has been recognized by the Recording Academy with a nomination in the Best Reggae Album category. As expected, both Sting and Shaggy are upbeat about the nomination. Commenting on their nomination, Shaggy said: “From the … Read entire article »

 Miss Jamaica Kadijah Robinson (second left) takes to the stage with the other top five contestants. From left: Belarus, Mexico, Uganda and Thailand. — For the second consecutive year Jamaica’s representative to the Miss World Pageant finished in the top five of the competition Kadijah Robinson, who is a physical therapist attached to the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth sailed through the rounds and emerged in fourth place from a total of 118 contestants and claim the … Read entire article »

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer—    Etana — When Etana and music producer Tad Dawkins met in the summer of 2017, it was to discuss her recording a song for Old King Cole Riddim, a compilation album from his company, Tad’s International Record. Their talks soon expanded. “We started to talk about a collaboration between Tad’s (International) Record and Freemind Music (Etana’s company) to put out her next album. That was the birth of Reggae Forever and here we are with … Read entire article »

 Buju Banton — Reggae singer Buju Banton has been released from the McRae Correctional Facility in Georgia, a source close to the entertainer has informed OBSERVER ONLINE. The source said she was unsure where the singer was headed, however, he could arrive in the island as early as tonight or tomorrow morning. The 45-year-old Grammy Award-winning artiste, whose given name is Mark Myrie, was arrested on cocaine charges in 2009 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was slated to … Read entire article »

By Shereita Grizzle— Dalton Harris— Producer Donovan Germain is today insisting that a story carried by UK Tabloid Daily Mail has misinterpreted the situation X Factor winner Dalton Harris is currently facing as it relates to his travel documents. The story, which was published on Wednesday, says Harris will be forced to leave the UK days after winning the X Factor crown because his is about to expire. Daily Mail had reported that Harris is being “forced to leave the UK just days after his show triumph as … Read entire article »