The wife of reggae legend Bob Marley has said that she plans to exhume his remains in Jamaica and re-bury them in his "spiritual home" of Ethiopia.

Deejay Vybez Kartel strongly believes in the phrase 'it wasn't me'. At least that is what he basically told the May Pen police on Saturday night.

Sting 2004 may not have pulled a bumper crowd but most of the performances were of good quality.

Deejay Chuck Fender reportedly had his travel documents temporarily seized as he was detained and questioned by officials for a few hours on his arrival in Toronto, Canada on Saturday.

Amidst the screams of homophobia in dancehall music by gay and human rights groups there has been, it seems, a deafening silence from the deejays on the issue.

Yesterday was the ten year anniversary of the death of gifted reggae singer Garnet Silk. Let us not forget the countless hits that Garnet gave to us in his life that was cut terribly short that one morning in Jamaica.

Roots Rock Reggae resurged locally this past year with renewed vigour and enthusiasm, and has seen several upcoming conscious artistes stamping their names into the dancehalls. It seems cultural music has taken over Jamaica for most of this year, but has it done so to the detriment of dancehall music?

The naming of Bob Marley as a National Hero, plus a national holiday in his honour were two proposals thrown out to the public yesterday at the International Press Launch of the Bob Marley 60th anniversary celebrations to be held next year.

Big dancehall acts Beenie Man and Capleton will be the main headliners for this year's Magnum Sting, Supreme Promotions, promoters of the popular Boxing Day show announced Tuesday night at a news conference.

In a slight break from tradition, the top-billed artistes for Sting 2004 will not be veteran entertainers, but instead young artistes who have distinguished themselves over the course of the past year.