War-torn communities of Tel Aviv, Spoilers, Southside and Rae Town in central Kingston have begun to embrace a new movement towards peace under the banner Gone Too Soon. Stop the Violence...
News Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Topic: Jamaica
The new items published under this topic are as follows.News: Let there be peace - Bid to end violence in Kingston battlegrounds
Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 01:08 PM
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News: Rastafarian Jah Lloyd dies in Ethiopia
Monday, March 22, 2004 - 01:25 PM
After a lifetime of campaigning for the repatriation of Rastafarians to Ethiopia, their spiritual homeland, Jah Lloyd, the outspoken Rastafarian activist, died last week in that east African country, Sunday Observer sources said. Jah Lloyd, whose real name is Lloyd Young, was in his 60s...
News Source: Jamaica Observer
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News: House committee says Rastas should be able to use ganja as sacrament
Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 05:02 PM
The Joint Select Committee which considered the recommendations of the National Commission on Ganja has recommended that the laws be amended to allow Rastafarians to use small quantities of ganja for sacramental purposes...
News Source: Jamaica Observer
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News: Jamaican gangs using hollow point bullets
Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 04:53 PM
Hollow point bullets, which expand to 160 per cent of its original size upon impact, causing excessive damage in the human body, are among the lethal ammunition being used increasingly by dangerous criminal gangs in Jamaica...
News Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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News: Bush upset with Jamaica
Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 04:49 PM
The George Bush administration is upset about Jamaica's decision to host Haiti's ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the Miami Herald has reported. In addition, the newspaper quoted U.S. officials as saying that if Aristide's return to the Caribbean...
News Source: Miami Herald
Reggae: Don Yute eyes international stardom with major label association
Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 06:33 PM
Deejay Don Yute is known for a handful of hits, including Dancehall Crazy, Hardcore and Loving Excess (with Wayne Wonder), but somehow he has been unable to hit the big times in his chosen profession...
News Source: Jamaica Observer
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Reggae: United Nations honours Marcia Griffiths
Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 06:27 PM
The United Nations will bestow its Great Esteem Award on veteran Jamaican singer Marcia Griffiths, at a special ceremony in New York City on Saturday, March 27. Griffiths is being awarded for what the world body says is her outstanding contribution to mankind...
News Source: Jamaica Observer
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News: Cokeheads terrorise community
Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 06:22 PM
Residents of Lambs River, Cove Road and Seaford Town in Westmore-land are calling on the Westmoreland Police High Command for their help in rescuing their community from the clutches of 'coke heads', who are wreaking havoc in their communities...
News Source: Jamaica Star
News: Crazy soca
Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 06:18 PM
Aa the soca waves roll in for 2K4, both carnival groups, Jamaica Carnival Limited and Bacchanal Jamaica Limited have been pulling out all the stops to make the festivities much bigger and better this year...
News Source: Jamaica Star
News: Pay to park or die
Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 06:13 PM
Thugs are making a killing extorting thousands of dollars from motorists who park in sections of downtown, Kingston, THE WEEKEND STAR understands...
News Source: Jamaica Star
