Topic: Jamaica

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Reggae: Steel Pulse to re-emerge from the underground

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 04:46 PM
Jamaica

Of the slate of Roots-Reggae bands that emerged from the London underground during the 1970s, Steel Pulse is among a handful still carrying the banner of British Reggae...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

News: Aristide arrives Monday

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 04:36 PM
Jamaica

Overthrown Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his wife Mildred, arrive in Jamaica tomorrow from the Central African Republic where the couple has been in exile since Aristide's ostensible resignation a fortnight ago during what he insists was a coup d'etat orchestrated by the United States, Jamaican and foreign sources said last night...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

News: A major threat - Drug lords destabilising Jamaica - Phillips

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 04:28 PM
Jamaica

The international drug trade, fuelled mainly by Colombian drug lords, represents a clear threat to the stability of the Jamaican state, says National Security Minister Dr. Peter Phillips...

News Source: Jamaica Gleaner

News: 'Cow-itch' empties Jamaican school

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 07:40 PM
Jamaica

The supply of calamine lotion in Jamaica has been reduced since an entire school was sent home scratching from cow-itch, the Jamaica Gleaner said Saturday...

News Source: Washington Times

News: Aristide told to watch his mouth

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 02:02 PM
Jamaica

Jamaica has warned ousted Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, that he won't be allowed to use Jamaica as a "launching pad" to regain power in his country...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

Cricket: Maiden century for Smith

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 01:24 PM
Jamaica

The four match Test series between the West Indies and England got off to a blazing start at Sabina Park yesterday with Devon Smith, the 22-year-old lefthander from Grenada, highlighting an interesting day's play with the first century of the series and the first of his Test career...

News Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Reggae: We're here to stay, the Tamlins chant

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 01:18 PM
Jamaica

The singing trio of Carlton Smith, Junior Moore and Derrick Lara, better known as the Tamlins, want to dispel speculations that the group is (at best) in limbo or (at worst) defunct...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

Reggae: Wee Pow receives death threats

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 01:00 PM
Jamaica

In the aftermath of the recent murders of two well-known entertainment personalities, Paul Tyrell of Shocking Vibes and the operator of Arrows Recording Studio, Phillip 'Arrows' Linton, owner of the popular Stone Love sound system, Winston "Wee Pow" Powell says he has been receiving threats on his life...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

News: Grants Pen man held with gun, ammo

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 12:52 PM
Jamaica

A man was yesterday arrested following the seizure of a .44 Magnum revolver, loaded with three rounds, in the volatile Grants Pen community in Kingston. Twenty-eight AK 47 rounds of ammunition were also taken from him, the police said...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

News: Aristide coming to Jamaica

Friday, March 12, 2004 - 12:43 PM
Jamaica

Overthrown Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, will come to Jamaica next week for a stay of up to 10 weeks, but the Opposition last night branded the government's decision to welcome Aristide as "unwise" and said that he should be allowed to stay for no more than three weeks...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

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