Buju, Kanye collab coming

September 21, 2020 in Regional

AMERICAN rapper Kanye West left Jamaica yesterday after arriving in the island on a private jet on Friday morning. Veteran music producer and Buju Banton's manager, Donovan Germain, said, after landing, West paid a courtesy call on the reggae singer at his Corporate Area-based Gargamel Studio. “Kanye...

Has the time come for Caribbean Republics?

September 21, 2020 in Regional

The conversation is worth recalling in the context of the third announcement by a Government of Barbados that by November 2021, it intends that Barbados should be a Republic, shedding monarchical status and Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. The conversation between Lester and Fidel,...

Jamaican married couple lives under bridge

September 18, 2020 in Regional

Karen scrolls through her cell phone as she lays on her bed beside her husband, Shawn. She flashes the news team a welcoming smile before inviting us into her ‘bedroom’. It is not the typical living space. Karen have been living under the bridge in...

COVID 19 – CARICOM leaders agree to regional travel bubble

September 17, 2020 in Regional

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have taken a major step towards resuscitating the COVID-19 challenged travel and tourism sectors, with agreement to institute a travel bubble among member and associated members states, according to a statement issued by the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat. It said that the regional...