KINGSTON, Jamaica — France-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ranked Jamaica sixth on its 2018 World Press Freedom Index, a move two places up from the country's 2017 ranking. The index, which was released yesterday, ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom...
Bail was denied yesterday when a Corporal of Police appeared in the All Saints Magistrate’s Court charged with rape of a female teenager and serious indecency. July 4 was set for his committal hearing by Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel. While the police prosecution had no objection to bail...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US State Department's annual human rights report, released yesterday, has criticised Jamaica on government corruption, extrajudicial killings and its stance on same-sex activities, among other issues. “The most significant human rights issues included numerous reports of arbitrary and other unlawful killings by...
Another Caribbean country is looking to follow some of its neighbors down the legal marijuana path. Antigua and Barbuda is reportedly drafting legislation to legalize recreational and medical marijuana sales. Ryan Johnson, legislative drafter and editor of the government’s Official Gazette, was quoted by Marijuana Business...
[caption id="attachment_5599" align="alignleft" width="300"] Buju Banton[/caption] KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican deejay and lyricist Buju Banton, a flawed and misunderstood musical hero, is adored by his faithful fans and often receives lavish praise from critics. Yet, Banton’s career has been fraught with controversy centered on his violent...