Vybz Kartel Conviction Overturned: Did the Privy Council Get it Right?

A decade after being convicted for murder and sentenced to 32 years in prison, Jamaican dancehall star, Vybz Kartel, won an appeal from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London that overturned the conviction. The Privy Council is the court of last resort for some countries in Britain’s  Commonwealth of Nations, including Jamaica. […]

Rita Marley to Be Honored at International Music Awards Show

Jamaican music artist and entrepreneur, Rita Marley, will be honored at the 41st annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 22, 2024. Dr Alfarita “Rita” Marley is the widow of reggae icon, Bob Marley, and the mother of Sharon, Cedella, Ziggy, and Stephen Marley. The presentation of […]