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Before Bob Marley, There Was Jimmy Cliff.

The news is out that Jimmy Cliff is preparing to reprise his role in the very popular early 1970s Jamaican crime movie, The Harder They […]

Best places to smoke Marijuana in the world.

As marijuana legalization gathers pace, here’s your up-to-date look at the planet’s best and worst places to get high. Jamaica, the Caribbean island world-famous for […]

Jamaica Hopes To Profit From Medical And Recreational Marijuana.

Tourists who are prescribed medical marijuana abroad will soon be able to apply for permits authorizing them to legally buy small amounts of Jamaican weed, […]

Jamaica Hopes To Dominate Reggae Music Again.

For decades, the sound of Jamaica has been reggae music, the infectious, uniquely syncopated music that transformed the small Caribbean island into a cultural powerhouse. […]

Dear people of Jamaica.

As a Jamaican I would like to address the state of Jamaica’s music genre of Dancehall and the route it has taken in recent years. […]

Should Bob Marley be a National Hero of Jamaica?

Bob Marley led the spreading of reggae music around the world and has done more for Jamaican tourism than any other human being but does […]

Bob Marley’s road to becoming a Legend.

It was on a bright fate-deciding Monday evening in late 1963, that five youngsters – Robert Nester Marley (Bob Marley), Neville Livingstone (Bunny Wailer), Winston […]

Jamaica: Land of Poor Africans and wealthy Asians.

I just finished reading “Black Passenger, Yellow Cabs” by Stefhen Bryan. I was really enjoying the book as the author painted some vivid pictures of […]

Jamaica: Much More than Runners and Singers.

Jamaica is a very small island only 125 miles long and 25 miles wide at its widest point, yet her impact on the world is […]

What is Babylon to Rasta?

There is a misconception that when Rasta “chant down Babylon” or burn Babylon with a spiritual fire, their main focus is the White establishment. That […]

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