UN Security Council warned that Haiti is near a 'point of no return'
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations special representative to Haiti, Maria Isabel Salvador, Monday warned that the French-speaking CARICOM country is facing the “point of no return” as gang violence escalates and the... ...
Read MoreUS Customs agents nab Canadian attempting to smuggle illegal Vincentian national
NEW YORK, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says officers at the Cannon Corners, Champlain border crossing in upstate New York have arrested a Canadian citizen for attempting to conceal an illegal Vincentian... ...
Read MoreSuriname seeking to curb high incidence of suicides
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – A campaign aimed at getting members of the Suriname population to talk openly about suicide has started amid concerns that the Dutch-speaking CARICOM country is among the top five countries with the most... ...
Read MoreJudge postpones hearing for suspects in Haitian president’s slaying who were hoping to be released
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nineteen suspects accused in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse arrived Monday at a courthouse as defence attorneys hoped they would be released, but a judge postponed... ...
Read MoreHaitian police arrest ex-lawmaker long accused of arming gangs to influence elections
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a former legislator long accused of arming gangs in the country's central region and previously sanctioned by the US and Canada. Prophane Victor, an ex-member of Parliament who... ...
Read MoreFormer police commissioner among two people on bribery charges in US Virgin Islands
ST THOMAS, USVI, CMC – The former police commissioner of the United States Virgin Islands Police Department (USVIPD), Ray Martinez, and former director of the USVI Office of Management and Budget, Jenifer O'Neal, have been charged with... ...
Read MoreCARPHA urges region to enhance surveillance amid rise in respiratory illnesses
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging Caribbean countries to enhance surveillance amid reports of increases in respiratory illnesses including human metapneumovirus (HMPV). “... ...
Read MoreCXC says it is not at fault over exam delays in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has distanced itself from the disruptions in examination for Barbadian students this week, saying that the matter rests with the Ministry of Education in... ...
Read MoreBahamian prime minister announces VAT cut on all food items
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC - Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis has announced that the value-added tax rate on all food sold in food stores would be reduced from 10 per cent to five per cent. The surprising measure, he said, is designed to offer... ...
Read MorePolice officers in Trinidad on leave urged to report for duty amid SOE
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Wednesday issued a call for all police officers on vacation to report for duty as it commended members of the public for their cooperation as the country continues to be... ...
Read MoreDominican government to review minimum wage, reduce corporate taxes
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Wednesday said that the government will undertake a further review of the island's minimum wage and will also be moving towards reducing corporation taxes this... ...
Read MoreWanted member of ruling party in Suriname to be extradited to France
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC -Suriname says its request to Brazil to extradite politician Joel 'Bordo' Martinus, who is suspected of having committed serious criminal offences in Suriname, has been denied, but he will be extradited to... ...
Read MoreNearly six thousand people killed in gang violence in Haiti last year
GENEVA, CMC -The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, Tuesday reiterated a call for countries not to repatriate Haitians to their homeland as the UN Human Rights Office reported that at least 5,601 people were killed... ...
Read MoreGrenada earns more than $2 million in work permit fees
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government earned more than $2 million from the issuance of work permits last year, Labour Commissioner, Sparkle Grenade Courtney, has said. She said while 890 permits were handed out to... ...
Read MoreStuart Young to replace Rowley as Trinidad’s prime minister
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Monday said that he will be replaced by Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Stuart Young, as the country's leader. Rowley said that the caucus of legislators... ...
Read MoreHaitians fined for overstaying in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -Bahamian Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley has recommended that three Haitian nationals who overstayed their visitors' visa be repatriated to their homeland after either paying the fines or the jail sentences. The three... ...
Read MoreTrinidadian police arrest men with Gel Blaster toy guns
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -Less than a week after Trinidadian Police Commissioner, Erle Harewood-Christopher, urged members of the public to refrain from using any item that projects objects or mimics the appearance of a weapon, two men have... ...
Read MoreCentral American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — About 150 military police officers from Central America have arrived in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government's fight against violent gangs that have upended daily life for millions in the Caribbean... ...
Read MoreT&T Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to resign from office
SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, CMC – Trinidadian Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Friday announced that he would be resigning from office “before the end of the legal limits of this term” that is due to end by August this year.... ...
Read MoreDominican Republic returns more than quarter million Haitians to their homeland
SANTO DOMINIGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – The Directorate General of Migration (DGM) says it has returned more than a quarter million Haitians to their country last year, insisting that their removals from the Dominican Republic were carried... ...
Read MoreDelomar releases ‘Beggie Beggie’ rhythm
International dancehall artiste and burgeoning producer Delomar has officially released his newest juggling, the 'Beggie Beggie' rhythm, under his label Reckit Ralf Music. This seven-track project features an all-star blend of legendary and... ...
Read More‘I met the Grim Reaper in prison’ - Stamma Gramma opens up about his rise, fall and redemption
With a university degree in computer information systems and a promising future in entertainment, dancehall artiste Stamma Gramma wasn't supposed to end up in a federal prison. But a dangerous desire for attention and validation led him to trade... ...
Read MoreSparks Fly at Bonafide Fest
Montego Bay lit up like a love-struck teenager on Sunday night as the Bonafide Fest Mother's Day Concert rocked the Montego Bay Stadium in Catherine Hall, with six hours of non-stop musical magic. However, if anyone stole the show, it was Mr Big... ...
Read MoreCapleton salutes Aidonia’s 20 years in music
Veteran reggae/dancehall artiste Capleton was one of the major highlights last Saturday after 'burning down' the stage at the Jamaica leg of Aidonia's 20th anniversary concert held at Sabina Park in Kingston. The vibrant deejay, who is known... ...
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Read MoreUp-and-coming producer drops first rhythm for 2025
Rising dancehall producer Lebert 'PiNK MONKEY' Henry of PiNK MONKEY Records (PMR) has officially released his first rhythm project of 2025, titled 'Nuh Response'. With a line-up of fresh and fiery talent, the rhythm features tracks from Fixaveli... ...
Read MoreDiddy’s trial gets under way in New York
NEW YORK (AP): The public knew Sean 'Diddy' Combs as a larger-than-life music and business mogul, but in private he used violence and threats to coerce women into drug-fuelled sexual encounters that he recorded, a prosecutor said Monday in opening... ...
Read MoreEl Benzo scores with ‘Dial Up’
Dancehall rapper El Benzo is overjoyed at the early feedback to his single, ' Dial Up'. "The feedback has been fantastic. The song is getting airplay in Costa Rica, Panama, and Germany. The song is also popping up on all the mixtapes, it's a... ...
Read MoreMicah is all about the ‘drip’
Few cultural artifacts capture the iPhone-TikTok era virality than the 'drip'. That's why eight year-old dancehall rapper Micah's debut single, Dripp Like My Dad, which speaks about the modern-day equivalent of 'bling bling' has caught the... ...
Read MoreRisingsonn upbeat about latest single
Recording artiste Risingsonn is on the promotional trail for his latest offering, Shouldn't Do Me That. Released on April 18, the track boasts production credits from Fankie Music and Sonnbath Production. The upbeat song is about relationships,... ...
Read MoreUplift excited about Nigeria tour
Canada-based dancehall artiste Uplift is looking forward to his upcoming tour of Nigeria. "Since I began my music career, I've travelled to a lot of different places all over the world including Mexico, Belize, Australia and the US, but I have... ...
Read MoreAidonia delivers at 20th anniversary show
Dancehall megastar Aidonia, fresh from a sold-out show in UBS Arena in New York recently, delivered a compelling performance last Saturday to a packed Sabina Park in Kingston as he reminisced on 20 years of being a musical powerhouse. Running on... ...
Read MoreDevin Di Dakta song featured in Beats By Dre ad
Dancehall artiste Devin Di Dakta is celebrating a major international breakthrough after his single, ' Bubble', which is produced by Equiknoxx's Gavsborg, was featured in a Beats by Dre advertisement starring FC Barcelona's 17-year-old wonderkid,... ...
Read MoreBeenie Man ‘excited’ to tour US after 13 years
Following his last US performance 13 years ago, Beenie Man is thrilled about his long-awaited 'King Of Dancehall Tour,' slated to kick-start at the UBS Arena in New York on May 24. "I am very excited. [The] people are anticipating me and mi just up.. ...
Read MoreStacey Mirander goes country on new song
Two years after making her musical debut with a cover of the popular American gospel standard 'Hear O Lord', singer Stacey Mirander offers a blend of country and reggae on her romantic ballad titled 'Call You Mine'. "The inspiration came from the... ...
Read MoreDJ Smurf and Richie Stephens collaborate
Producer and disc jock DJ Smurf is stepping up his production credentials this year with a slate of upcoming releases. One of his latest efforts is a cover of American singer Gregory Hines' 1988 ballad So Much Better Now, which was recorded by... ...
Read MoreD’Angel salutes the single mothers
D'Angel repeatedly asks "Why me?" on behalf of many struggling single mothers who are faced with countless nights of "agony, pain and sleepless nights" in her new single, Single Mothers. She shared the deeper meaning she wanted to convey with the... ...
Read MoreInternational Dancehall Queen shot dead
Dancehall Queen Carlene has expressed outrage at the murder of International Dancehall Queen (DHQ) 2022, Britania 'DHQ Chicken' Francis, early Thursday morning. "Britania has a six-year-old daughter who she is mother and father to, and this is... ...
Read MoreValiant continues to ‘Prove Them Wrong’
Internationally acclaimed superstar Valiant said his new album, 'Prove Them Wrong', is a celebration of his growth and success in music, and also rebuffs his "doubters" who thought he wouldn't achieve international status. "Me is a man mi always... ...
Read MoreMom ditched us to go and live in America
Dear Pastor, I grew up with a brother, sister and parents, but when I was 13, my mother left us with our father. She said she was spending only two weeks away, but after more than a month, she called my father and told him that she had got a job... ...
Read MoreBoyfriend’s church is too ‘deady deady’
Dear Pastor, I have been reading your column in the newspaper and I find it enjoyable and interesting. I am 21, and I have a boyfriend who is a Christian. I am not a Christian, but sometimes I attend church with him. I do not like his church, the... ...
Read MoreTrying different positions but still no baby
Dear Pastor, My boyfriend and I are living together, but we do not have children. We do not use any form of protection when we are having sex. Both of us are in our mid-20s. We have gone to different doctors who have told us that nothing is... ...
Read MoreI want more sexy time with my husband
Dear Pastor, I have been reading your column since I was a little girl, and I am now 43 years old and still reading and enjoying it. I came to your church for an event and I was happy to see you. I never thought I would have seen you in person. I... ...
Read MoreDad says his caregiver was having loud sex
Dear Pastor, I am writing to you because I am very concerned about my father. He is in his mid-80s but he is still very alert. He only has two of us, my brother and I. My mother died eight years ago. My brother and I tried to encourage our father... ...
Read MoreBoyfriend not willing to leave his babymother
Dear Pastor, I am 27 and I believe I am in love with a man who is 30. I say I believe because my friends are very surprised that I am still with this guy. When I met him, he told me that it was love at first sight. I asked him whether he had a... ...
Read MoreI’m confused about John 3:16
Dear Pastor, I am a Bible school student, and recently, during a class discussion with one of our lecturers, we focused on John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish... ...
Read MoreMy dead husband’s friends hitting on me
Dear Pastor, I enjoy reading your column and I also enjoy hearing you on the radio. You are my company at nights. I am a widow. My husband departed this world one year ago, so I am alone. I have five children, two of them live in Jamaica, but they... ...
Read MoreBoyfriend cheating on me with a college girl
Dear Pastor, I am 17 years old and I have a boyfriend. We have been friends from high school. He was in a higher class than me at the time. He was not only my boyfriend, but my best friend. Other girls liked him but he did not take them on. He... ...
Read MoreThis ungrateful man cheated on me
Dear Pastor, I am 25 and I had a relationship with a man who is my age. We were living together for two years, but I had to end the relationship with him and return to my parents' home. I trusted this man. I gave him everything that I had. He is... ...
Read MoreThe guys I meet have no ambition
Dear Pastor, I am 18 years old and have been living with my uncle and his wife since I was 10. They have two children, but I call my uncle's wife 'Mommy' and I call my uncle Daddy'. People often say I resemble my uncle, who is my mother's brother... ...
Read MoreFiancé’s mother thinks I’m not good enough
Dear Pastor, I am a 33-year-old woman and I am in a relationship with a man, who is 35. We have been going together for three years. Things have not been going right between us since I met his mother, who lives in America. She came to Jamaica in... ...
Read MoreI’m in love with my husband’s brother
Dear Pastor, I am married, but I am having serious problems. I no longer love my husband. To be honest, I didn't love him completely when we got married, and now whatever love I had is gone. I know you might say I'm wrong, but I don't see myself as.. ...
Read MoreReligion is destroying our marriage
Dear Pastor, Greetings to you and your staff. I hope you can be of help to me. I am in my early 40s and I have been married for eight years. My wife and I were attending church on Sundays, but it has been about two years now she stopped. I... ...
Read MorePastor cursed me from the pulpit because of money
Dear Pastor, I hope you had a good Easter. Mine was not good because I got myself into trouble. I am a 25-year-old man and I had a relationship with a young lady, who is 23. She is the daughter of a woman who got married to a pastor. We were... ...
Read MoreI do not love my husband
Dear Pastor, I am a 23-year-old woman. I am married to a man who I do not love. I was forced to get married to him because he got me pregnant. I had to decide whether I would marry him or abort the pregnancy. When we discussed the matter, I told... ...
Read MoreMy babymother is not marriage material
Dear Pastor, I am a man who has always listened to you on the radio. You have not changed. I first started reading your column because of my girlfriend. She bought the newspaper every day. When we began living together, she would shower first, and... ...
Read MoreForeigner has my brother hooked
Dear Pastor, I do not like the job. I am 19 years old and I want to go back to school. My parents couldn't afford to send me back to school, so I had to get this job. I am the eldest girl for my parents, but I have older brothers. Two of them are... ...
Read MoreCaught our son sleeping with his sister
Dear Pastor, I am 45 years old and my husband is 50. He has a son who was living with his mother before she threw him out because he was doing drugs and had become very disrespectful. My husband and I decided that we would take him in. He is 18... ...
Read MoreMy kids think my man is too young
Dear Pastor, I have a concern. I have been going with a man who is a little younger than me. I am 40 and he has just turned 30. I have three children and he has one. My children, who are two boys and a girl, don't love this man at all. Two of them... ...
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