Drugs News Jamaica is facing an unprecedented cannabis shortage by Marcie Cheers Jamaica’s cannabis shortage has been labelled as a “cultural embarrassment”, but it precedes a larger financial problem for thousands of farmers. It has been a tough year for Jamaican farmers….
News Sports World Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus after celebrating 34th birthday by Caitlin Hely Jamaican sprinter and icon Usain Bolt has tested positive with COVID-19 after celebrating his 34th birthday amongst other superstar athletes. It has been confirmed that sprinting legend Usain Bolt has…
Features Pro Audio Welcome to Jamrock: dub and the sonic innovations of Jamaica by Dan Shaw When you think back to the music of the ’60s, memories tend to be dominated by the rockers of the British Invasion. But in newly independent Jamaica, there was an…
Features A guide to Tuff Gong records in 5 essential albums by Luke Saunders On the 6th of February, 1945, Bob Marley was born on an idyllic farm in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica. He spent his early childhood there before moving to Trenchtown with…
News PREMIERE: Monkey Marc drops his glorious, genre-defying new single ‘Willy Lynch’ by Luke Saunders In collaboration with Jamaican artist Fyah Roiall, award-winning producer Monkey Marc has just released his latest single Willy Lynch. Traverse your way through Monkey Marc’s sonic creation which combines contemporary beatmaking, Jamaican rhythms,…
Music WATCH: Koffee – ‘W’ feat. Gunna by Heidi Harrington-Johnson The new video from 19-year-old reggae artist Koffee, directed by Matt Baron, is set in her Jamaican home. “W is all about encouraging people to focus on the Wins and…
News The world’s first magic mushroom research centre is coming to Jamaica by Claudia Schmidt The world’s first magic mushroom research centre is launching this year in Jamaica. The centre will be located at the University of the West Indies in Mona, and funded by…
