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  • Big names for RISE Reggae Barbados

    Barbados is about to be ignited with music and uplifting energy as RISE Reggae returns this November. Following the success of the inaugural RISE Reggae Festival in Montreal and the vibrant soca-powered RISE Wednesday in Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines, this edition promises an unforgettable celebration of Caribbean culture. On Saturday, November 15, music lovers can look forward to a powerhouse line-up headlined by reggae icon Sizzla Kalonji, joined by Romain Virgo, Junior Kelly, Rhesa Garnes and a dynamic mix of regional talent at the legendary Kensington Oval. The theme for this festival is 'Peace, Love & Positive Vibes'.

  • Concert promoter fulfils dreams to assist alma mater

    Chief executive officer of Jam Rock Events, Eton Pearcy, always had a dream to give back to his alma mater, Windward Road Primary School. Pearcy, who benefited from meals provided by the school, says that the time has come to return the favour. With funds raised from a recent concert headlined by Sizzla, Pearcy and his team are hoping to jumpstart the Partial Incentives Breakfast programme, come January.

  • Why safeguarding farming should be a priority

    The notion that agriculture and farming are menial skills is a dangerous misconception that undermines the very foundation of societal well-being. Far from being a lowly pursuit, farming is a sophisticated, essential, and deeply impactful profession that deserves profound respect and robust support.

  • Emma Woods | Learning from Costa Rica – Central America's manufacturing maverick

    Thirty years ago, Costa Rica was a resource-based economy reliant on raw exports. Today, however, it is a thriving manufacturing and innovation hub with over 90 MedTech multinationals operating within its borders.

  • 'Hoping for the best'

    As dark clouds gathered over Bull Bay, St Andrew, several residents in flood-prone communities refused to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Melissa, insisting they would weather the storm from their homes despite government warnings.

  • Vandalism alert

    From stealing fuel to the vandalism of cable wires by unscrupulous persons, for trade in the unregulated copper industry, the leading utilities companies agree that weather conditions arising from the passage of Hurricane Melissa may not be their biggest threat to restoration.

  • Tearful farewell for Edwin Allen's Taneisha Gayle

    It was a sad occasion for members of the Edwin Allen High School fraternity last Saturday as they paid their final respects to former student-athlete Taneisha Gayle, who was laid to rest in Mount Pleasant, Manchester.

  • Lost history of Latin America's role in averting catastrophe during Cuban missile crisis

    Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war by staring down Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev over the Cuban missile crisis. At least, so goes a standard US-centric interpretation of events.

  • Oliver Barlow | How deep ecology can change the way we see the Earth

    In Antibes, a city in the South of France, a pair of orcas helplessly circle their abandoned, algae infested enclosure. The two Orcas, Wikie and Keijo, are stuck in political limbo as officials debate their relocation site. Time is running low, however. If French officials cannot quickly agree upon a suitable new home for the pair, the orcas will likely face health complications or death, as did their relatives, Moana and Inouk, and eventually, euthanization in the deteriorating conditions of their enclosure.

  • Vaz says electricity supply 'stable' as storm Melissa nears

    Transport and Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says Jamaica's electricity system remains stable as Tropical Storm Melissa nears.

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