Jah Jerry, a founding member of the original legendary Skatalites passed away on August 13, 2007 at the age of 80. Born to Mary Smith and Hubert Haynes, Jah Jerry, born Jerome Gladstone Haynes has not only played an integral role in the development of Ska, he also worked with a wide roster of prominent artistes including, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Ken Booth, Delroy Wilson and Jimmy Cliff. The catchy Ska beat became a global hit and major influence of music on a whole. A memorial service for Jah Jerry was held on August 29 at Dovecot Memorial Chapel with interment at Dovecot Memorial Park.
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RASE TV’s In The Zone is set to blaze with a new season that debuts across Canada on September 6. Each Saturday In The Zone will air at 11:00pm on CJNT (former CH in Montreal) – and this can be viewed through Bell, Rogers, Videotron and Starchoice. A repeat of the show will air on Sundays at 11:00pm.
Now in its fourth season, In The Zone will continue with the usual exclusive interviews, live footage and the hottest Caribbean music videos. Episode one will feature Montreal’s international hitmaker, Carl Henry. Episode two will feature, Sampaloo and viewers will be kept in suspense as to who the guest host will be each week.
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Portia Simpson Miller outgoing Prime Minister of Jamaica finally conceded the defeat suffered by her People’s National Party (PNP) in Jamaica’s September 3rd General Elections. With Bruce Golding and his Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) supporters shifting further into celebration mode, the table is set for changes and the first real one will come as an ease to the pockets of tuition fee payers – like now…
Jamaica’s Electoral Office has put the official count at 32 seats for JLP and 28 for PNP. This prompted Simpson Miller’s statement that declared, “The People’s National Party accepts the announced preliminary results while reserving all rights under the Jamaican constitution and our electoral laws.” The official count is still underway.
Voter turnout at Monday’s election was a pathetic 60% of the eligible voters in Jamaica.
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Verizon wireless made an announcement last Tuesday that they had managed to land an exclusive deal with the Universal Music Group to distribute ring tones to its customers from the catalogue of Bob Marley. By the Thursday of that same week however, Marley survivors decided did some stirring up of things as they made an announcement of their own – to file a lawsuit to block the Verizon/Universal deal
KLAS Sports Radio in Kingston, Jamaica has added another award to their roster.
This one however, is one of the most prestigious, as it singles out the dynamic sports program, “Score Board” – bestowing on it the honor of being, the Best Sports Feature Program in the Caribbean Region. Each year The Caribbean Broadcasting Union, which is the umbrella group for broadcasting entities across the Caribbean, presents awards to media houses for excellence in different areas of the profession. Yardflex congratulates KLAS FM’s entire “Sports Board” team
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The Silver Spoon Club in Wembley, London became a gruesome and bloody scene last weekend when gunshots ran out while revelers danced and grooved. The senseless raining of bullets took one victim who was fatally shot.
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Bermudian dub poet Ras Mikal is in Jamaica – ready to do the lyrical shuffle in studios once more. He continues to be controversial, highlighting truths and sometimes unpopular issues. Watch out for his work as well as for the huge influx of “poetic culture” that permeates Jamaica.
