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Jamaicans shun UK royal visit, demand slavery reparations

YoopyaMar 26, 2022June 30, 20230

Dozens of well-known leaders in Jamaica including professors and politicians are demanding an apology and slavery reparations as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare

Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies

YoopyaMar 2, 2021June 18, 20230

Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He

Reggae making a revival in Jamaica, recalling golden era of ’70s

YoopyaAug 25, 2014April 5, 20230

(Reuters) – The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium’s indoor

World: Jamaican police increasingly facing murder charges

YoopyaApr 25, 2014June 22, 20230

MAY PEN, Jamaica (AP) — It’s been nearly a year since Sevina Giderisingh’s 20-year-old son died in a confrontation with a police officer on the

Jamaica school serves as cradle for island’s music

YoopyaFeb 24, 2014November 25, 20230

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Barefoot and dressed in donated clothes, 12-year-old Renaldo Brown methodically plays scales on a flute under the canopy of trees at

Jamaica aims to revive economy with port hub

YoopyaFeb 17, 2014November 25, 20230

OLD HARBOR, Jamaica (AP) — This hardscrabble harbor town on Jamaica’s southern coast seems an unlikely contender in an emerging regional competition over the shipping

Sprint king Bolt welcomes hair follicle testing

YoopyaJan 11, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has “no problem” with plans by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to test the hair follicles of