JAMAICA
Where's the Next Amsterdam?
As the city cracks down on its weed laws, others across the world are ready to let the good times roll. Here's the latest legalisation updates.
Jamaica Just Banned Music About Drugs and Crime on the Radio
“Good thing we don’t need radio anymore. I can’t remember last royalties they paid me. YouTube d ting Deh anyway,” said one musician.
‘Apologize Now’: Jamaicans Tell Will and Kate Britain Should Pay Reparations for Slavery
The royal couple visits the Caribbean to celebrate the queen’s 70 years on the throne, but Jamaica’s prime minister says it’s time to cut ties to the monarchy.
Jamaican Government Launches Campaign About How Great Weed Is
The Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness uses music and bus adverts to bust negative myths about cannabis and promote medical weed.
The Fight Against Mining in Jamaica’s Rainforest
The Maroons, descendants of Indigenous people on the island nation, are blocking the government’s plan to move bauxite mining to their ancestral land.
Britain to Deport People for Non-Violent Drug Offences to Jamaica
The UK government has been criticised for chartering a flight to deport up to 50 people including a vulnerable drug user and a man who arrived in the country as a baby.
Jamaica Could Finally Decriminalize Abortion
After a report on the consequences of unsafe, black-market abortions was released, the conservative Caribbean nation’s parliament is considering a rethink of the current law on abortion.
Jamaica Is Trampling All Over LGTBQ Rights, Says International Court
But activists believe a recent ruling could be the beginning of the end of living in fear for gay and transgender Jamaicans.
'From Ghetto Gyal to Superstar’ – Alicai Harley Has Risen
Our first Share Location of 2021 takes us to Thornton Heath aka "Jamaica 2.0" to chat ASMR and working with Tony Matterhorn.
Lila Iké Is Singing Jamaica's New Era of Redemption Songs
"I want to dismantle the idea that you're expected to make a type of music because you're from a particular country."
American Farmers Are Panicking Because Coronavirus Is Holding Up Worker Visas
Farmers who rely on thousands of foreign workers are racing against time as the growing season begins.
Guy Who Pretended to Have Coronavirus on a Plane Did It for the 'Gram
James Potok, whose antics grounded a flight en route to Jamaica, said he was hoping to go viral because he’s “an artist.”