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High commission moves to keep Melissa aid flowing as duty waiver nears end
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Committee member Carlene Edwards encouraged by FIFA experience
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...72 specialised vehicles arrive in Montego Bay
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US Supreme Court hears case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were cut in prison
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November 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court on Monday heard the case of a devout Rastafarian who is seeking damages after his knee-length ...
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Iya Ingi channels resilience into new song
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Raised in a Rastafaian home and community, Iya Ingi learned the teachings of black leaders like Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I, considered a supre...
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Empress Divine drops new EP, ‘Jah Lives’
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Canada-based reggae artiste Empress Divine released a six-track EP titled Jah Lives on Feb 19 via her own label, Empress Divine Muzik. The rootsy and ...
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While Bob Marley showed his lady love on songs like Is This Love and She’s Gone , there was a time when hardcore Rasta artistes were reluctant to sing...
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Rasta pays $10k to man he ‘eased off’ with his rod over empress
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Euton Savage, a 63-year-old Rastafarian, paid $10,000 in restitution on Tuesday after pleading guilty “with explanation” to assaul...
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On Sunday, October 6, 2024, the Rastafari community will commemorate a historic milestone as members come together to celebrate the first anniversary ...
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August 6 still special for Jamaican singer in Shashamane
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August 5, 2024
By the time most Jamaicans awaken on August 6, Sydney Salmon would have celebrated their country’s independence hours before. The east Kingston native...
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Culture minister supports court ruling re breach of student’s constitutional rights, to bring motion to Parliament
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Culture Minister Olivia Grange says she will be bringing a motion to Parliament to make clear that all discrimination against peop...
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Court rules school breached constitutional rights of dreadlocks student, PNP applauds ruling
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party (PNP) says Monday's court ruling that a school breached the constitutional rights of a Rastafarian stu...
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Although she was born and raised in Toronto, Tasha T’s accent is more Jamaican than Canadian. Her mother ensured her homeland’s culture was part of th...
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