LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Applause eventually drowned out the boos that greeted American Justin Gatlin when he received his gold medal for the 100 meters world title on Sunday at the London Stadium. Sebastian Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), admitted earlier Sunday he was nervous at how the crowd would respond when the 35-year-old two-time dope cheat, who had taken the title denying crowd favorite and Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt a … Read entire article »

Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson has suffered a shock defeat in the final of the women’s 100 meter at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London. Thompson finished fifth in a time of 10.98 seconds. Her American rival, Torie Bowie won the gold medal with a time of 10.85 seconds, with Marie Josee Ta Lou winning the silver medal in 10.86 and Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands winning the bronze in 10.96. “In the first and second rounds … Read entire article »

By The Tropixs—   Lisa Hanna is once again making rounds online, this time after she uploaded a giant Ganja tree which sits firmly in her backyard. According to the Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Culture, whom says she doesn’t drink or smoke, the marijuana plant is as a result of birds dropping the seeds in her yard. “When the birds drop KAYA in yuh yard…,” Hanna wrote. While using the hashtags, “#JamaicanGanjaTree #NoIDontSmokeOrDrinkTheTea #WhoWantI” … Read entire article »

BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor —  Bunny Wailer— REGGAE singer Bunny Wailer and tenor saxophone player Ferdinand “Bobby Little Bra” Gaynair are among this year’s recipients of National Honors and Awards scheduled for King’s House in St Andrew in October. Wailer, will be conferred with the Order of Merit — Jamaica’s third highest honor, while Gaynair will receive the Order of Distinction — in the rank of Officer. The list appeared in yesterday’s edition of the Jamaica Observer newspaper. Musicologist Kingsley Goodison, … Read entire article »

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he wants to see Usain Bolt take on the role of a youth ambassador. Holness says he also wants to see the three-time Olympic champion take on the role of a global ambassador for the sport. However, he says Bolt must be given time and space to make the best decisions for himself and his family. The Prime Minister says his administration is prepared to celebrate Bolt’s achievements, but will allow the … Read entire article »

Multiple Juno-winning performer, with local shows over the weekend, is working hard to raise commercial profile of a genre that ‘plays in every continent.’ You’d think with five Juno Awards to his credit, Exco Levi would be a household name by now. After all, the 36-year-old Manchester, Jamaica native — who now calls Brampton home — has dominated the Juno Reggae Recording of the Year category for the better part of this decades, scoring wins for his … Read entire article »

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer   FROM early 1976 when he began recording the Rastaman Vibration album, to September 1980 when he suffered a career-ending seizure in Central Park, Bob Marley had a demanding, breakneck schedule. The album was released in April 1976, two years after rock star Eric Clapton’s cover Marley’s I Shot The Sheriff went number one in the United States. That helped put Marley on the road to international acclaim. Four years later he was on his most … Read entire article »

The Government will recognize former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, and Reggae icon, Jimmy Cliff, at the Jamaica 55 Grand Gala, on Independence Day (August 6). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the Grand Gala, to be staged at the National Stadium, will feature two “special segments,” where Mr. Seaga, who is the only living member of the 1962 Parliamentary Committee which framed the Jamaican Constitution, will be recognized. “On … Read entire article »