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 Justice Minister Delroy Chuck (left) leads a tour of the newly renovated St. Catherine Parish Court on November 20. Accompanying him (from 2nd left) are: Chief Justice Bryan Sykes; Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn; Acting Principal Director, Court Management Services, Tricia Cameron-Anglin; and Chief Parish Judge for St Andrew, His Honor Chester Crooks. (Photo: JIS)— ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says Spanish Town can potentially evolve into a tourism center for Jamaica. He, however, … Read entire article »

BY RACQUEL PORTER Observer staff reporter—    JDF helicopter crashes in Portmore— A Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) trainee pilot flying a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in an open field in St Catherine yesterday morning and, miraculously, survived the frightening ordeal. Late yesterday evening, the Jamaica Observer learnt that the soldier, whose rank and name were given only as Captain James, was in stable condition at the University Hospital of the West Indies and was referred to surgery service, … Read entire article »

By Mel Cooke— Dennis Brown— Dennis Brown’s Should I is on the Words of Wisdom album, which was released in 1979 two decades before his death. It remains one of several standout cuts from reggae’s Crown Prince. Brown asks the age-old lover’s question of trust and commitment, singing; “Should I have faith in you? Should I put my trust in you? And should you let me down Should I flirt around?” However, for bass guitarist Lloyd Parks, who played on the session at Joe Gibbs Studio … Read entire article »

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer—    Lloyd Parks (second from right) with members of his We The People Band. (from left) Earl Fitzsimmons, Everton Gayle, Lebert “Gibby Morrison”, Everol Wray, Robbie Lyn and Junior “Bird” Bailey — Since the rocksteady revival of the 1990’s, Lloyd Parks and his We The People Band have held the fort as backing unit for shows like Heineken Startime, Stars R Us and Reggae Sumfest. On January 5 the jocular bass guitarist doubles … Read entire article »

By Stephanie Lyew— Pat Meschino— Renowned Billboard journalist Pat Meschino refutes the claims that the dancehall genre is thriving, despite many international pop stars collaborating with and sampling music of local recording artistes. “I would not use the word thriving, it is too strong for where dancehall is right now. The 1990’s thrived, the early to mid-2000’s thrived, 2018 – not thriving,” Meschino told THE STAR. Meschino had been on the island to participate in the Jamaica Music Conference. The journalist of … Read entire article »