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JESSE JENDAH BLASTS NEW GANJA BABIES AS HYPOCRITES!

August 2nd, 2016 | Add a Comment

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL—  Jesse Jendah— Wrap up a draw fi de lawyer Wrap up a draw fi commissioner Wrap up a draw fi de doctor Wrap up a draw fi natty binghi dread, alright   Herbman Hustling (Sugar Minott)   Steps to decriminalize ganja in Jamaica has everyone kicking their heels — from Natty Binghi Dread to doctors and lawyers. But deejay Jesse Jendah believes most of those suddenly hailing the weed are hypocrites. Jendah infamously offered Prime Minister PJ Patterson a portion of ganja during his meeting with entertainers at Jamaica House in January 2002. Patterson refused. The fiery Jendah finds it ironic that Patterson is now chairman of Medicanja Limited, a company looking to capitalise on a potentially lucrative Jamaican ganja market. “Not surprised…everyone and their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother gonna want in…even the churches. One thing though, they will … Read entire article »

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HIGHWAY NAMED TO HONOR FORMER PRIME MINISTER P.J. PATTERSON!

April 18th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Douglas Mcintosh  Photo by: Yhomo HutchinsonPrime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2ndleft), and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (2nd right), along with Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (left), and Managing Director TransJamaican Highway, Guillaume Allain, stand in front of the sign bearing the new name of the Kingston to May Pen segment of Highway 2000, which was unveiled during Friday’s (April 17) renaming ceremony, at the corridor’s Old Harbour Interchange in St. Catherine. The 44-kilometre roadway, which has been renamed the P.J. Patterson Highway, is managed by TransJamaican Highway. Story Highlights The Kingston to May Pen leg of Highway 2000 has been officially re-named the P.J. Patterson Highway, in honor of Jamaica’s sixth Prime Minister, who was instrumental in initiating the corridor’s development. The … Read entire article »

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