Jamaica seeks heritage status for sunken port Archaeologists said Tuesday that they’ll ask the United Nations’ cultural agency to bestow world heritage status on Port Royal, the mostly submerged remains of a historic Jamaican port known as the “wickedest city on Earth” more………… Don’t forget to check our sister blog The Black Me

Jamaica seeks heritage status for sunken port

Archaeologists said Tuesday that they’ll ask the United Nations’ cultural agency to bestow world heritage status on Port Royal, the mostly submerged remains of a historic Jamaican port known as the “wickedest city on Earth” more…………

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Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday June 4 6pm-2am, £6. Please bring photo ID to the club as the Arts Club operates the Clubscan system at the door. Don’t forget to check our sister blog The Black Me

Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday June 4

6pm-2am, £6. Please bring photo

ID to the club as the Arts Club operates the Clubscan system at the door.


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KNOW YOUR HISTORY: The Dreadlocks Hairstyle


Dreadlocks And True Rastafarian
A discussion on the popular “dreadlooks” hairstyle cannot begin without highlighting that probably 90% of the ‘dread locked individuals’ you may meet in Jamaica who may call themselves a Rastafarian, are not true Rastafarians. The mysticism, ability to use ganja under the religious justification defense and all the monetary benefits one may get from this has caused this to become a ‘fad’ and many Jamaican men wore dreadlocks and called themselves Rastafarians when they are not. The “rent a dread” stereotype is true in many cases. Many men see Rastafari as a way out of poverty or a means to migrate to a country with better opportunities. Stereotyping has caused everyone with dreadlocks to be viewed as a Rastafarian. A true Rastafarian is peace loving, kind, very Afro centric and shuns all “schemes” used for monetary gains.

History of Dreadlocks
Dreadlocks are not unique to Jamaica and Rastafarians. The dreadlocks hairstyle originated in Africa and was worn by various tribes there. The earliest tribe this hairstyle can be attributed to is the Masai tribesmen of Kenya. Many of the warriors of this tribe wore this hairstyle. These men sometimes dyed their hair red with root extracts.

Dreadlocks in Jamaica
The dreadlocks hairstyle first appeared in Jamaica during post emancipation. It was a means of defiance for ex-slaves to rebel against Euro-centrism that was forced on them. The hairstyle was originally referred to as a “dreadful” hairstyle by the Euro centric Jamaican society. It later evolved to the term now used: Dreadlocks. Jamaicans also use the term Natty Dreadlock.

Dreadlocks and Rastafari
Rastafarians grow their hair into dreadlocks because it is a part of the Nazarite Vow. (Also their dietary rules are part of the law) All Rastafarians take this vow and claim it is commanded by the Bible (Leviticus 21:5 “They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard nor make any cuttings in their flesh”).

Samson is believed to be a Nazarite with dreadlocks. Many Rastafarians believe that like Samson, their hair is their strength and also their weakness if it is cut off . The belief in the weakness of cutting of the dreadklocks was used as a way to intimidate Rastafarians in Jamaica in the past, as they would be arrested and their hair cut off. This was one of the reasons many of the early Rastafarians moved to isolated areas (bush) of the Island.

To many Rastafarians, dreadlocks also symbolizes the mane (locks) of the lion in the Lion of Judah, which is one of titles given to all Ethiopian Kings. Emperor Haile Selassie was also very fond of lions and had them as pets around his palace. The lion is also seen as an animal that is gentle but powerful when provoked. He is the “King” of the jungle.

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Jamaica student dies after bus overturns during chase

A 15-year-old Ascot High student is dead after a bus which was allegedly being chased by a Transport Authority team overturned in Portmore, St Catherine this morning.

The student is Lennox Lloyd.

He died on the spot when the bus overturned near the Maxi Department Store.

The driver and conductor fled the scene.

Onlookers said the bus driver tried to elude members of the Transport Authority who were chasing the vehicle loaded with students.

Upon navigating a corner, the bus overturned, landing on its roof.

One person claiming to be an eyewitness said Lloyd was flung from the bus, which fell on top of him, killing him

The bus plies the Naggo Head to Spanish Town bus route.

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Acclaimed dancehall film to take centre stage at We Beat A multiple-award-winning documentary about Jamaica’s vibrant and fascinating dancehall scene is set to enthrall audiences as part of the annual We Beat festival in St James. The screening of Hit Me With Music, which takes place at the St James Amphitheatre on Saturday 2 June from 7pm, is part of the trinidad + tobago film festival (ttff) and bpTT Community Cinergy series of film screenings. Presented in association with the St James Improvement Committee, the screening is free of charge, and open to all persons sixteen years and over. Released in 2011 and directed by Miquel Galofré, Hit Me With Music is a brilliant exploration of the various facets of dancehall culture, including feuds between rival musicians, skin bleaching, and the “daggering” phenomenon. Dancehall pioneers Yellowman and the late Bogle make appearances in the film, as well as more recent stars Elephant Man, Mavado and Vybz Kartel. The film—which………… Don’t forget to check our sister blog The Black Me

Acclaimed dancehall film to take centre stage at We Beat

A multiple-award-winning documentary about Jamaica’s vibrant and fascinating dancehall scene is set to enthrall audiences as part of the annual We Beat festival in St James. The screening of Hit Me With Music, which takes place at the St James Amphitheatre on Saturday 2 June from 7pm, is part of the trinidad + tobago film festival (ttff) and bpTT Community Cinergy series of film screenings. Presented in association with the St James Improvement Committee, the screening is free of charge, and open to all persons sixteen years and over. Released in 2011 and directed by Miquel Galofré, Hit Me With Music is a brilliant exploration of the various facets of dancehall culture, including feuds between rival musicians, skin bleaching, and the “daggering” phenomenon. Dancehall pioneers Yellowman and the late Bogle make appearances in the film, as well as more recent stars Elephant Man, Mavado and Vybz Kartel. The film—which…………

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Volcano: Noël Coward’s Caribbean Play Volcano was written in 1956 when Noël Coward was suffering the dubious status of having become Britain’s first celebrity tax exile. The play – unperformed in his lifetime - is the product of his laidback life in Jamaica, and of a period during which he was regarded as a crumbling colonial relic outmoded by a post-war Labour government and the rowdy commotions of the Angry Young Men back home—as Philip Hoare reports in this article for theartdesk.com. Coward’s reputation had taken a battering in the post-war years. The British public were no longer………….. Don’t forget to check our sister blog The Black Me

Volcano: Noël Coward’s Caribbean Play

Volcano was written in 1956 when Noël Coward was suffering the dubious status of having become Britain’s first celebrity tax exile. The play – unperformed in his lifetime - is the product of his laidback life in Jamaica, and of a period during which he was regarded as a crumbling colonial relic outmoded by a post-war Labour government and the rowdy commotions of the Angry Young Men back home—as Philip Hoare reports in this article for theartdesk.com.

Coward’s reputation had taken a battering in the post-war years. The British public were no longer…………..

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Levi explains how business grows from the Roots upwards DRAGONS’ Den helped sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots bring a taste of the Caribbean to the UK in 2007 and he hasn’t looked back since. Diana Pilkington reports. LOT can happen in five years. Back in 2007, Levi Roots was a struggling reggae musician with a small business selling jerk barbecue sauce with little cash to his name. Half a decade and………….. Don’t forget to check our sister blog The Black Me

Levi explains how business grows from the Roots upwards

DRAGONS’ Den helped sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots bring a taste of the Caribbean to the UK in 2007 and he hasn’t looked back since. Diana Pilkington reports. LOT can happen in five years. Back in 2007, Levi Roots was a struggling reggae musician with a small business selling jerk barbecue sauce with little cash to his name. Half a decade and…………..

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The cross-culturisation of reggae THE historic Liberty Hall (founded by Marcus Garvey) in downtown Kingston, was last Thursday the venue for a panel discussion on the global impact of reggae music—Basil Walters reports for Jamaica’s Observer. Inspired by Noël Dernesch and Moritz Springer’s feature documentary Journey to Jah, the forum was held under the theme, ‘Cultural Cross-Currents: European and Jamaican Artistes, Escaping Roots or Extending Consciousness.’ Three artistes — two Europeans, one Jamaican — featured in an……… Don’t forget to check our sister blog The Black Me

The cross-culturisation of reggae

THE historic Liberty Hall (founded by Marcus Garvey) in downtown Kingston, was last Thursday the venue for a panel discussion on the global impact of reggae music—Basil Walters reports for Jamaica’s Observer. Inspired by Noël Dernesch and Moritz Springer’s feature documentary Journey to Jah, the forum was held under the theme, ‘Cultural Cross-Currents: European and Jamaican Artistes, Escaping Roots or Extending Consciousness.’ Three artistes — two Europeans, one Jamaican — featured in an………

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