Reggae & Dancehall Now: Masicka
Genahsyde's lyrical heavyweight, topping the dancehall charts in 2026.
Jamaica news, culture, food, language and people, for Jamaicans at home, the diaspora and everyone who loves Jamaica.
Reggae Legends: Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come star who helped open the world's door to Jamaican music (1944–2025).
Reggae Legends: Peter Tosh
The Stepping Razor: reggae's fearless voice for equal rights and justice.
Reggae Legends: Bob Marley
The Tuff Gong who carried reggae, Rastafari and Jamaica's message to every corner of the world.
Daily Briefing, Thursday, October 29, 2026
Top Five: Jamaica’s Cuba Vote, the King, Spain, UK & Brazil
Jamaica abstains for the first time on the UN Cuba embargo vote as CARICOM splits. Plus: the King on slavery in the Caribbean, Spain's deadly train crash, Britain's first Burnham-era budget, and Flávio Bolsonaro's flight to Miami.
Top Five: Melissa at One Year, Haiti, Cuba, Israel & Ebola
One year after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica adds billions for roof repairs. Plus: floods and a Salvadoran troop surge in Haiti, the UN's Cuba embargo vote, a cliffhanger count in Israel, and Ebola's grim milestone in Congo.
Third in the World: Congratulations, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw!
Reggae Girlz captain Khadija "Bunny" Shaw finished third at the 2026 Women's Ballon d'Or, the highest finish ever by a Jamaican. A proud day for Jamaica.
Today’s Top Five: Melissa, Gun Laws, CHOGM, Iran, Brazil
A year after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica faces hard questions on relief, proposes tougher gun laws before a UN review, and looks to CHOGM in Antigua, while Trump weighs Iran and Brazil's Lula wins a historic fourth term.