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Published:Tuesday | September 20, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Nick Mason, drummer for influential British band Pink Floyd, says punk and reggae are the only music forms they never experimented with during their near 50-year career...

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

I think I have bipolar disorder because I suffer from mood swings all the time. I get irritable easily and I am easily frustrated. My irritability is worse at the beginning of my period. I am sure that my family has given up on me. I am currently unemployed, but I am able to carry out my daily activities.

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

It is normal to feel anxious from time to time, especially when we are stressed. However, sometimes these feelings are over and above what is considered as normal and may even come on without any noticeable cause.

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

"Mi grandmother was a midwife and when mi was growing up I was the youngest one, so mi use to help her with the herbs. She always seh 'Tek ya gimmi, boy', and a suh mi come fi know di bush dem from a young age," said Hubert 'Jucy Prucy' Campbell, the official medicine man of St Elizabeth.

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

FIFTY-EIGHT-YEAR-old Ivan 'Chucky' May and South Africa's 400-metre athletics star, Oscar 'The Blade Runner' Pistorius, have one thing in common - they are both double amputees. But while Oscar Pistorius showcases his skills on the international athletics circuit, Ivan May ply his wares on the street of May Pen, at least five days per week.

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

FACED WITH economic hardships, compounded by back-to-school challenges, dozens of parents in East Portland are now breathing a sigh of relief after receiving textbooks recently.

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Some Mexican athletes competing in next month's Pan American Games are shying away from eating beef because they fear it may contain the banned anabolic agent clenbuterol.

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Doc, does a guy have a predetermined and limited number of orgasms or sperms in his body, as I have heard? And if so, is it best not to waste them while you are young? I am worried that I am having too many at the moment!

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2011 | 12:00 AM

YOUNG JELEN-ANN Brown, otherwise called Kameka, is a prime example of how most Jamaicans are hoping the country's young people would live. The 21-year-old Aabuthnott Gallimore High School graduate is currently enrolled as a part-time student at Moneague College in St Ann, studying business administration and psychology.

Published:Tuesday | September 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Among the latest releases by VP Records is Memories, a 14-track set by dancehall super producers Steely and Clevie.Memories showcases seasoned artistes like Leroy Sibbles, Errol Dunkley, Freddie McGregor and Ken Boothe putting a fresh spin on popular...

Published:Tuesday | September 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

A Dutch reggae fan has revisited the five times Bob Marley and the Wailers performed in The Netherlands between 1976 and 1980 with Babylon By Bus, a comprehensive feature recently posted on his website.Martijn Huisman...

Published:Tuesday | September 13, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The woman looked at me, defeat clear in her eyes. She had spent the previous five or so minutes trying to get a young boy, who I assume was her son, to stop screaming. The boy though, his cheeks wet with tears, seemed unwilling to comply...

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

It is difficult breaking through as a deejay in contemporary dancehall where the field is packed and competition is fierce...

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Psst. I was standing near a wooden utility pole on a busy downtown street when I heard the sound. I ignored it. Psst. There it was again....

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Florida-based reggae singer Kehv is working on new songs he hopes will give him a foothold in the Jamaican market.One of the producers he is collaborating with is Tony Kelly, a major force in the dancehall during the 1990s.

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Fresh from his win in the Festival Song Contest, singer Everton 'Pesso' Pessoa left last Saturday for Japan where he will perform in a series of shows alongside Tessane Chin and Abijah.The artistes are part of the Caribbean Musical Cruise Japanese Tour...

Published:Saturday | September 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Dear Counsellor,

My son did well in the Grade Six Achievement Test, but is doing poorly in high school. He does not know what is wrong and neither do I.

Published:Saturday | September 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Q: Doc, I am female, aged 21. I have been advised by an American boyfriend that it 'far safer' to have sex with guys who are circumcised.

Published:Tuesday | August 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Organisers of the Calgary Reggae Festival in Canada say this year's show on August 20 was an overwhelming success.The eighth staging of the event featured singer Freddie McGregor, his sons Stephen and Chino, Nadine Sutherland and veteran singer Tinga...

Published:Tuesday | August 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Burp! The man tapped his chest and nodded, a satisfied look in his eyes. He took the red cap off his head and used it to fan away a giant fly. "Yes, man, dis is my likkle place," he said. I had met Byron the farmer earlier that morning by the side of a roadway in Pamphret...

Published:Tuesday | August 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Dancehall music has made stars out of many performers, several of whom fall by the wayside either by failing to score a follow-up hit song or bad management.Deejay Masicka insists he will not fall in that category.The 19-year-old's latest song, Guh Hard...

Published:Tuesday | August 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Live music returns to the Labor Day calendar in Queens, New York, this Sunday with the Reggae Rhythm and Blues Festival at the Roy Wilkins Park.Things were a bit quiet last year with the cancellation of the popular Irie Jamboree show...

Published:Saturday | August 27, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Dear counsellor, My spouse had a baby two months ago and now she is depressed.

Published:Saturday | August 27, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Q: My girlfriend is blaming me because she has chlamydia. Is this fair, Doc? I have not been with any other woman since I was 17, which was three years ago.

Published:Tuesday | August 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Bob Marley Foundation recently launched its annual back-to-school programme which assists financially challenged parents of students attending primary and secondary schools.Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, general manager of the Marley Foundation...

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