S ome 11,000 pupils across the region who wrote the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Exam (formerly O’ levels) last May/June got no passes. So said Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar Glenroy Cumberbatch at a function for the official release of results in Grenada on Saturday. The shocking figures came on the weekend when otherwise […]
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5000 students failed to pass a single subject at CXC in 2010
Almost 5,000 Jamaica public secondary-school students who sat the 2010 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations ended up without a single pass. However, this represents a continuing reduction in the number of students failing to pass even one subject. For the 2010 examinations, 14.2 per cent of the 33,888 students who faced the examiners for […]
Read MoreWill the Jamaica Tourist Board ever use Vybz Kartel to promote Jamaica’s tourism?
Bloggers have been wondering if the Jamaica Tourist Board will follow the example of St. Vincent and The Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) and use Vybz Kartel to promote the island’s top notch tourist product? The question emerged in the wake of a promotional video, produced by the SVGTA and the La Vue Hotel and Beach […]
Read MoreBuju Banton’s The Overcomer tour cancels Boston, Hartford
Several dates of Buju Banton’s ‘The Overcomer’ tour have now been officially cancelled. The Boston show, set for August 30 at the TD Garden, has been cancelled according to the arena’s website. Ticketmaster cancelled the show on September 1, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA at the Wells Fargo Center. Another Buju Banton gig, previously scheduled for […]
Read MoreDahvanka links up with Brithney Starr for steamy club banger, Real Man
Emerging dancehall artiste Dahvanka has teamed up with the Belizean dancehall queen artiste, Brithney Starr for a club banger called “Real Man” that is generating a major buzz in the Caribbean and South America. “The response has been wonderful, and the views are really picking up, especially in the Caribbean. They love the flavour and […]
Read MoreSkillibeng and Bob Marley make Obama’s summer playlist
The former POTUS Barack Obama has named two Jamaicans to his summer playlist: Skillibeng, and Bob Marley and the Wailers. “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix,” Obama wrote in a post […]
Read MoreGyptian scores big with Guarded EP, hitting #3 on the iTunes Reggae chart
International recording artiste Gyptian released his newest project, the Guarded EP, on July 26th via VPAL Music. The album, released on Silverbirds Records label, debuted at #3 on the USA Reggae chart. “I’ve been working on this album for two years with one of my main producers, Junior ‘Chambah’ Stevens. We have produced a lot […]
Read MoreWill Mavado return to Jamaica now that Vybz Kartel is free?
Jamaican fans are clamouring for the return of Mavado after the release of Vybz Kartel from prison. Mavado is still in demand internationally. Earlier this year, Mavado hit a Billboard singles chart for the third time in his career. His collaboration, ‘Blessed’, with Ghanian Afrobeats singer KiDi has moved up from seven to number two […]
Read MoreRygin King out on bail
Rygin King was arraigned and released from jail after being arrested on Monday and slapped with several charges related to possession of an illegal firearm. He appeared in the Queens Criminal Supreme Court in New York on Friday, July 12. He is reportedly out on a US$5,000 bond.
Read MoreCapleton scores big hit with ‘Gone Up’
Dancehall artiste Capleton is concerned that Jamaican consumers will be hit with higher prices for agricultural items within the next couple of weeks because of the devastating effects of Hurricane Breyl on farmers in the ravaged farmlands in the ‘bread basket parish, St. Elizabeth. “Food is the staff of life, we cannot do without food […]
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