YardEdge once again welcomes Guest Blogger Nicholas Stephenson. Little by little there seems to be a ray of hope on the horizon. The speed of moral decline fueled with fury since the 1970s by the inaction/unwillingness of our leaders to act positively in the interests of all our people now

While I agree with the motivation behind this campaign (to pressure the Jamaican government and private sector to improve protection for and decrease discrimination against homosexuals in Jamaica) I think the campaign’s target is misdirected. The campaign is encouraging a boycott of Red Stripe products in major US cities (as well

Now that California is considering legalizing marijuana…what’s stopping us? Surely there’s lots of tax revenue there?  And we could for sure use it… Your thoughts? Read more at The West…

Photo by  Joanna Francis a past student of the Edna Manley College. The Jamaican government recently announced it’s intention to cut funding to the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts by two thirds (although they managed to find US$500,000 or J$40 million for this year’s Jamaica Jazz

Left to Right: Carter Van Pelt, Jon “FX” Crawford, Consul General Brown-Metzger, Sharon Gordon, Ed Robinson, Sheron Hamilton-Pearson, Cristy Barber, Anthony Turner Photo contributed by Sharon Bennett On Wednesday, March 4th the Coalition to Preserve Reggae music (CPR) in association with ZYNC TV New York Links hosted a community forum

An interesting event coming up in New York… Could Dancehall be the ruination of Reggae and by extension the Jamaica brand?  A  Community Forum. The Coalition to Preserve Reggae music (CPR) in association with ZYNC TV NEW YORK LINKS will host a community forum and panel discussion titled: Could Dancehall

YardEdge welcomes new guest blogger, Nicky S. giving us his views on  poverty alleviation , education and crime reduction in Jamaica… Flagstaff in the Cockpit Country, St. James I know it’s not an easy task as the legacy left by all Governments since Independence is poor. The reality has been