Brina’s upcoming performance this Friday at Redbones will celebrate the release of her debut double A side, including “Listen” and “Real Reggae Music.”

This is a must read post from my dear friend and fellow blogger, Berette Macaulay, who beautifully gives her perspective and insight on Jamaica and what has been happening here over the past few days… “Over the course of one’s life you accumulate a lot of shoes – and many

YardEdge has started a new debate forum, jamaicadebate.com. JamaicaDebate was created to be your forum to discuss ideas, issues, trends, happenings, and current events in Jamaica and around the world. The idea for JamaicaDebate grew out of the recent spate of events in Jamaica concerning Christopher “Dudus” Coke and Tivoli

A view near Tivoli from the railroad. © 1988 Christopher Edmonds Here’s a guest post by Diana Thorburn on what’s been happening here in Jamaica over the last few days. I think this is an accurate and fair assessment of the situation, explaining that this didn’t “just happen”.  Please share your comments

Here’s an interesting new website on Jamaican literature www.jamaicanliterature.com definitely worth checking out. See YardEdge interview with Martin Mordecai.