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Jamaica moving to reclaim global dominance in reggae

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — For decades, the sound of Jamaica has been reggae, the infectious, uniquely syncopated music that transformed the small Caribbean island...

Jamaican rapper Vybz Kartel, 3 others convicted of murder

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Popular dancehall reggae star Vybz Kartel and three co-defendants were convicted of murder Thursday in a high-profile trial under heavy...

Third World Reggae Star William ‘Bunny Rugs’ Clarke dead at 65

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — William "Bunny Rugs" Clarke, the husky-voiced lead singer of internationally popular reggae band Third World, died of leukemia at his...

Rastafarians lay claim to historic Jamaica hilltop

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Rastafarians rallied Thursday in Jamaica's capital to lay claim to a hilltop site where a founding father of the spiritual...

Mets pitcher helps toss disruptive airline passenger

LATROY HAWKINS by Mike M. Ahlers (CNN) -- When flight attendants needed help with a disruptive passenger, Mets pitcher LaTroy Hawkins didn't balk. The lanky right-hander and fellow passengers pitched in, restraining the passenger while the plane was diverted to a nearby airport.

Jamaica police erasing gang murals in slums

In this Oct. 12, 2013 photo, a painted mural depicting famed Jamaican gang leader Lester Lloyd Coke, better known as Jim Brown, takes up...

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