This past Saturday, the annual CB Pan Chicken Celebrity Cook Off was held at Dump Up Beach in Montego Bay. Each celebrity artist (Tifa, Dahlia Harris, General Degree, Timberlee, and Konshens) submitted a leg and breast of a chicken for judging after preparing them according to their own tastes. The winner was determined based on [...]

Before I sign-off for the weekend, I just wanted to drop a few more news links and some exciting news in the world of Jamaican media:
An innovative multi-media website has just signed a major music content distribution deal with a leading cable channel in Jamaica! Be on the lookout for an official announcement soon!
Sean Paul, [...]

Well after the long 4th of July weekend, it seems that the party dust has settled, and there are some ticked off party-goers all around the Caribbean!
It seems Beenie Man managed to “lose his passport,” and was unable to attend the Portland Jerk Festival this past weekend, where he was booked as the main headliner. [...]

Michael Campbell, aka Mikey Dread died on Saturday, March 15th, 2008 in Connecticut. Mikey Dread had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2007 and is survived by 6 children.
YawdFromAbroad.com would like to send it’s condolences to the family.

The New York Post’s, Page 6 is reporting that while Stephen Marley is hard at work on the acoustic re-release and DVD version of his 2007 “Mind Control”, director Ras Kassa and company are “minding” 8 of his 13 alleged kids. (If this isn’t suss, I don’t know what is.) Want to read Ras’ reaction [...]

Starting this month, I’ll be starting a monthly series on each of the 14 parishes of Jamaica. First up is St. Catherine, so be on the lookout….You can visit Cassava Piece on the internet thanks to Movado’s new site on blocksavvy.com (which has some really great interactive graphics). Check it out here. Congratulations to 17-year [...]