Today Jamaica celebrates 46 years as independent nation, and while many question the state of the country and whether it’s independence has been a blessing or a curse, I think it’s much better to use today’s occasion as a reason to celebrate and highlight all that Jamaica has achieved since August 6, 1962!
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You can get a re-cap of some of the biggest stories that happened this week in reggae at Hip Hop Lives Online at HHLO.net.

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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.

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I wrote a piece on Jamaica’s struggle with various social and economic issues at The Coup Magazine this week, you can check it out here.

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