Author: Peta-Gaye French

  • Calabar, Edwin Allen Dominant at Champs 2014

    Calabar has now three-peated, winning Boys Champs 2012, 2013, and now 2014 ahead of 30-time winners Kingston College (KC) and Jamaica College (JC) at the National Stadium tonight.  In the ISSA Girls Championships, it was Edwin-Allen dethroning 10-time champs Holmwood Technical and winning ahead of St Jago and the always improving Hydel. Going into today’s…

  • Vybez Kartel Faces Life After Guilty Verdict

    Dancehall Reggae artist Vybz Kartel has been convicted of murder. In a high-profile trial under heavy security, Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, and three of the four co-defendants were found guilty of killing, Clive “Lizard” Williams, in a dispute over missing gun(s). The Verdict The verdict returned 10-1 as follows: Adidja Palmer –…

  • Wayne “Sleng Teng” Smith legacy

    On Monday, news hit Jamaica, the Caribbean, North America, the UK, and the world that the creator of the first fully-computerized Dancehall Reggae “riddim” (rhythm), “Sleng Teng”, Wayne Smith, had passed away at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in Kingston, Jamaica. Wayne Smith (nicknamed Wayne “Sleng Teng” Smith) recorded the first song on the riddim…

  • Merry Christmas Yowlinkers; All the Best for 2014

    A trying year it has been but, on behalf of Yowlink, here’s wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all the best for 2014. May the new year catch you in good health, a good mood, a new suit, and a new boot.  But, also, we wish for better and more consistent…

  • Happy 51st Anniversary to Jamaica

    Happy 51st Independence to Jamaica, and Jamaicans in Jamaica and abroad. On this day, August 6, 1962, Jamaica gained it’s independence from Britain. Let’s grow together, respect each other, and remember that “Jamaica Land We Love“. NATIONAL ANTHEM Eternal Father bless our land, Guard us with Thy Mighty Hand, Keep us free from evil powers,…

  • Vybez Kartel in court

    Vybez Kartel, if not guilty on a technicality (key witness cannot be found), may still not go free because he’s to be held until 2nd murder trial later this year.  The dancehall reggae artist, born Adidja Palmer, was held on separate murder charges and all indication is that he will not be found guilty on…