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The Movie Inspired By Turbulence’s Song “Jamaica Holiday” Is Out Now!

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In July of this year, Marlon Folkes, the CEO and owner of Reggae Vibes Music, announced that their latest release at the time – Jamaica Holiday, which is performed by Turbulence – has inspired a movie. 

The one hour and twenty-six minutes film, which has just been uploaded to YouTube, was written and directed by Richard Brown and Glenroy Dodd; with production credits going to both Richard Brown Films and Jammiwood. 

When asked to give a quick synopsis regarding the movie, Folkes said it’s about “a character with life challenges who decide to travel the country to clear his head. The journey shows [the] good and bad of Jamaica, [but] mostly good and how the bad turns into good.” 

It goes without saying that reggae recording artist Turbulence is one of the stars; but in order to find out what role he plays persons will have to watch the entire film for themself.

Jamaica Holiday, the movie, was to be released in August but it was delayed because of the ongoing lockdowns caused by the covid-19 pandemic. Now that it is out, we are encouraging everyone to not only watch the movie but also download the song that inspired it. 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MOVIE

Jamaica’s PM Relaxes Covid-19 Measures As The Numbers Drop

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Earlier this evening (October 26) Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness announced changes to the covid-19 measures in the House of Representative. See a snippet of his statement below.

“Effective Friday, October 29th, the new curfew hours will be from 8pm nightly to 5am the following morning, for every day in the week. Sundays will no longer be no-movement days. This will remain in effect until 5am on December 10, 2021.”

Jamaica Going Into Consecutive No Movement Days

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Earlier today the office of the prime minister of Jamaica announced an updated COVID-19 containment measure relating to the curfew hours. They reminded the nation that on both Sunday, October 17 and Monday, October 18, 2021 the entire island will be under curfew.

Exceptions will be made for persons going out to get vaccinated as well as all essential workers. The curfew will end on Tuesday morning at 5am. The notice was sent out because Monday, October 18 is National Heroes’ Day.

Did You Know That Elise Kelly Is Back On Radio?

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A lot of people were surprised to learn that one of Jamaica’s beloved radio personality, Elise Kelly, who left Irie FM after 29 years in 2020, is now back on the FM dial.

She launched her new show, Un-Tengle, on The Bridge 99FM at the beginning of October. The program can be heard on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10AM to 1PM (local time).

Jamaica’s Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding Joins The Bridge 99FM (@thebridge99fm)

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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has joined the team at Jamaica’s newest radio station, The Bridge 99FM. His show, Jamaica Live, premiered on-air this past Monday, September 27th between the hours of 11AM and 1PM, and will broadcast weekly at the same time.

Jamaica Live will see Mr. Golding engaging local and international guests and discussing topical issues affecting the nation, the region and the world at large.

Dave Chappelle Gets The Green Light To Build His Own Comedy Club

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Comedian Dave Chappelle has finally gotten the go-ahead to begin construction on what he says will be a comedy club and restaurant in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Chappelle has said that he wants to create a place where he and his friends can showcase their talents and be all they were created to be.

It is now being reported that the restaurant will be named Firehouse Eatery, while the comedy show will be called Live From YS. More information to follow.

Andrew Holness Announces New Covid-19 Measures In Parliament

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The following are the new covid-19 measures that were announced by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, while in Parliament on Wednesday, September 15th.

Effective from Saturday, September 18, the curfew hours will be as follows:

  • Mondays – Fridays, from 8 pm nightly to 5 am the following morning.
  • On Saturdays, the curfew will commence at 6 pm and continue all day Sunday until 5 am on Monday morning.
  • Sundays will therefore be no-movement days. The weekday no-movement days will be discontinued.
  • National Heroes Day, Monday, October 18, will also be a no-movement day.
    We have changed the curfew from 7 pm to 8 pm on Mondays to Fridays to reduce the congestion on public transportation which could be another area of spread.