Kingston

Secretary Blinken and the US ambassador to Jamaica shake hands

‘Frank, difficult conversations’: State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel speaks on Haiti, Gaza

Foreign policy

As conflict continues to unfold in Haiti and Gaza, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel joins The World’s Carolyn Beeler to talk about US policy options in both places.

People hold posters as they take part in a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at the Emancipation park in Kingston, Jamaica, June 6, 2020.

Amid global protests, Jamaicans confront their own problems with policing 

Violence
people marching

Global Women’s Marches persevere despite divisions among US activists

Jamaica's latest public service announcement.

This has to be the catchiest dancehall tune ever about a mosquito-borne virus

Music
Rico Rodriguez.

Stop your messin’ around: What Rico Rodriguez meant to ska

Music
US President Barack Obama gets a tour of the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica.

One Love: Obama, in Jamaica, pays respects to reggae superstar Bob Marley

Music

President Obama is the first president since Reagan to visit Jamaica. And one of the first stops he made was to pay respects to a Reggae legend.

Ranglin

Jamaica’s ska and reggae guitarist Ernest Ranglin continues to innovate, even at 82

Eighty-two year old guitarist Ernest Ranglin stopped by The World’s studio recently. The Jamaican ska and reggae artist spoke about his long career and performed a song off his new album. Eighty-two year old guitarist Ernest Ranglin stopped by The World’s studio recently. The Jamaican ska and reggae artist spoke about his long career and performed a song off his new album.

The World

Music heard on the air for May 21, 2014

Music Heard on Air

Tthe music heard between stories on The World on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 included the following.

The World

Music heard on the air for May 21, 2014

Music Heard on Air

Tthe music heard between stories on The World on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 included the following.

DC Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo Compares his Life to that of an Abused Woman

Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, who’s from Jamaica, recently gave a rare interview to “18Degrees North,” a TV program produced in Kingston and seen around the Caribbean. Malvo says he was emotionally vulnerable and in a controlling relationship.