A statue in Hope Gardens.

Jamaican artists Koffee, Toots and the Maytals and producer Supa Dupa made President Barack Obama’s summer playlist.

This is an excellent article from the New York Times reporter Azam Ahmad about the effect of the gun trade on Jamaica. It humanizes the issue and takes a fresh angle than the usual “Jamaicans can’t stop killing each other/violence is horrible/what can be done”.

A good article in the Guardian on Spice. She is in the UK for Nottingham Carnival.

This tweet has gone viral, as has the response of the JCF. Seems someone was stunt driving at a busy intersection. It was recorded and the “driver” then was on his way to attend the police station. He got a welcome from the head of traffic enforcement, and was allowed to publicly apologize. People are upset he was not ticketed. Seems to me a confusing display of law enforcement.