Chronixx. Contributed photo by eL Puru.
Just when many Jamaicans were giving up on Rastafarian artists for being eerily silent about the important issues plaguing the island’s society, Chronixx has responded forcefully, sparing neither government nor church in his new social commentary,
For three minutes and 15 seconds, Chronixx takes aim at the State in the song and video released on Friday, supposedly one of the tracks to be featured on his upcoming sophomore album Dela Splash. However, he takes no prisoners as the lyrical onslaught also raps the members of the general population who have been also contributing to moral decay on the island.
Over one in 10 current COVID-19 cases are children, with the highest number in the 11-17 age group, prompting Church and independent schools to hold out while monitoring the situation closely.
Among the active cases, 83 children are aged up to five years, 85 are between six and 10 and 175 are in the 11-17 age group, adding up to around 12 per cent, according to the Superintendent of Public Health, Charmaine Gauci, who was on Tuesday taking questions from Times of Malta readers.
Last September, before the opening of schools, less than five per cent of those with COVID-19 were children.
The number of infected children was also highlighted in August, when they made up around 1.5 per cent of active cases.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information Fayval Williams (third left), St Catherine High School’s Principal Marlon Campbell (centre) and chairperson Sharon Dale (third right) join students to show the tablets.
Students of St Catherine High School will benefit from 150 tablets to enhance their online learning experience, thanks to the efforts of the institution’s Class of 1987.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information Fayval Williams recently handed over the devices to St Catherine High Principal Marlon Campbell in Paschal Hall.
According to Marvis Haughton, who spearheaded the project on behalf of the Class of 1987, the initiative emanated from a WhatsApp group titled ‘87ers Helping St Catherine High School.
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"This scholarship will add to the several existing scholarships that graduating seniors can seek to support the cost of post-secondary education. We hope to annually honor a graduating senior who