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Buju Guilty
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: banton, buju, cocaine, guilty, jamaica, prison, sentence, trial, verdict
Comments (2) well, it’s all over the news so perhaps all I need to do is provide some links here and here .
I was kind of surprised as my last post indicates, I thought things may have gone the other way after the last trial, but the audio and video evidence could not be overcome.
Now he faces a long stretch in prison, some say 20 years - given his last stretch inside before he was out on bail, prison life didn’t suit him as he complained about his treatment.
But this does not have to mean the end of his music, he managed to release his grammy award winning album whilst inside. He will have plenty of time to mull over lyrics and melodies, but he probably won’t feel like singing just yet.
Buju – guilty or not guilty?
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: banton, buju, cocaine, Drugs, grammy, trial
Comments (4) 
Buju at the start of his re-trial, photo by Paul Henry
I keep looking for the result - but if the jury couldn’t decide last time, things are more hopeful for Buju this time round.
Also, the fact he just won a grammy is a good sign.
The rasta drums must be working their magic, but still could go either way for him yet.
If he gets off, let’s hope it gets him off the drugs, away from cocaine for good.
I do like his music, but haven’t heard the new album. I like this one, Mr Nine about the guns, he sings it so sweet.
When I met him one time, i couldn’t believe how lucid and intelligent he was whilst red eyed from the weed.
Rent boys vs go-go girls
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: clubs, go-go, jamaica, kingston, night, rent, sex, trade
Leave a Comment I have been thinking about the stark differences between the male and female sex trades in Jamaica. The reason it has come up is this case, where police officers are alleged to have gang raped an ‘exotic dancer’ – a woman who dances in Jamaica’s many go-go clubs. To be a female sex worker in Jamaica is no joke and this crime highlights the lowly status and terrible risks these women face. They face rape, they’re really looked down on and there are many cases of young girls getting drawn in.
Kingston by night photo by panthony brown
Compared to some of the boys who work in the resorts, it’s just so different. I spoke to a guy who did this job in Montego Bay. He was young and good looking and he seemed to pick and choose the women he liked and from the impression he gave, he seemed to be enjoying himself – although perhaps this was not always true. He described nights going into womens’ bedrooms and finding them there naked. And after they left, he would ply them for ‘birthday presents’ gifts and wired money. So this was a long term venture which almost seemed to play with the womens’ feelings – using their guilt to keep him in the money.
But i guess there must be similarities too – risk of sexual disease and feelings of low self esteem sometimes.
