Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on ...

OBEAH, a system of spiritualism or occultism which employs magical rituals to either prevent or cause harm to offending individuals, is one of the most enduring aspects of West African culture that ...

In the wake of the decriminalisation of some usages of ganja (cannabis sativa) and the acceptance of it by the powers that be in the Rastafarian religion as a sacrament, one would have thought that ...

(Jamaica Gleaner) It appears that Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte is not in support of the Government’s consideration to legalise obeah in Jamaica. Obeah is a cultural ritual carried out by ...

(Jamaica Observer) Two Senators from either side of the upper chamber are planning on a joint motion seeking the decriminalisation of the practise of obeah in Jamaica. Government senator Lambert Brown ...

Campaigners say the Obeah Act in Jamaica was born out of colonial fear and control and must be changed to stop the practice being criminalised Christian congregations across Jamaica have rallied ...

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