Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck earlier this month announced that he would be taking a submission to Cabinet which would outline the reasons the 1898 Obeah Act should be repealed. Chuck’s ...

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 ...

Haviah Mighty has reunited with producer Mighty Prynce for a new single honouring her Caribbean heritage. The song, titled "Obeah," arrives with its own music video, which you can watch below.

Haviah Mighty’s “Obeah” explores the spirituality of that Caribbean practice — describing the bad energy one might catch from a jealous friend. A true storyteller, Mighty introduces the listener to a ...

TWO scholars examining Jamaica’s Obeah Law from different perspectives have agreed that the legislation is fundamentally flawed and lacks a clear definition of the practice it seeks to criminalise.

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The practice, which merges pre-Abrahamic African religion, Christianity, and indigenous Caribbean features, has been stigmatised in the region Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up ...