Fantan Mojah dies at 49 as CXC moves to scrap SBAs and Bronx murder charge laid

Popular Rastafarian dancehall and roots reggae performer Fantan Mojah has died. His former manager, Ray Stephen, confirmed the singer passed away on Tuesday at the University Hospital of the West Indies. Born Owen Moncrieffe, Mojah was 49 and would have marked his 50th birthday on August 5.

In New York, a 58-year-old Jamaican has been charged in the killing of his niece. Michael Foster was charged on Wednesday with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon after Julia Anderson was shot dead in her car in the Bronx on Monday while travelling home from work.

The Caribbean Examinations Council has outlined major changes that will end the traditional school-based assessment for non-practical CSEC and CAPE subjects. Citing concerns about artificial intelligence and exam integrity, CXC said the conventional SBA will be phased out from 2027. Candidates will instead sit paper 032, an existing alternative already taken under examination conditions. The shift will cover mathematics, English, Caribbean history, social studies, principles of business, and information technology.

On the sporting calendar, the 2026 FIFA World Cup final is set for Sunday, with defending champions Argentina meeting Spain. Much of the pre-match talk has framed the contest around Lionel Messi and Spain’s Lamine Yamal.

In this week’s Dear Pastor column, a 21-year-old man wrote that his girlfriend is overly loud and vulgar during sex. He said his mother, who shares the home, once knocked after mistaking the noise for an assault. Despite her promise to quiet down, the problem continues. The landlord has warned that the volume and language could lead to an eviction notice, and his mother has asked them to stop intimacy in the house. He is now weighing whether to stay in the relationship amid the embarrassment.