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Vuraldo Barnett

Vuraldo Barnett otherwise called V.B is the Creator and Host of Island Vybz. V.B comes to News Talk 93 FM with almost 10 years of media experience in the area of print, video and radio production. A journalist by training, he has written special features...

A journalist by training, he has written special features for the Sunday Herald Newspaper of Jamaica and has been a guest columnist for the Wire and Guardian Newspaper of Trinidad and Tobago where he focused on social development issues of the Caribbean region.

These include writing investigative features from an experiential perspective. For instance ‘Inner City Justice System’, ‘The Making of a Don’, ‘Don of All Dons and two series entitled ‘Voices from the Grassroots’ and ‘Jamaican Rude Bwoy’.

His endeavor in Broadcast journalism includes reporting and producing for Nationwide News Network as well as presenting and producing Roots FMs flagship morning programme- Morning Roots.

V.B holds a certificate in Broadcast Journalism from The Institute of Broadcasting Careers (Trinidad) as well as a liberal arts degree (BA) in History and International Relations from the University of the West Indies.

He has received several awards and recognition for his contribution to youth development in some of Jamaica’s toughest inner-city communities.

These include being awarded in Brussels, Belgium in 2001 by United Nations Non Government Organization, The World Association of Former UN Interns and Fellows.

In 1997 he was awarded the University of the West Indies Guild of Students award for his service (1996-1997) to student government as vice-president of the Guild of Students.

He has been featured in some of Jamaica’s major newspapers, radio and television programmes. This includes being interviewed twice [July 2001 and January 2006] by Jamaica’s longest running personality programme [Profile] with veteran journalist Ian Boyne.

On Island Vybz, Vuraldo Barnett combines his street-smart outlook, incisive and entertaining interviewing techniques with ethnic yet eclectic high-energy music to deliver a show that is strong in entertainment, informational and educational value.

So join, Vuraldo Barrett a.k.a  V.B  this and every Saturday from 6PM to 9PM for Island Vybz……….de real vybz’ ………on News Talk 93FM.

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Posted By: Chavelle
May 01, 2008

Hi i once heard you onthe radio,that night when listeners was able to text and send big ups and so on. I really liked it,anyway continue doing what your doing and stay focused.

Posted By: Concerned Jamaican
May 17, 2008

it is a shame that in the 21st century in Jamaica we still have so called leaders of our country fighing and acting like 5 year old kids over power. It is a world problem, Obama and Clinton, Haiti problem, Zimbabwe problem. They all bring me back to Sirrea Leone, Angola. The thing is that countries like Sirrea Leone and Angola start fighting after they found Diamond so we can say then lives were lost which will never be a good thing but they were fighting for something. Diamond. Everyone wanted to control the diamond fields. They were getting great gains from these fields that the people of the country never saw. Why are the Jamaican politicians fighting so hard to sit in the house. I draw the same conclusion that there is a gain that we Jamaicans knows nothing about a financial gain.

Jamaican people have spoken at the September 2007 General Election, away with Portia give us Bruce. It is not for the media of journalist, political analyst or people of high society to try and change. Regardless of how slim the margin is PNP and the leaders need to sit back fix their internal problems and get prepared for 2012. And if in 2012 the people dont like the way JLP did it we need to try NDM or whichever new party that is on the scene then.

Jamaica is our investment it is where most of us will have to stay until we die and we need to take a first hand approach into how our company is managed. For 18 years PNP reign we have seen peoples lives going down into a dark pit, crime rate going out of control, more guns on the street, little or no growth in many fiscal years. Who was the managers at these trying times. PJ Paterson, Portia Miller, Peter Phillips, Omar Davis and many others that have not shown to the Jamaican people that they understand our cry. All of a sudden the same set of people found the answer, they know all the wrongs that JLP is doing after a few months. How is it that they did not know and could not see 18 years of wrong doing. Kern Spencer 33 year old trying to make off with $276 million. I am sure he is not the first just that he is the one we knew about. Why should any Jamaican trust the PNP with our countries affair, because of highway 2000 and a few other projects that does not really benefit the poorer Jamaican. What have the PNP done with Education, Agriculture, Health, Tourism the social affairs of our Jamaican people. I can answer nothing to boast about. Tourism have survived mostly because hotiliers need the business so they advertise Jamaica. I remember one advertisement of Jamaica running on television overseas for years now "come to Jamaica and feel alright" but Sandals and Superclubs have alot. Many people had to stay home with their sickness because they could not afford to pay at the clinics and hospitals, kids had to stay home because parents could not afford books, school fee, lunch money, bus fare etc. With Free health care and free education we see that will change. All this violence in schools is that a new problem or something that have started for years but is now coming to the surface. Jamaica face a food crisis like the rest of the world, but what would be diffrent if Roger Clarke and the PNP was not that short sighted did good with agriculture over the past 18 years. We would not be facing a problem as bad as we are now.

I think Portia and the PNP heads have been encouraging Phyllis Mitchell and Dabdoub to go to the courts trying to see if she can ge back in power. She said on the night of her defeat that she will not accept defeat and that she will be a nightmare for the PNP. But look how she decides to gain power, sensible people know that the world now faces a food crisis, rice is a problem not only in Jamaica but everywhere, oil prices have risen to over $123 per barrell. She puts it across to people in Jamaica that will not understand as if JLP caused the oil prices to go up and JLP caused the rice to go up and JLP caused a problem in our agriculture sector. PNP did not even know that one day this is what it would be if America continue the war in the middle east.

They have not said anything about Casino gambling and it shows their intention to trick Jamaicans. The plan for Harmony Cove was in the making before the election, before JLP came into power. We know that the developer of Harmony Cove is big in Casino so there must have been some for of agreement between the PNP and Harmony regarding Casino. Now that they are not in the hot seat they make it seems like they had no intention to go casino.

Jamaica have no control over the food crisis and oil crisis but we could be sailing on calmer water if we had leaders over the past 18 years that could see a little further than these do. If they had start dealing with LNG and Clean coal, agriculture where would Jamaica be today.

Phyllis Mitchell and Dabdoub need to accept defeat and not be like their leader Portia Simpson. This make things complicated for the people of Jamaica in that we are looking to go back to the poles for maybe a General Election. That is like stopping operation of the country to please a few that want to gain power that they really did not earn. The goal should be now to get back every Jamaican life on track, reduce the crime rate, and bring Jamaican into primetime. Asafa Powell, Usain Bolt, Vernocia Campbell and many other are out there doing it, we need the politicians on track now.

Until Jamaican people realize that the government work for us, we placed them in power we decide what happen we will ever be going through this annoying battle. I say we fire Portia because her attitude is not what we need in Parliament or any Constituency in Jamaica. She should work with a private sector, nothing to deal with people or government business. Phyllis and Dabdoub is seeking a free ride and I agree with Bruce no one that won their seat through the courts should be allowed to sit in the house. The people decie who should represent them, and the said Vaz.

It is time for Portia and the PNP to realize that is not about them it is not about Bruce and the JLP or NDM it is about the lives of Jamaican people. You dont play with peoples lives the way they decide to do it because no one will take the blame for the destroyed lives in Jamaica. It is about time that PNP give up and be a friendly oposition in the house to see what good can come out of them being there.

We need a better Jamaica for ourselves and our children, we need to leave a great company in the hands of our chuldren and not something that they have to come try to fix. Over the years Americans, Canadians, England have left a country that seem to be moving forward the new generation. Why cant Jamaica do the same.

I call on Media, Politicians, Citizen and all people living in Jamaica to lets get busy and fix Jamaica.

Concerned Jamaican

Posted By: good move man
Jun 26, 2008

i think jamaica is gradually loosing its divine culture. the golden legacy left by marcus garvey will to be protected by jamaica. now most singers are singging about de devasting nature of jamaica. im talking about de moral bankcruptcy other sinful attitude by most jamaican youth, it does not speak well about jamica at all

well im very much concern about de youth in jamaica although i have never been there but de little dat i have read about jamaica does not give me a good mental picture opf jamaica. i hope we all come together and take jamica out of this hellish state.

a concern brother

from ghana

west africa

shanti black

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