Feared, ridiculed and outlawed, the African-­Caribbean spiritual traditions that came to be known as Obeah have survived for centuries as an underground practice of spirituality and healing. Even with ...

In Trinidad and Tobago, there are many published articles about the practice of Obeah. Some of the headlines, to cite a few, include“A trip to the Obeahman when all else fails...,” –“Moruga haunted by ...

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announced that he would be taking a submission to Cabinet which would outline the reasons the 1898 Obeah Act should be repealed.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 ...

I was fascinated by a February 22 front page Tribune article titled “Sacrilege.” The article was about the alleged desecration of several graves at the Spikenard Graveyard off Cowpen Road. What I ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

Social media is becoming an increasingly popular advertising medium for businesses, and one self-proclaimed Jamaican obeah man is using the tool to reach a wide array of customers – including ...