The University of the West Indies, Mona, wishes to advise that Kingsley ‘Ragashanti’ Stewart this morning, September 1, tendered his resignation with immediate effect from the programme ‘Ragashanti Live’ broadcast on NewsTalk 93FM.

The Principal of the Mona Campus and Chairman of Universal Media Company Ltd, operators of NewsTalk 93 FM, Professor Gordon Shirley received an email from  ‘Ragashanti ‘ in which he stated that effective Wednesday September 1, “the programme ‘Ragashanti Live’ would no longer broadcast from Newstalk 93 FM effective Wednesday September 1, 2010. “

The Board of Management of the station after careful review of the matter determined that in the best interest of the University of the West Indies, Mona and the station, that the programme should be discontinued with immediate effect and appropriate music played until further notice.