"I have sinned," she announced, "if it's a sin to feel this good, I have sinned," the reigning Empress of Reggae said at the launch of a year-long series of festivities to mark her 40th year in the music business.

The launch, which was more of a thanksgiving ceremony, was attended by the who's who of Jamaican entertainment, including Bob Marley's mother, Cedella Booker, former I-Three member Judy Mowatt, sax great Dean Fraser, storyteller Amina Blackwood-Meeks, leader of the Opposition Edward Seaga, and songbird Nadine Sutherland, all of whom delivered touching tributes to the most prolific woman in Reggae music today.

All sectors of the industry were represented, and singers Tony Rebel, dancehall 'Fireman' Capleton, dancer L'Antoinette Stines, filmmaker Barbara Blake Hannah, sound system operator Bunny Goodison, Jamaica Federation of Musicians president Desi Young, percussionist Bongo Herman, and producers Donovan Germain and Sonia Pottinger were some of the famous faces spotted.

After this win Panther became the only sound system selector to walk away with all three World Clash titles back to back in one year. Panther came into the competition riding high off his most recent win at the UK Cup Clash.

"A long time mi inna di business, mi pay mi dues," he affirmed. "Nobody cyan go round my ting dem, mi nuh haffi spend no bag of money. Ah performance dweet."

Panther, ironically, cut the least amount of new tunes and one-off World Clash specials for the dance, yet walked away with the trophy once more.