Activities at the United States Embassy in Kingston were this morning suspended after a man allegedly threw an item over the wall of the facility. Police are tight lipped about exactly what took place but the incident has triggered a large security presence at the Embassy. Curious onlookers gather in front of the US Embassy in Kingston. Members of the military and Jamaica Constabulary Force are no... »
The dancehall music industry got another black eye this week with the conviction of Kevin “Clement” Reynolds, the music mogul who founded the 21st Hapilos Digital Distribution company. In January, he was convicted of murdering a man in front the man’s daughter in Silver Spring, and he was sentenced in Montgomery County on March 31, 2015. Reynolds was sentenced to life in prison plus twenty years f... »
As Jamaica prepares to welcome US President Barack Obama, a source close to the Washington delegation has revealed that an entire hotel in Kingston has been booked out for the trip. According to the source, the hotel which boasts approximately 300 rooms will be occupied entirely by the president and his Washington delegation, who will arrive on the evening of April 8th, instead of the originally d... »
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says she will be raising with US President Barack Obama, the issue of the name of Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus Garvey, being in the criminal records of the United States. Simpson Miller made the declaration while speaking with Jamaicans at the St George’s Episcopal Church in New York on Thursday, March 27. Obama is scheduled to visit Jamaica on April 9... »
The final night of the Friday night series for Bacchanal finished with a bang. Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons had the crowd moving to their every word and dancing to every beat. The patrons were mesmerised by the couple, who controlled the stage and kept them entertained throughout the entire night. They even had to extend their performance because the crowd kept calling them back on stage. Loop h... »
Grammy award winning reggae artiste, Orville Richard Burrell, better known as Shaggy, received the Luminary Award on Saturday March 28, at the sixth annual University of the West Indies Toronto Benefit Gala, at The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto. The Luminary Award is given to people of Caribbean Heritage, who are outstanding achievers on an international scale in their respective fields or people who have... »
One of the jurors who found Vybz Kartel guilty of murder is denying allegations that they planned an after verdict party during the trial. The juror, Dennis Brown, who testified in court this week in a corrupt juror trial, told the court that there was the planning of a party but denied that it was discussed during deliberation in the jury room. “It was good to go out and relax. No after-party,” h... »
Reggae/dancehall hitmaker Mavado and his family didn’t had a warm welcome to the famous Philippe Chow restaurant in New York City yesterday. The Gully God took to Instagram to let the world know that his experience was less than what he expected. This is what Mavado wrote on Instagram: Just went to Philippe chow restaurant and this manager are who ever he wants to be been very disrespectful after ... »
Suge Knight collapsed in court on after a judge set his bail at a whopping $25 million. Has to be the highest bail in history. Even for a hardcore gangster Suge, to see his bail set so high couldn’t keep it together. The former Death Row Records boss fainted in court after the judge made the announcement. Knight attorney Matt Fletcher told NBC LA that his client did not take his medication and fel... »
Three years ago, Mr Vegas’ life was in shambles. The singer openly accused the mother of his infant daughter of making out with another man in the presence of the child. The woman’s actions brought the singer to tears. Since that public incident, Mr Vegas has not seen his daughter. He spoke openly about the situation with Loop News on the Kingston Waterfront recently and expressed his undying love... »
Washington Blade is reporting that the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered (LGBT) rights advocates on Thursday interrupted Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s speech to members of Jamaican Diaspora in New York. Members of Jamaica Anti-Homophobia Stand, a group that advocates for LGBT Jamaicans, interrupted Simpson Miller as she spoke at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan. The advo... »
Its has recently been disclosed that at least three members of the jury that convicted dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel had close relations with law enforcement agencies. It has been reported that two members of the jury worked for the Jamaica Defense Force and another was the wife of a high ranking police officer that worked at the courthouse during the trial. One of the jurors who served in the... »
Dancehall veteran Cham has officially released the video for I’m Too Hot! the first single from his third studio album, Lawless. “The lyrics are catchy so everyone can vibe to it,” Cham said. The video has already got the thumbs up from fans, generating hundreds of likes on Facebook and Youtube. »
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will join other world leaders and government officials at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Wednesday. The dignitaries will be in New York for the unveiling of the permanent memorial to honour the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The day (March 25) has been declared by the UN as International Day of Remembrance of the Vic... »
Reports that have emerged that reggae star Buju Banton has been released from prison and deported back to Jamaica have proven to be baseless. A report on the website hypelifejamaica.com questioned whether Buju, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, had in fact been released. But an investigation revealed that Myrie is still being held at the McRae Correctional Institution in the state of Georgia.... »
Usain Bolt will this year compete at the Adidas Grand Prix at the Icahn Stadium in New York, the site where he broke the 100-metre world record for the first time (9.72s) in 2008. The event will be held on June 13. However, it was not announced whether the six-time Olympic champion would be competing in the 100 or 200 metres. It will also be Bolt’s first appearance on the track in the United State... »
Dancehall artist Furtyle Brain is looking to boast his career with a little shock-value by implanting a pair of goat horn on his head. The “Pocket Money” deejay, whose real name is Kenardo Robinson says he hired a Canadian-based surgeon to perform the surgery in Jamaica. But he revealed that the surgery did not come cheap, as well as, he experienced severe pain. The aspiring dancehall deejay said ... »
Busy Signal is building up the hype for his upcoming music video “Song Without A Title Yet.” The single was produced by the dancehall hitmaker’s own label Turf Music and has been getting heavy rotation on dancehall airwaves in Jamaica and overseas. Last month, Busy Signal got some heat for dissing incarcerated dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel in another music video “What If.” Kartel’s legion of fans t... »
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor NEXT month, dancehall deejay Busy Signal will be embarking on his latest project — the Busy 20/20 Helping Hands Foundation Limited. According to the dancehall artiste, the venture is for a much-needed cause. “My priority is the St Ann’s Bay Hospital. It is in need of vital X-ray/CAT scan equipment for detecting cancer. It costs roughly $12 millio... »
Six-time Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt will run the 100 metre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Brazilian Jockey Club on April 19. Bolt, the world-record holder in the 100 and 200 metres, will face two international rivals and a local sprinter. It will be Bolt’s third consecutive appearance in the event, which he also won in 2013 and 2014. Loop News Service »
Tessanne Chin could be heading for a divorce after just four years of marriage. The Voice winner and her TV broadcaster husband Michael Cuffe Jr are having marital troubles. The couple would have celebrated their fourth anniversary on Thursday, March 19. Sources connected to the couple told Urban Islandz that Michael Cuffe suddenly moved out of their marital home and is staying with a friend until... »
Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight collapsed in a courtroom Friday shortly after a judge ordered him held on a $25 million bail in a murder case. Bailiffs cleared the courtroom, paramedics arrived with a stretcher a few minutes later and an ambulance was seen leaving the courthouse. Defense attorney Matthew Fletcher said Knight was unconscious when the lawyer left the courtroom and an upd... »
Police have slapped charges on a Chinese businessman who was caught with $50 million worth of ‘knock off’ goods at his warehouse in downtown, Kingston on Tuesday. Charged is 41-year-old Lan Yang. He was given $300,000 station bail and is set to appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on March 27. Yang and another Chinese national were arrested after cops from the Counter Terrorism... »
Nicki Minaj and her new boo Meek Mill have been rumored to be already heading for a split after problems in their relationship started to surface. While the couple is still together, signs are showing that they might not last long enough for their tour this summer. Sources close to the Trinidadian rapper said that she and Meek Mill have been having huge arguments and that is pushing them apart. “T... »
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominican Government confirmed yesterday that talks were being held with its Jamaican counterpart on a settlement regarding the deportation of dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta last February. Lee, whose real name is Leroy Russell, and three others — Tiasha Oralie Russell, Junior Fraser and Mario Christopher Wallace — were deported one day after they arrived here to pe... »
