Law enforcement officers can hold their heads high after intercepting a large amount of cocaine this morning at the Kingston Freeport Terminal. In a report by the Jamaica Observer, the seizure was a joint operation by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Narcotics Division, the Jamaica Customs Agency, and the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF). Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant drug that, for a ver... »
A former employee is being investigated by the Jamaica Constabulary Force for millions of dollars going missing from Sprint legend Usain Bolt’s investment account at a local company in Kingston. On Thursday, the Jamaica Gleaner reported that the Sprinter’s stock and investments portfolio with a company named Stocks and Securities Limited had been tampered with, and the sprinter-turned-produc... »
Rygin King shares his progress from doing a new round of therapy to learning to walk again following paralysis from his waist down. Urban Islandz reported last year that Rygin King real name Matthew Smith, was paralyzed from the waist down and had to be wheelchair-bound following gunshots wounds in a 2020 shooting incident that resulted in the death of his manager’s wife. The dancehall artist and ... »
.The Prosecution in Jah Cure’s stabbing case has appealed the court’s ruling that the Reggae artist be acquitted on the attempted murder charge, and a date has been set for a hearing. Jah Cure was convicted on March 22 on the lesser charge of attempted manslaughter in a judges-only trial after several damning voice notes and text messages were entered into evidence by prosecutors. In the voice not... »
Reggae artist Protoje made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, where he performed his track “Hills” from his Grammy-nominated album Third Time’s The Charm. The reggae artist shared photos of himself from the Radio City Music Hall, where he performed. “This one is for Jamaican music. Reggae is forever,” he wrote on Instagram. In a separate post, he wrote, “From the Hills of Ir... »
By Devi Seitaram Prince Harry is a huge fan of Shenseea music. Prince Harry has revealed that he is a ShenYeng as he disclosed in his tell-all book that the Jamaican artist’s music helped him through some of his darker days while fighting to extricate himself from the monarchy. The Duke of Sussex has released his book Spare, and he is not sparing any detail as he gets real and raw about his life,... »
Vybz Kartel’s baby mother, Tenesha ‘Shorty’ Johnson, is not here for the recent allegations by gossip blogger Shelly-Ann Curran who alleges that Popcaan and Shorty had a history. Curran had a masked guest on her show on Friday night who claimed to have all the tea on dancehall artist Popcaan. The woman wearing red and black with a scandal bag on her head and a plastic mask on her... »
Aidonia and Kimberly Megan paid their final respects as their son Khalif Hitana Kruz Lawrence was laid to rest on Saturday. Khalif, 9, passed away last month after a battle with cancer. His parents have been out of the public eye as they mourn his death and were only seen recently over the Christmas holidays as his father worked at a New Year’s Day party. On Friday, Bounty Killer attended the wake... »
Jamaica indeed is one of the smallest countries in the world, but somehow it still manages to make headlines around the globe. As part of its Deadliest Roads series, Free Documentary, which has over four million subscribers on its Youtube channel, features the tropical island. It is no secret that Jamaica has some of the deadliest roads in the world. In the past year, 488 people were killed on the... »
Vybz Kartel’s baby mother, Tanesha ‘Shorty’ Johnson, is again reacting to him posting several new photos of his fiancee Sidem Ozturk who appears to have moved into his house. While there have been talks that Vybz Kartel has kicked his baby mother out his house, he seemingly confirmed the rumors recently when he shared several photos of his fiancee chilling outside his crib with a ton of poli... »
Jo Mersa Marley’s cause of death has been revealed as tributes poured in for the late reggae star. Urban Islandz broke the story on Tuesday that the son of Stephen Marley and grandson of the late reggae legend Bob Marley passed away after being found unresponsive on Boxing Day in his car in Florida. While the reggae community struggles to deal with his untimely death at the age of 31, sources are ... »
