Global sprint star Usain Bolt will run the 200 metres at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 9. It will be Bolt’s second big race of the summer, with the six-time Olympic champion from Jamaica also set to line-up in the 100 meters at the Areva meeting in Paris five days earlier. Bolt has yet to finalize the remainder of his summer program before the world champ... »
Reggae singer Etana, whose A Better Tomorrow has been selected as the ‘Stop Ebola’ campaign’s official anthem, delivered a sizzling performance at the United Nations recently. Better Tomorrow was re-released on March 3 and all proceeds of the song go towards children orphaned by Ebola. Etana and VP Records have joined the effort – led by the United African Congress, Give Them a Hand Foundation and... »
Jamaican model Alexia Palmer is suing Donald Trump, as well as, his Trump Model Management agency. The lawsuit came after Palmer said that Trump modeling agency stiffed her out of more than US$200,000 in salaries between 2011 and 2013. Lawyers representing the 5-foot 10-inch model says that Trump company lied to the federal government when they document on her work permit that her annual salary wi... »
The final day of the Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association (JAAA) National Carifta Trials was highlighted yesterday by some super fast performances, chief among them a stupendous 45.69-second clocking by Calabar’s Christopher Taylor in the boys’ Under-18 400-metre event at the National Stadium. Running out of lane seven, the impressive Taylor blew away the field and sent the mod... »
Statistics provided by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) last year show a 50 per cent reduction in the number of children reported dead, moving from 14 in 2013, to seven in 2014. But in the first three months of this year, that number has already more than doubled. As of Friday, March 6, Jamaica was thrust into despair once again when another child became part of the chilling murder stat... »
Apollon, which has partnered with Jamaican medical marijuana company, JAMED, is developing a breathalyser which will help police determine if motorists are driving under the influence of ganja. Testing drivers for ganja can be tricky because the effect of smoking the drug can take up to three hours to wear off, but the ingredient which causes impairment – Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – can take up t... »
Old school dancehall artiste Glendon Bailey, popularly known as Admiral Bailey is now slapped with several fraud charges after he went to the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) office and attempted to renew a passport which posed the identity of a Michael George Sullivan. It wasn’t long before officials from PICA discovered his true identity and arrested him on the following charge... »
Nick Cannon was in Jamaica last week getting Wild ‘N Out. The Actor was spotted at the popular Mojito Monday’s in Kingston dancing his pants off. In one of the videos you can see the Wild ‘N Out host dancing with a group of guys to Vybz Kartel’s song “Money Pon Mi Brain (C-T Scan).” In another video you can see Nick Cannon getting down with a bunch of females who lined up to dance with the actor. ... »
Even if he is released from the case, life for Zip Jockey ZJ Wah Wah will never be the same because he will be branded as a snitch. ZJ Wah Wah was arrested at a Florida airport in November 2013 before being extradited to North Dakota where he and several others were slapped with money laundering and scam charges. ZJ Wah Wah, whose real name is Deon-ville O’Hara, took a plea deal in September last ... »
Nicki Minaj ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels definitely has a type because just after he was spotted out with K. Michelle he was on Instagram flirting with dancehall diva Spice. Spice had one of the hottest new music video in dancehall last year “So Mi Like” and Safaree is digging it. The Jamaican-born rapper posted a clip of the video on Instagram with the caption, “Yowwwww, Jamaican people are sooo ... »
Dancehall star I-Octane is eagerly anticipating his first trip to the “Motherland”, the African continent. According to a press release, I-Octane will perform at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, Gambia on March 6. He will be the special guest of T Smallz Suso, the entertainer who is being hailed as The Gambia’s finest reggae, hip-hop cum Afro beat artiste. The event, which is organised by Katato... »
Kingston, Jamaica- Tyquendo Tracey ran a splendid anchor leg to hold off the late surge of the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt to give the University of Technology (UTech) victory over the Racers Lions in the Mens’ Clubs and Institutions 4X100 metre relay at the ongoing Gibson/McCook Relays at the National Stadium. Julian Forte ran a brilliant third-leg for UTech to keep Warren Weir of ... »
FLAMBOYANT dancehall deejay Flippa Mafia was given a March 5 pre-trial date to return to the Camden County Superior Court in New Jersey, when he appeared earlier this week. Flippa Mafia — given name Andrew Davis — is facing conspiracy to distribute cocaine, leading a narcotics organisation, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and money-laundering charges. He has been incarcerated since Se... »
Vybz Kartel is still the man of the moment in dancehall despite being incarcerated for over three years. The embattled dancehall deejay won four awards at the recently held Youth View Awards at the National Indoor Sports Center in Kingston. Kartel won the top award of the night Favorite Male Local Artiste of the Year. The entire audience erupted in loud applause as the deejay’s two sons and his wi... »
When reggae superstar Etana didn’t turn up for a performance in Jamaica last night, a wild rumour started that she had collapsed and had been admitted to a hospital in Miami where she was on life support. However, the rumour was only partly true. Etana, who just completed a gruelling three week tour in Europe, had indeed fell unconscious after complaining of dizzy spells. “She is ok now, she kept ... »
What’s in 2 ounces of ganja? Sean Paul seh ‘it small bad’ Jamaica on Tuesday gave the green light for the decriminalisation of ganja. The amendment to the law will remove the possession of two ounces or less of ganja as a criminal offence and instead make it a ticketable one. This means persons caught with a small quantity of the herb will no longer be thrown behind bars. this is two ounces of wee... »
National Commercial Bank (NCB) chairman Michael Lee Chin and NCB Foundation on Wednesday handed over $30-million to the MVP Track and Field Club at the University of Technology in St Andrew. “We have to take the bull by the horn and build a better Jamaica,” Lee Chin said at the hand-over ceremony. “Our interest harks back to 2005. We saw a club that was training high potential, young Jamaicans to ... »
A special prosecutor has been assigned to investigate a juror who allegedly violated court procedures during the trial that ended in reggae star Buju Banton being convicted for gun and drug charges. Jury forewoman, Terri Wright allegedly broke the rules of the court by conducting outside research as the trial was ongoing The US Department of Justice has been tasked with leading the case against th... »
Bobby Brown and Nick Gordon are at war as Bobbi Kristina lays in a coma in a Atlanta hospital. Nick Gordon says he has repeatedly asked Bobby Brown to visit Bobbi Kristian and spend some alone time with her in her room. But Brown has either denied his requests or placed limitations on his visit. “If Bobby can guarantee me that I can see her 24/7 I’ll meet the conditions,” Gordon tweeted. Now Nick ... »
A 24-year-old South Florida woman has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison and also ordered to pay over US$132,000 in restoration to lottery scam victims. Shanice Ethridge reportedly worked with a Jamaica-based fraudster who contacted victims all over the US and falsely told them they had won money in a sweepstakes or lottery. The victims, mostly seniors, were told they had to s... »
Vybz Kartel continues to make his mark on dancehall from behind bars. The embattled dancehall star was named favourite male local artiste at last night’s Youth View Awards in Kingston. Vybz Kartel’s two sons Little Vybz and Little Addi along with his wife Tanesha Johnson was there to collect the award on his behalf. Sources close to the former Portmore Empire boss said that he is elated by the awa... »
Social media was abuzz when Morgan Heritage shared the news via such vessels as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram that they were heading out on the road Spring 2015. The wait is finally over, Cool To Be Conscious Music Group has officially released the April tour dates and locations for the Morgan Heritage “Strictly Roots” 2015 World Tour. Fans in the United States can boast as being the first of ma... »
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston, was high on drugs the morning she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub, People magazine reported. Bobby Brown tells media to stop talking to the wrong people The magazine quoted a source “familiar with the details of the situation” who said Brown was under the influence on Jan. 31, the day she was discovered in a batht... »
These days every aspiring dancehall artists want to say something about Gully Bop to get some attention. Rising dancehall star Turbo Blacks is looking to make a name for himself and he is getting some attention with his new single “Gully Bop Attack” where he also took shots at Ninja Man. The single was released under the deejays own label R&G. The deejay said the song is not a diss track but m... »
Dexter Daps and Tifa created the perfect Valentine’s dancehall love ballad with “Jealous Ova” and now they have released the official video directed by The Creative Inc. The Daseca Productions-produced single has been getting a lot of attention since making it’s debut in October last year. The video saw Tifa and Dexta Daps at a beach party getting jealous over each other. In the end Tifa transform... »
