US retailer, Home Depot, has announced that hackers who stole payment card details of millions of customers, also stole 53 million e-mail addresses. It said hackers accessed its network with a vendor’s user name and password between during the period April to September. The company had previously revealed that 56 million debit and credit card details were also stolen in the hack. Analysts s... »
MACHEL Montano won the Soul Train Award for Best International Performance at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas Friday evening. The diminutive singer won for Ministry of Road, making him the second Trinidadian to win the award in consecutive years. Singer Bunji Garlin won the 2013 award with Differentology. It was the third nomination for 39-year-old Montano who has been a dominant figure in soca mus... »
Mike Tyson claims he was sexually abused as a child. The 48-year-old retired boxer was snatched off the street when he was seven by an “old man”, who he never saw again after the shocking one-time incident. Speaking on SiriusXM’s Opie radio show, he said: “He snatched me off the street. I was a little kid … [he was an] old man. He bullied me, sexually abused me... »
JAMAICA-BORN contestant in The Voice, Anita Antoinette has soared to the top of the iTunes reggae 100 chart with Rude (The Voice Performance). The singer’s rendition of Magic!’s Rude surpassed the sales of UB40’s Red Red Wine, who holds the number two spot. In the number three spot is One Day by Matisyahu. Occupying positions four and five are Three Little Birds and Is This Love ... »
DANCEHALL artiste Kalado returned to the island earlier this week after being detained in a Florida jail for roughly two weeks. The entertainer, whose given name is Eton Gordon, was being held on suspicion of immigration fraud. “I have not gotten a chance to speak with him as yet, but I can confirm that he has returned to Jamaica. I am supposed to meet with him today [Friday] so I may have m... »
Richie Stephens continues to benefit internationally from the success of his latest project ‘Everybody Dance,’ which had its world premier on WorldStarHipHop earlier this month. The singer will headline the inaugural One Caribbean Festival, slated for Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida on December 13, alongside, Jamaican Sean Paul, Bunji Garlin, Fayann Lyons and Maxi Pr... »
Dr Kevin Harvey, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health KINGSTON, Jamaica — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Kevin Harvey is recommending mild exercise for people who are recovering from chikungunya (CHIKV) infection to assist with easing joint pain. He said there are some persons who may also need physiotherapy depending on the severity of the joint pains. “In a maj... »
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Kenneth Cole has opened a boutique in Haiti that the designer says will bring commercial and humanitarian benefit to the poor Caribbean country. The store celebrated its grand opening Thursday in a hotel complex in Petionville. The district in the hills above downtown Port-au-Prince has rebounded from the devastation of the January 2010 earthquake and is now the major ... »
MAVADO is featured on two songs for the soundtrack to the movie Beyond the Lights which is scheduled for release by the Relativity Music Group on November 11. The singjay collaborates with Trinidad-born born rapper Nicki Minaj on both tracks — Give it All to Me and C’mon Boy. Released last year, Give it All to Me is produced by JA Productions. It was a hit locally and did well on Carib... »
JAMAICAN students have dominated the regional ranking in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) June 2014 examinations, copping 161 top-ten positions in 30 subjects, followed by Trinidad & Tobago with 109 positions. The regional ranking shows Jamaican students leading in mathematics, Caribbean history, religious education, and information technology, among other subjects. Caribbe... »
OTTAWA, Canada (CMC) – Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually. The bank said it would close down 35 of its 200 branches in the Caribbean and would sever 1, 500 full-time employees, including 500 from its international operations. “In some of these (Ca... »
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Carnival Cruise Lines returned to Grenada for the 2014/2015 cruise season on Tuesday, after an absence of 15 years. The Carnival Splendor berthed for the first time from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at Melville Street Cruise Terminal with a passenger capacity of 3,002. The return of Carnival Cruise Lines marked a significant achievement of the public-private partnerships and ong... »
Dr. Fenton Ferguson addressing Parliament Jamaica has stepped up its preparedness for the Ebola virus. On Tuesday it was announced that the country now has a fully equipped dedicated treatment centre and another is under construction. Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson, who made the announcement in a statement to Parliament, said an Ebola Control Centre will be established at the Jamaica Defence ... »
Esco DANCEHALL rivals Beenie Man and Bounty Killer have recorded their first collaboration, Legendary. The single — which will be officially released this month — is recorded on the eight-month-old Starstruck Records label, owned by entertainer Esco. The track has already made the playlist of some local radio stations. The producer/recording artiste said putting the colla... »
STRICTLY The Best, possibly the longest running compilation album in reggae, marks a milestone on November 25. VP Records will release Volumes 50 and 51 of the series. As usual, it showcases some of the most popular dancehall songs of the year as well as classic hits from the Queens, New York label’s vaults. Strictly The Best was first released in 1990. Volumes 1 and 2 featured hits from Fox... »
ALTHOUGH a number of Jamaican men still smirk at the idea of a woman raping a man, the increasing number of calls to the Marge Roper Counselling Service and the National Family Planning Board hotline are showing that more and more males are reporting rape and are pointing towards older women as the perpetrators. “A number of men are now reporting rape,” National Family Planning Board C... »
Ryon Jones, Staff Reporter Jamaica spent almost $3 billion dollars last year to import some 70 million pounds of chicken back from the United States, as many Jamaicans continue to depend on this cheap meat for the protein in their diets. In 2012, $2.5 billion was spent importing chicken back while $2.3 billion was spent in 2011, pushing up the country’s already high import bill despite the 1... »
Mariah Carey has been confirmed as headline act for the 19th staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival, set for Januray 29-31 at Trelawny Stadium near Falmouth. This will mark Mariah’s first time performing in the Caribbean. Festival producer Walter Elmore noted that “welcoming Mariah Carey to Jamaica’s shores is truly exciting!” The Jazz and Blues Festival is the first festival i... »
An Austrian national was arrested at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St James on Wednesday after a firearm and other illegal weapons were allegedly found in one of his suitcases. He has been identified as 47-year-old business consultant Thomas Roessler. The Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force says Roessler has been charged with illegal possession of ... »
DETECTIVES probing Wednesday’s brazen daylight murder of a man on the outskirts of New Kingston say they have received new information suggesting that the victim — Collin Mann — was a lieutenant of former Tivoli Gardens don Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. Mann, also called ‘Gummy Bear’, was last year slapped with shooting and gun-related charges stemming from allegations th... »
TELECOMS company LIME signed dancehall artiste Konshens and former Miss Jamaica World (2006) Sara Lawrence as its newest brand ambassadors at Ribbiz at Barbican Centre in St Andrew, yesterday. Carlo Redwood, LIME’s vice-president of marketing, said signing was a “no-brainer”. “Konshens is popular with Jamaicans. He loves Jamaica and he’s very passionate about music an... »
Suge Knight and Katt Williams found themselves behind bars for allegedly snatching a female paparazzo camera. According to TMZ, the incident went down on September 5 outside a studio in Beverly Hills. The female photographer filed a police report. Suge Knight was picked up by cops in Las Vegas, while Katt Williams was arrested on Wednesday morning when he showed up in court for an assault case. Th... »
Barbara Gayle and Jerome Reynolds Gleaner Writers Former Miss Jamaica Universe and media personality, Yendi Phillipps, has filed for full custody of her child with dancehall entertainer, Chino, whose real name is Daniel McGregor. The application was filed in the Supreme Court this week by the law firm Nelson-Brown, Guy and Francis. Phillipps is asking the court to grant her custody, care and contr... »
BY KARENA BENNETT Business reporter Red Stripe to build $90-m cassava processing plant by January LOCAL brewing company Red Stripe will be establishing its US$800,000 ($90.4 million) starch processing plant by January 2015. The facility will allow Red Stripe to make its flagship beer with at least five per cent cassava by next March. Ultimately, the local brewer wants to replace 20 per cent of its... »
Popcaan new album Where We Come From has been available since June but the dancehall deejay held an official album launch party last week in Kingston at the Triple Century Sports Bar & Grill. Lot’s of dancehall celebrities came out to support the former Portmore Empire deejay including Beenie Man, Sizzla Kalonji, Aidonia, Lady Saw, and his former nemesis Black Ryno. Popcaan gave a well receive... »
