At only seven years old Kareem Billings is the youngest to host of a radio show in Jamaica. Kareem, who resides in Portmore, St Catherine, is the presenter for the Read and Win programme on SunCity 104.9FM on Saturdays. “I love reading and I had to choose a programme that encourages reading and the use of the English Language” shared the grade three student. Kareem who attends the Arde... »
BY BALFORD HENRY Senior staff reporter Reparations commission says Ja would be due £2.3 trillion of total for caribbean THE National Commission on Reparations (NCR) says Jamaica would be due at least £2.3 trillion (approximately J$416.3 trillion) from any slavery reparations paid by Britain to the region. This money would be able to pay off Jamaica’s national debt of $2 trillion and set the nation... »
Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused were back in court on on Friday and also today for their ongoing conspiracy trail. Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, Gaza Slim, real name Vanessa Saddler, and a man name Andre “Pim Pim” Henry are all charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice and perverting the course of justice. In court on Friday, Vybz Kartel lead attorney, Tom Tavares-Finso... »
Three police officers and two civilians accused of the controversial killing of Robert Hill, popularly known as “Kentucky Kid” have been charged. They were charged on Monday morning. A bail hearing is set for 2 pm in the Home Circuit Court. Last month, a Coroner’s jury ruled that Special Corporal Uriel Anderson, Constable Gary Thomas and Special Constable Norval Warren be charged with... »
The saga between Ishawna, Foota Hype and Joe Bogdanovich is getting crazier by the day. Earlier this week Foota Hype did an interview with British radio personality Gibbo, where he put his ex-girlfriend and baby mother on blast. According to the veteran sound system selector says he found out that Ishawna has been intimately involved with with head of Downsound Records Joe Bogdanovich and also Dow... »
Sean “Diddy” Combs is still a free man and Tupac Shakur’s murder is still unsolved. Over the last week there is a viral article posted on a website has been circulating claiming that hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested for the shooting death of the lat rap icon Tupac Shakur. The website claims that sources close to the Bad Boy rapper confirmed that he was arrested for the 1996 murder of ... »
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Health Minister Perry Gomez has dismissed as “bogus” a report that a case of the Ebola virus, which has killed thousands of people in Africa, has been confirmed in The Bahamas after a European national died here last week. “I would like to make it completely clear that this posting is completely untrue. However, hospital officials did indicate that late Su... »
Keyshia Cole was arrested yesterday after she reportedly assault another female inside a condo owned by Birdman. Over the last few months, Keyshia Cole and Birdman have been rumored to be dating. This has been the best evidence yet that the two are involved. According to TMZ, Keyshia Cole turned up at Birdman’s condo in West L.A at approximately 5 AM to see the Cash Money honcho. Security let her ... »
BY HOWARD WALKER Sunday Observer senior reporter ATHLETICS star Yohan Blake has paid the Jamaica Government $52 million for a property at 11 Jack’s Hill Road in St Andrew. But Blake will need to spend heavily on fixing the property, as its condition has deteriorated badly in recent years and is said to require “major repairs”, by one official close to the transaction. The Governm... »
The Foota Hype and Ishawna saga is growing intense. The veteran sound system selector has responded to his ex-girlfriend diss songs and he is spilling all the tea about what has been going on inside their camp at Downsound Records. During an interview with Gibbo, Foota Hype opened up about leaving Downsound Records, why he and Ishawna broke up, and a host of other things. “As everyone know Ishawna... »
Gucci Mane will stay in prison a little longer after pleading guilty to aggravated assault on a fan at a nightclub in Atlanta. The Atlanta rapper was sentenced to 39 months for copping the plea deal. He was already serving time behind bars for another crime and will serve his times concurrently. According to reports, Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, hit a male fan in the head with a vo... »
TOKYO (AP) — The first Kuro, or black, burger had a signature black bun and sauce. Last year’s edition, the Kuro Ninja, added a slice of (non-black) bacon to the signature black components. Now Burger King Japan is going black on black. The fast-food chain added black cheese and deepened the color of the other ingredients in the special burger duo added to menus Friday. Marketing Manager Kan... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Entertainer Macca Diamond was involved in a three-vehicle crash along the Old Harbour Road, St Catherine shortly after 12 noon today (Friday, September 19). Reports are sketchy at this time however it is said that the entertainer was driving a white Honda motorcar in the vicinity of the Sydenham housing scheme when the incident occurred. The entertainer, with no obvious s... »
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Belize, Bishop Dorrick Wright Friday spoke out against a planned concert this weekend by Jamaican artist, ‘Alkaline’. “As the Bishop of Belize, I strongly oppose this event, which represents a serious error in judgement on the part of the Administration of Sacred Heart in allowing it to take place on their campus,” said Bishop... »
Vybz Kartel baby mother Tanesha “Shorty” Johnson is mourning the death of her mother. Sources close to the Shorty told Urban Islandz that her mother popularly known as Miss Valery or Miss V, passed away yesterday. Details surrounding her death are not yet known, but fans of the dancehall hitmaker have been sending their condolences on social media. Vybz Kartel, who is now serving a life sentence, ... »
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A popular private health centre in Portmore is reporting a large number of suspected cases of the rapidly spreading chikungunya virus in sections of the municipality. Nurses stationed at the centre’s general practitioner section estimated that at least 200 patients with Chik-V symptoms, including severe joint pain, rashes and high fever, visited the institution in the... »
Chronixx premiere hisnew music video for his single “Capture Land,” off his new EP Dread and Terrible. Chronixx has been having the best year of his career with massive success for the EP, a sold out European tour and an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. “Capture Land” is the latest single from Chronixx to receive a visual shot in Jamaica by Jerome D. “Lord America a capture land /... »
THERE has been a general decline in HIV prevalence among selected populations, except among men who have sex with men. Data on Jamaica’s HIV/AIDS status was presented yesterday by director of treatment, care and support in the National HIV/STI Programme, Dr Nicola Skyers at the opening ceremony for the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Treatment 2.0 Mission at the University of the Wes... »
In this August 28, 2014 photo, legalisation advocate and reggae legend Bunny Wailer smokes a pipe stuffed with marijuana during a “reasoning” session in a yard in Kingston, Jamaica, decorated with Rastafarian colours and images of former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Wailer, a founder of the iconic Wailers reggae group with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, and fellow Rastafarians hav... »
Vybz Kartel legal troubles are far from over. The embattled dancehall deejay and his two co-accused Gaza Slim, and Andre “Pim Pim” Henry will be back in court next week Monday. Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, Gaza Slim, real name Vanessa Saddler, and Henry will have to report to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s court for another mention of their ongoing conspiracy case. All three co-accus... »
Junior Reid is breathing a sigh of relief following the arrest of a robber who robbed the reggae singer. According to reports, 20-year-old Jevon Barnett forced himself inside a property belonging to Junior Reid and stole several bottles of alcoholic beverages including Hennessy, Ciroc, Rose Moet, and Grey Goose valued at JM$150,000. Security personnel spotted Barnett leaving the premises on the ni... »
The Trinidad and Tobago parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing for the authorities to finger print visitors and deportees entering the country. But opposition legislators voted against the Miscellaneous Provisions (Administration of Justice) Bill 2013 which needed a special majority to pass, citing human rights violation. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan defended the passage of the bill... »
Antigua’s outgoing Governor General, Dame Louise Lake Tack, accused the Gaston Browne government on Tuesday of lying to the country regarding her removal from office. Dame Louise will be replaced today by Dr. Rodney Williams, a former legislator, as the Head of State, two months after the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party returned to power. Dame Louise’s exit from office comes after weeks of ... »
Buju Banton could be a free man as early as this year. The embattled reggae star’s legal team, headed by Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree, will be making a case for a new trial in the U.S. court of appeal. Ogletree says he is expecting the judge to reverse Buju Banton conviction based on two main problems with the case. “I will be arguing somewhere in the 11th circuit it can be in Miami or o... »
Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran are living together again at least for now. The “New Flames” singer posted singer posted this hilarious video on his Instagram page of himself and his on-again off-again girlfriend Karrueche Tran. “When your girl farts in her sleep,” Chris Brown said before Karrueche did the unthinkable. Breezy then playfully kicked her off the bed. Chris Brown is getting ready to la... »
