KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health today confirmed seven additional cases of Chikungunya in the island. Director, Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse said the positive results were received from samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). This brings the total number of confirmed cases for Jamaica to seventeen – 14 from loca... »
R. Kelly former manager Derrel McDavid is suing the singer for being ungrateful. Derrel McDavid managed R. Kelly’s career for decades and took him from nobody to somebody. But the two parted ways last year after their relationship went sour. According to TMZ, both Kelly and McDavid agreed that the R&B singer would pay him $1.3 million. R. Kelly has since paid $300,000 and was suppose to make a... »
The US Appeals Court has granted a request by Buju Banton’s attorneys, that they be allowed to present oral arguments before the court. Lawyers for Buju Banton also known as Mark Myrie, are trying to get the court to grant the entertainer a new trial. He was sentenced to ten years in prison on cocaine charges in June 2011. His lawyers are arguing, that he was entrapped by a paid informant, ... »
“I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger,” said Iverson. Troubled former NBA basketball player Allen Iverson was seen begging for change outside of Lenox Mall in Atlanta. Several mall patrons reported a man with a disheveled appearance harassing them for change. When security arrived, they were shocked to see it was none other than basketball legend Allen Iverson. Iverson was asked to leave the... »
Celebrities have joined in the protest against the police shooting of an unarmed teenager Micheal Brown in Ferguson, Miss. Chris Brown and Quincy eamed up again last weekend for a celebrity charity kickball game at the Jack Kemp Stadium at Occidental College in L.A. Chris Brown teamed defeated Quincy’s team 42-21. Celebrities including Wale, Bow Wow, Tyga, Omarion and Trey Songz made up Team Breez... »
Dancehall deejay Ikon D Link stirred up a lot of controversy last week when he climb a radio transmission tower at ZIP FM and threatened to jump off. The incident occurred after the artist turned up at the station demanding that ZJ Liquid play his music on the air. But security refused his entry and that was when he climb the tower and threatened to commit suicide. Speaking with OnStage TV, Ikon D... »
FedEx has been charged with conspiring to launder money by U.S. federal law enforcement authorities over the drug deliveries the company made for online rogue pharmacies despite receiving warnings from authorities. The newest indictment, which was filed on Friday in court, says FedEx accepted payments from several pharmacies when it was aware the revenue was from a product that had invalid prescri... »
Jamaican sprinter and Olympic multi-champion Usain Bolt (right) competes during an exhibition race at Leme Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. (PHOTO: AFP) RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt won his first 100-metre of 2014 yesterday in an exhibition race run on Rio’s iconic Copacabana beach, two years out from the 2016 Olympics. ... »
Beyonce and Jay Z are reportedly trying to save their broken marriage with a second child. The couple have been rocked with rumors of trouble in their marriage over the last few months. Some reports went as far as to suggest that Beyonce and Jay Z will be getting a divorce at the end of their On The Run tour. Sources around Beyonce says she got pregnant for a second time but lost the baby and Jay ... »
Vybz Kartel and his protege Gaza Slim will have to wait until October to know their fate. The embattled dancehall star, real name Adidja Palmer, and Slim, real name Vanessa Saddler, are both charge with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Another man name Pim Pim, real name Andre Henry, was also charged. The three appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday afte... »
Not even an excruciatingly painful, dislocated shoulder could diminish the potency of international reggae and dancehall artiste, I-Octane, as he powered his way across the major festivals in Europe, in a continuation of his awesome “My Journey” tour. It was right after closing Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night in inimitable style, that the man who is an entertainer in the truest sense of the word, p... »
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — The St Vincent and the Grenadines government has denied that it is engaged in trading a number of the endangered local Amazona guildingii parrots for vehicles from Germany. Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar dismissed the allegations made by Lauron Baptiste, a candidate for the opposition New Democratic Party, (NDP) in the next general elections, saying the government... »
POPULAR dancehall figure Emcee Nuffy is urging radio disc jocks to give up-and-coming artistes a break. Nuffy, whose given name is Andrew Nelson, made the suggestion against the background of this week’s stunt by deejay I Kon D Link, who climbed up ZIP FM’s tower in St Andrew and threatened to jump if his songs were not played. He was subsequently charged for creating public mischief. ... »
Jamaica’s Attorney General is to decide whether the Government will become involved in a case involving four Jamaicans who were denied entry to Dominica in February. The four are entertainer Tommy Lee, whose given name is Leroy Russell, his sister Tiasha Oralie Russell, as well as Junior Fraser and Mario Christopher Wallace. The Attorney General is to determine whether the Jamaican State wil... »
Beanie Sigel is now a free man. The former Roc-A-Fella Records rapper was released from a Philadelphia Federal Detention Center on Thursday. Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, spent 15 months behind bars for tax evasion and drug possession. The rapper was sentenced to 23 months. Beanie Sigel was pulled over by cops on August 29, 2012 where prescription drugs were found in his possession. He w... »
Family and friends of slain dancehall artist Kentucky Kid could be getting some reprieve after three cops and two civilians were charged with his murder. Kentucky Kid, whose real name is Robert Hill, was shot and killed on December 8, 2009 at his home in Ivy Green Mews in what police say was a shootout. A jury at the Kingston and St Andrew Coroner’s Court rule on Tuesday that the five be charged w... »
THIS year’s staging of the US leg of the annual Merritone Family Fun Day is off. The Jamaican leg, however, is set for Kingston, Portland, and St Ann, from October 13 to 20. Event organiser Conroy Allison told the Jamaica Observer it was not an easy decision. “A great deal of careful, and at times, agonising thought went into whether or not to produce our event this year,” he sai... »
Vybz Kartel stepped outside of a maximum security prison in Jamaica yesterday for the first time since hand down a life sentence in April. The embattled dancehall deejay was escorted by heavy security to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrates court yesterday for a conspiracy trial. The trial was postponed until Thursday. Vybz Kartel wore a red pants red cap and white T-Shirt with the words “Life ... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policeman charged with the murder of an associate of popular dancehall artiste Mavado was granted bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The court heard that on June 13, 2011, 34-year-old policeman Neil Gordon was hired as a security officer to manage the entrance to the VIP section at the Quad night club in Kingston.... »
RJR News understands that the health authorities in Trinidad & Tobago were pressed into emergency mode on Thursday evening when they were alerted that a passenger, who had arrived at Piarco International Airport on a flight from London, might have contracted the Ebola virus. It’s understood that the person in question and the other passengers were placed in isolation, after the Trinidadi... »
A Jamaican woman has been sentenced to six years in prison in New Jersey after a jury convicted her of aggravated assault against her former husband. Forty-three year-old Mauvette Mattadeen, who was sentenced on Friday, will be deported after serving her prison term. According to the authorities, the New Jersey resident sprayed a chemical in her husband’s eyes while he slept, poured hot oil... »
Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim conspiracy trial has been rocked with more delays. The former Portmore Empire deejays were expected back in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s court today. However, the unavailability of a witness forced the trial to be postponed until Thursday. Vybz Kartel is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. The embattled dancehall star c... »
Popcaan was in fine form at last week’s Dream Live show at the Dream Weekend party in Negril, Jamaica. The bad chargie even brought out a big surprise for his fans who turned out in huge numbers. Popcaan brought out Lucas DiPasquale, who did the viral video of himself doing a Popcaan mashup. The Canadian singer and Popcaan has become close friends since the video goes viral and he has been spendin... »
Celebrities run out of gas in the streets too. Onstage caught up with Elephant Man enroute to Dream Weekend in Negril just in time. The dancehall veteran was in good spirit but his motorcycle ran out of gas and almost left him stranded on the side of the road. Luckily for the energy god he was rolling with some friends who picked him up. “A run mi run out of gas big energy god,” Elephant Man said ... »
Ras Iyah (left) and Harvard professor Charles Nesson WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – The Westmoreland Hemp & Ganja Farmers Association is petitioning Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller to free the parish of Westmoreland from the ganja Laws in the form of an authoritative “non-enforcement declaration” from the Cabinet that will allow the Westmoreland Hemp & Ganja Farmers... »
