Bounty Killer was among the top performers on last week’s Reggae Sumfest dancehall night. The dancehall veteran delivered a sizzling set of some of his classic singles back from the 1990s to some of his more recent hits. During his performance he did take a few shots at his former protege Mavado. During an interview with Winford Williams of OnStage after his set, Bounty Killer says he would want t... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Residents in sections of Pittsburgh, USA have been warned to beware of a telephone scam believed to be based in Jamaica and are being urged to block the 876 area code. The warning came from the District Attorney for Allegheny County Stephen Zappala, who said the callers claim to work for a legitimate sweepstakes firm — Publisher’s Clearing House – tell residen... »
GLASGOW, Scotland (CMC) — Sprint super star Usain Bolt has criticized anti-doping officials for reducing Tyson Gay’s doping ban. Gay and Bolt’s fellow Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, both 31, failed drug tests for oxilofrine, in July 2013. Gay was given a one-year ban and Powell was initially suspended for 18 months. “I’m not really happy with the situation and with how it was done,” B... »
promoting his new album: DREAD & TERRIBLE watch video below: http://youtu.be/zWXCiyHwJvU CHRONIXX IS DREAD AND TERRIBLE INTERVIEW ONSTAGE TV »
Michael Ranglin, newly appointed president and CEO of GraceKennedy Foods USA. – File GraceKennedy Limited has entered into an agreement to purchase the operating assets and business of La Fe Foods Inc for US$26 million. The transaction is being executed through GK’s wholly owned and new subsidiary GraceKennedy Foods (USA) LLC, the conglomerate said Friday. The deal includes the La Fe b... »
Erica Virtue • Senior Gleaner Writer Despite scores of public-education campaigns and female-empowerment programmes, there are still women in Jamaica who believe their men beat them because they love them. A just-released national survey, the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011, conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has found that at least six per cent of the w... »
R&B singer Omarion finds hismelf behind bars on Friday. According to reports, the Maybach Music Group singer was tooling around in the San Fernando Valley on Friday evening when cops pulled him over for running a red light. SEE ALSO: Omarion Expecting First Child With Girlfriend Apryl Jones SEE ALSO: Rick Ross Arrested For Missing Court Date Officers ran his tags and found out that there was a... »
Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: As with every Reggae Sumfest, ‘The Doctor’ Beenie Man had a near-flawless surgery on the audience, Saturday morning at the Catherine Hall complex in Montego Bay when he closed the curtains on International Night One. Dedicating his opening song to the incarcerated Buju Banton, Beenie Man arrested the audience with How Would You Feel.... »
The management of Fly Jamaica has shed light on the reasons for recent flight delays. Last weekend a Guyana to New York flight was delayed for two days, this came on the heels of a previous delay of a New York to Kingston flight. Director of Fly Jamaica Roxanne Reece, says the delays were due to maintenance issues. “We take maintenance very seriously, we are registered with the FAA and we are a... »
Beyonce may have had enough of Jay Z’s cheating because according to reports she is inches away from serving him divorce papers. The power couple has been rocked with mounting rumors of divorce and infidelity over the last few months. Folks have even linked the infamous elevator fight between Jay Z and Beyonce’s sister Solange to some alleged cheating on the part of the rap mogul. According... »
Detective Inspector Clarence Bailey of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Intellectual Property Vice Squad examines one of the fake Clarks shoes seized during yesterday’s police operation in downtown Kingston. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS) NINE men were yesterday arrested during a major operation that led to the shutdown of an underground factory that was being used to manufacture millions of dollars w... »
The latest FIFA world rankings shows CONCACAF’s Costa Rica as one of the confederation’s best teams. The world cup quarter-finalists climbed 12 places to 16th place, just below the United States who fell two places to 15th. Mexico inched two places to 18th, but bucking the trend of regional teams qualifying for the world cup was Honduras, who slipped 7 places to 40th. The Reggae Boyz... »
Tommy Lee Sparta is taking aim fast rising dancehall deejay Alkaline. But According to the “Spartan Soldier” deejay, he is just issuing a warning to the young dancehall act. Tommy Lee released a new single “Bad Like We” where he took a few shots at Alkaline over his infamous “batty wash” line in his single “Touch You.” ALKALINE TAKE A HIT AT EVERY ARTISTE “Jamaica wi born wi no promote filet, no b... »
Chris Brown has been banking paper since his release from jail last month. The “Loyal” singer drop a reported $10,000 to add some custom paint to his already pricey 2013 Lamborghini Aventador. Breezy posted a few photos of the pimped out supercar on Instagram showing off the new sky blue finish. »
Argentina’s legend Diego Maradona has labelled Lionel Messi’s Golden Ball Award from FIFA as a marketing plan. Maradona, who led his country to the title in 1986, said his countryman was not deserving of the award as persons such as Germany’s Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben of the Netherlands, were more deserving. He also highlighted Colombia’s James Rodriguez, who collecte... »
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Maggots in food, staffing shortages and reports of running out of foods are among new complaints facing the vendor that won the contract to feed Ohio inmates. Reports obtained by The Associated Press through records requests found numerous problems reported since April, when the state took the rare step of fining the vendor because of contract failures. The records show... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica may be facing its first case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. The Ministry of Health announced in a release today that a suspected imported case of the chikungunya virus has been detected through its “heightened surveillance system”. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kevin Harvey says the case is of an individual who travelled from an affected country and fell ill. Scr... »
Following the release of Tessanne Chin’s “Count on My Love” album, there are concerns that the album is not doing as well as hoped. According to Headline Planet – with the near-official number finally available album sales have been disappointing. The article from Headline Planet points to Hits Daily Double’s weekly sales report, which usually differs only slightly from the authoritative Bi... »
The authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis have revoked the work permit granted to Jamaican artiste, Alkaline, to perform in the country today. Alkaline, whose given name is Earlan Bartley, was scheduled to headline a concert in Nevis. In a statement, Police Commissioner Celvin Walwyn said the Nevis Police Command decided to revoke the permission granted for the concert, out of respect for the Office ... »
Tracy Morgan is finally heading home following weeks in a hospital recovering from injuries he sustained in a deadly car crash in New Jersey last month. On June 7th a Walmart tractor trailer slammed into the back of a limo Tracy Morgan and some friends were traveling in killing two people including comedian James McNair. Morgan received multiple broken bones and was listed in critical condition in... »
World and Olympic Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce produced an improved performance but was still not at her best in a second place finish in the 100 meters on day two of the IAAF Diamond League meet in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday. Fraser Pryce was overtaken in the closing stages by the “new kid on the block”, Michelle Lee Aye of Trinidad and Tobago. The victory was Aye’s ninth consecutive... »
Yohan Blake leaves the track injured in a wheelchair after the men’s 100m on day one of the Diamond League Meeting at Hampden Park, Glasgow yesterday. – AP Andre Lowe: Senior Staff Reporter KINGSTON, Jamaica: Yohan Blake will most likely miss the rest of the season. That’s according to information reaching The Gleaner, which states that the sprinter will not feature again for the... »
The Netherlands defeated hosts Brazil 3-0 in the third place World Cup play-off on Saturday. After a 7-1 drubbing by Germany in the semi-final Brazil’s woes in the 2014 tournament continued when they conceded a goal in a mere three minutes against The Netherlands. Robin van Persie opened the scoring from the penalty spot after a foul on Argjen Robben by Brazil captain Thiago Silva. The Netherland... »
Former Governor-General Sir Howard Cooke is dead. Sir Howard, who was 98 died on Friday afternoon. Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke, was born in Goodwill in t he western parish of St. James on November 13, 1915. The son of David Brown Cooke and Mary Jane Minto, he was educated at elementary and private schools, The Mico College and London University. On July 22, 1939, he married Ivy Sylvia Lucille Tai. T... »
