PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) —– Trade union leaders in Trinidad Friday led workers in a candle light march around the Office of the Prime Minister in protest of what they claim to be bad governance and corruption within the coalition People’s Partnership government. The marchers led by the executive of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) walked around the building on the outskirts of the capita... »
By Dara Smith Jamaica’s preparedness to cope with the impact of climate change has come in for some attention at the ongoing 2014 Climate Change Investment Fund Partnership Forum in Montego Bay. The conference is being held to formulate strategies to combat the climate change phenomenon. According to Professor Michael Taylor, Director of the Climate Studies Group at the University of the West Indi... »
Chris Brown says he is innocent and will be going to trial in his drawn out Washington D.C. assault case. Brown appeared in court yesterday with his lawyer Mark Geragos. According to TMZ, the “Loyal” singer was close to copping a plea deal but things fell through the crack because Geragos and the prosecutor could not agree on a statement of fact about the events leading to the alleged assault. SEE... »
While no Caribbean team is being represented in the 2014 FIFA World Cup now underway in Brazil, there are a slew of players of Caribbean decent playing for teams such as England, Netherland and France. Here is a list of 10 big name players who are playing in the World Cup who are Caribbean decent. Raheem Sterling is a 19-year-old professional soccer player who was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He mig... »
Top Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake look set to miss this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Neither sprinter has been entered for the June26-29 National Trials, which will be used to select Jamaica’s team for the Commonwealth Games set for July 23 to August 3. Under JAAA rules, athletes must compete at the Trials to be considered for selection to any team. However, ac... »
A lottery scammer, who on Tuesday pleaded guilty in court, was sentenced to five years in prison, at hard labour. Thirty-four year-old Linton Wallace, of Jubilee in Cambridge, St. James appeared in the St. Elizabeth Circuit Court to answer charges under the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transactions) (Special Provisions) Act. He was arrested on August 15 last year during a police operation on the Crawfo... »
Fly Jamaica Airways has acquired a new wide body aircraft and says it will expand into three new routes before the end of the year. Director of Fly Jamaica, Roxanne Reece, says the aircraft which arrived in Jamaica on the weekend, will allow the airline to expand to other countries in South America. Fly Jamaica which started operations last year currently flies out of Kingston to Guyana, New Yo... »
An international survey has listed Jamaica’s capital among 10 world cities with the highest murder rates. The data, which came from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, show homicide rates per 100,000 people, for the most populous cities of 137 countries. The Americas overtook Africa as the region with the highest murder rate in 2012 – with eight of the world’s 10 deadliest cities. The findin... »
The world fastest man Usain Bolt is currently in Brazil watching his second favourite game, soccer. The Jamaican sprint legend is cheering on his favourite team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also got a chance to hold the iconic golden trophy that 32 countries are vying for in Brazil. Bolt is currently spending his down time watching the World Cup as he recovers from a lingering hamstring injury. ... »
With millions watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup on their TV worldwide, the lovely game of soccer has become a hotbed for advertisers. According to reports FIFA has issued a ban on Beats By Dr. Dre headphone due to its licensing deal with Sony. Since the start of the World Cup earlier this month, soccer super stars including Neymar and and Uruguay’s Suarez have been spotted wearing the bulky high en... »
Popular dancehall entertainer, Beenie Man, whose given name is Moses Davis, has accused the Jamaican government of targetting artistes. Beenie Man in an interview with Black Entertainment Television, (BET) earlier this month, said this is because of the wealth they have amassed. He also dismissed notions that members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force target artistes. (I don’t think the Jamaican po... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Global sprint giant Jamaica is helping China in its effort to produce faster sprinters for international meets. Six Chinese coaches have arrived in Kingston and another four will arrive in September on Jamaica government scholarships. The Chinese sprint coaches will be full-time students at the GC Foster College for the month-long programme focusing on sprinting. As... »
by Carol Williams A mosquito-borne virus that arrived in the Americas just six months ago is spreading and afflicts nearly 4,600 people in the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization reported this week. Cuba is the latest country to confirm cases of the chikungunya virus, which has neither a vaccine for prevention nor treatment for its symptoms fever, rash, nausea and joint pain that can l... »
Demarco is now giving thanks for life after being involved in a near fatal car accident last night. According to reports, Demarco was driving his car in the Westchester section of Portmore when he hit a man off a bicycle. Both men were treated at the hospital and release. “I’m very thankful that no one was severely hurt. Give God thanks fi life,” Demarco said. Reps for Demarco told Urban Islandz t... »
Three months after confirming their split, Keyshia Cole has officially filed for divorce from her estrange husband Daniel “Boobie” Gibson. Earlier this year Keyshia Cole revealed that she and her ex-NBA player husband parted ways. But she didn’t filed for divorce immediately. Sources told TMZ that the R&B songstress has finally decided to pull the plug on their marriage. Keyshia Cole and Danie... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Costa Rica on Friday defeated Italy 1-0 to move into the knockout round of the World Cup and send home the English. In a group with three of the World’s top rated teams the CONCACAF minnows belied their underdog status to first shock Uruguay 3-1 in their opening match. Italy will next play Uruguay to decide the runner up from the group. Costa Rica got the lone goal in the match... »
Angie Martinez has announced her resignation from New York’s top hip-hop radio station Hot 97 after 15 years. Martinez, who is known on the station as DJ Angie Martinez, made the announcement today via her Instagram page and says today will be her last show. This is what she wrote on Instagram: Today I resigned from HOT97. I am grateful to the Emmis family for my time with the company and the imme... »
Vybz Kartel is very much alive and well despite some new rumors claiming that the self-proclaim Worl’Boss committed suicide in prison. Earlier this week several publications within the dancehall blogosphere reported that Vybz Kartel committed suicide behind bars. Several of the “Dancehall Hero” fans have been asking on social media if Vybz Kartel committed suicide. A close source to the incarcerat... »
Ninja Man will be performing overseas in the near future. The dancehall legend recently got back his travel documents and is cleared by the court to travel. For several years Ninja Man has been unable to travel outside of Jamaica due to a mountain of legal troubles including a murder charge. watch a video from Ninja Man below: Ninja Man, whose real name is Desmond Ballentine, recently appea... »
Marijuana will no longer be illegal in Jamaica if the government is serious about their plans to decriminalize the drug. For over a century ganja has been illegal in Jamaica but that will be a thing of the past. Jamaica’s Justice Minister, Mark Golding, says that the cabinet will change the law to allow up to 2 ounces (57 grams marijuana for personal use. Jamaicans and tourist will also be allowed... »
Macka Diamond is being rocked by a scandalous photo making the rounds on social media. The photo surfaced online earlier this week and has been causing quite a stir in the dancehall diva’s camp. A rep for Macka told Urban Islandz that the photo is not what it seems and it was taken from the set of her recent music video shoot for her single “Karma.” “The photo is very misleading and was obviously ... »
MIAMI, USA (CMC) — A Jamaican national faces sex-trafficking charges at a trial here for stealing an Ohio man’s identity to run an international prostitution business. Prosecutor Olivia Choe argued during opening statements of his sex-trafficking trial in Miami federal court Monday that Damion St Patrick Baston was “a master manipulator”. Baston, 37, is charged with using “... »
Spain was eliminated from the World Cup losing 2-0 to Chile today marking the end of an era for the defending champions. Spain was shaken by the Chilean earthquake in the do-or-die Group B encounter for the Spaniards who lost their first match 5-1 to Holland. Starting at a frenetic pace, play slowed down as the first half progressed, and in the 20th minute if the game that’s when the Chile earthqu... »
Tommy Lee Sparta is opening up for the first time about that infamous audio recording of a man who sound like him crying about being roughed up by one of Vybz Kartel’s thugs. The Mobay dancehall deejay received some fallout in dancehall following the leaked audio and also his recent arrest and charge for lottery scam. According to Tommy Lee, the voice not is fake and was recorded by someone who is... »
Bounty Killer celebrated his 42nd birthday on June 12. The dancehall legend held a huge bash dubbed Hennessy Bounty Sundays at Famous Nightclub to celebrate his big day. Killer was presented with a giant Hennessy cake. Some famous faces also helped him celebrate his birthday including his arch rival Beenie Man, Wayne Marshall, Joe Bogdanovich, Bling Dawg, and more. “Hennessy Bounty Sundays the las... »
