KINGSTON, Jamaica — An earthquake occurred in eastern Jamaica Sunday night about 8:44. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies confirmed the quake as magnitude 3.4. It was felt in the Buff Bay area of Portland as well as sections of St Andrew including Liguanea and Bull Bay. The focal point of the quake was 1.1km and the epicentre was located just south of Bull Bay, the Eart... »
By Denyse Renne [email protected] Former acting general manager at the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) Dayanand Birju has been charged with two counts of fraud. This was confirmed yesterday by Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenn Hackett who said Birju was in police custody. Birju, sources say, was held at his San Fernando home on Friday at around 9.15 p.m. and taken... »
Chris Brown was back in court today for a probation hearing in his Rihanna beating case. He admitted to the judge that he violated his probation. A judge sentenced the R&B singer to serve 1 year in jail but according to TMZ, he could be released in a couple of days. Breezy got credited with 116 days spend in rehab plus another 59 days spend in jail since being kicked out of rehab. That left hi... »
Ce’Cile says she is a single woman but she is not bitter. The dancehall diva recently told the Star that she is no longer with the father of her daughter Christopher Martin. “I have been single for a few months now,” Ce’Cile said. “I can confirm that. There’s no drama or anything attached to it. There’s a time and place for everything, and I guess this time has expired. I lost a boyfriend, my daug... »
Bounty Killer and Mavado beef is far from over as the Warlord just drop a brand new diss track aimed at the Gullyside singjay. The single “Kill & Destroy” was released on the Good Book Riddim, produced by H2O Records. On the hard hitting single, Bounty Killer deejay about helping Mavado making it big in the music business. Lyrics: Bout a you a the man Wa kinda a man mussi the informer one Carr... »
Vybz Kartel aka Addi Innocent, is mentoring his two sons to carry on his legacy while he serve a life sentence in prison. The former Portmore Empire head released a new single “Love Mummy” with his two sons Lil Addi and Lil Vybz. The two young deejays form a group called PG-13. The Bigga Dondon Records-produced single pays homage to all mothers including Vybz Kartel’s baby mother Tanesha “Shorty” ... »
BURT Samuels, attorney-at-law for embattled entertainer Tommy Lee Sparta, said he will be filing a claim with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) if the Dominican Government does not start compensation negotiations, within the next 30 days, in relation to his client’s deportation. Tommy Lee Sparta, 26, whose given name is Leroy Russell, along with three members of his team, was deported fro... »
Mavado responded to Bounty Killer two diss tracks that were released last week and not in a very pleasant way. Bounty Killer, who mentored Mavado in the early part of his career, launched an onslaught against the We The Best deejay when he dropped two diss track. But Mavado says he has no intentions of responding or engaged with Bounty Killer in any lyrical feud. Mavado went as far as calling the ... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Ace sprinter Usain Bolt has made an appeal on Twitter for the return of a pair of his signed running shoes that were recently stolen in London. The spikes signed by Bolt and framed for display with a photo of the athlete after he set the 100-metre world record in 2009 was stolen in South London sometime in April. Bolt’s first tweet came at approximately midday and was accompani... »
Flippa Moggela, former known as Flippa Mafia, is staring down a lengthy prison sentence for drug trafficking in the United States. The dancehall entertainer, who is branded as a drug lord by U.S authorities, will return to court on May 27 where they are expected to enter a plea. A trial date will then be set for Flippa and his younger brother. Flippa Mafia, whose real name is Andrew Davis, was arr... »
Perhaps Alkaline is feeling very generous or perhaps he is doing some damage control following a fallout in dancehall circles over that infamous batty wash line. Regardless of the reasons behind his huge donation of $200,000 to two cancer patients in Jamaica, it is still a good gesture of kindless from the young dancehall act. In a statement to the media, Alkaline says he wanted to know what it fe... »
Bounty Killer has finally respond to a recent jab at him from Mavado in the form of two new hard hitting diss tracks. As most of you may have already know Mavado and Bounty Killer fell out in 2012 after an incident at the dancehall legend’s birthday bash at a night club in Kingston that left Mavado’s close friend dead. Since then Mavado drop a few subliminal shots at Bounty Killer in a few new s... »
Instagram has beef with Rihanna but they still need her because she is one of the most popular celebrity on the photo sharing site. Last week Instagram issued a warning to Rihanna after she posted a photo of herself exposing her boobs. The photo has since been removed, Rihanna later posted another teasing photo that caught Instagram admin attention and they disabled her account. It seems the issue... »
The NBA has banned racist L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life is a moving to force him to sell the team, but he won’t go down so easy. Donald Sterling is reportedly planning to sue the NBA over the banned and to stop them from forcing him to sell the team. TMZ is reporting that Sterling has been in touch with several high profile law firms since last week including Glaser Weil who represe... »
An unidentified mother cries out during a demonstration with others who have daughters among the kidnapped school girls of government secondary school Chibok. – AP LAGOS (AP): Nigeria’s Islamic extremist leader threatened in a videotaped statement seen yesterday to sell the more than 200 teenage schoolgirls abducted from a school in the remote northeast of the country three weeks ago. ... »
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago authorities Monday night announced a TT$2.5 million (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the murder of prominent Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, as Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar sought to give the assurance that other high level officials were not being targeted by criminals... »
Vybz Kartel could be locked behind bars for the next three decades and by then the Jamaican landscape will be strikingly different. But police officers who worked hard to secure a conviction for the former Portmore Empire head is already moving to wipe Waterford in Portmore clean of Vybz Kartel and his followers. Police officers came out last week armed with paint brushes and pain to clean graffit... »
It may not be a good idea to ban employees from social media during work hours, says Gale Peart, CEO of Caribbean Fortress Limited. Almost half of the managers in one of last Tuesday’s afternoon session at the Make Your Mark Middle Managers’ conference say their companies set up firewalls to prevent their employees from accessing social media at the office. “Evidence suggest that... »
This is Leon Jenkins, president of the Los Angeles NAACP chapter which is now under scrutiny for awarding the bigot Donald Sterling with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’. He has resigned. Jenkins allegedly was taking money from Sterling with promises to clear his (Sterling) name within the black community since the settlement over racial discrimination acts. His trangressions: While a ... »
Vybz Kartel murder conviction is one of the biggest blows to the dancehall genre in decades. But another big name dancehall act could be slapped with murder charge. A highly place source inside the police force told Urban Islandz that detectives are investigating another murder that they linked to a big name dancehall act. The source declined to name the artist telling us it’s premature to make su... »
Alkaline makes a donation to Jamie Sitcheran (left) recently.-Contributed photos Kirby Campbell (left) accepts a donation from dancehall artiste Alkaline Artiste makes donation to cancer patients He’s one of the hottest names in the dancehall arena at present, but deejay Alkaline still finds time to give of himself to fans and those in need. He recently made a cash donation to two women, Kir... »
COLORADO SPRINGS, USA (AP) — Sprinter Tyson Gay has accepted a one-year suspension and has returned the silver medal he won in the men’s 400-metre relay at the London Olympics after he tested positive for a prohibited substance. USADA announced Friday that Gay’s one-year ban began last June 23, the day his sample was collected at the US championships. As part of the penalty, he also ac... »
Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Mobile Reserve Winchroy Budhoo (left) exchanges the ISCF Chevron (blue) for the JCF one (red and yellow) with a newly sworn member, formerly of the ISCF. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) who had signed and submitted letters of re-assignment issued by the Commissioner of Police are to be sworn in today, M... »
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel is currently channeling his focusing on his appeal. The self proclaim Worl’Boss, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, Shawn “Storm” Campbell, Kahira Jones, Andre St John are all serving a life sentences in a maximum security prison after being convicted of the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams on March 13. Kartel and his three co-convicts have since filed paperwork ... »
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CMC) – The head of the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA), Dr James Hospedales, has declared the Chikungunya virus has reached epidemic proportions in the Caribbean. “By definition this is an epidemic since it represents an unusual number of cases of this problem where we would never have it before,” Dr Hospedales told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). The mosquito-... »
