Days after Vybz Kartel was handed down a life sentence by a Jamaican High Court Judge, legendary dancehall star Ninja Man is now in the hot seat. Ninja Man, whose real name is Desmond Ballentine, showed up in the Home Circuit court today on a murder charge. Ninja Man, his son Janiel Ballentine, and another man name Dennis Clayton, are all charged with the 2009 murder of Richard Johnson. Ninja Man’... »
The debate over whether or not Vybz Kartel will be recording new music in prison is over. Lawyers representing the dancehall star says he has no intentions of recording behind bars after carefully evaluating the proposals. “He has no intention of recording while in custody,” Kartel’s lead attorney Tom Tavares-Finson said after the deejay was sentenced to life imprisonment last Thursday. Tavares-Fi... »
The voice notes evidence was perhaps the most incriminating piece of data the prosecution used to convicted and put him behind bars for life. The controversial voice notes were leaked and has surfaced on social media sites and on YouTube. http://youtu.be/qg3tCUN5zSM Police say hey extracted over 24 voice notes from a Blackberry smartphone they seized from the dancehall star. Some of these voice no... »
Vybz’s crony offered three-year sentence for guilty plea BY KARYL WALKER Editor – Crime/Court Desk Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell (right) and Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer leaving the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston Thursday after they were sentenced to life in prison. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS) ENTERTAINER Shawn Campbell reportedly refused an offer from the prosecution to plead gui... »
Vybz Kartel born Adidja Palmer, was moments ago sentenced to 35 years to life in a Jamaican prison and hard labour. The “Dancehall Hero” deejay, affectionately called Worl’Boss by his fans, shed tears as Home Circuit court judge Justice Lennox Campbell handed down the life sentence. Kartel’s protege Shawn “Storm” Campbell, and his close friends André St John, and Kahira Jones were also handed leng... »
Persad-Bissessar PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday said she had advised President Anthony Carmoa to revoke the appointment of her tourism minister, Chandresh Sharma, insisting that “there is no privileged escape, no allowance for arrogance, no forgiveness for indiscretion”. In a brief statement, Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar said, “This advice... »
The Massachusetts State Police most wanted poster showing Joslyn Bailey, a Jamaican who is alleged to have shot dead 23-year-old Rolando Coxon in Milton in 1995. A Jamaican man on the Massachusetts State Police most wanted list in connection with a 1995 murder was arrested in Pennsylvania in March and is to be extradited to Boston any day now. According to Pennsylvania State Police, 48-year-old Jo... »
This is one of the last video footage of Vybz Kartel in 2011 prior to his arrest in Kingston. The self proclaim Worl’Boss can be seen with one of his friends believe to also be one of his co-accused playing with his pitbull. That is also believed to be the same pitbull that bite him on the murder scene in Havendale on August 16, 2011. The deejay was rushed to the hospital nursing a vicious dog bit... »
Deva Bratt is still a bit bitter about getting ousted from the group he founded Portmore Empire. Yes the rumors are true, Deva Bratt is the original founder of Portmore Empire, but Vybz Kartel registered the name before Deva Bratt could get around to doing it. During a recent interview with PRgirlangel, Deva Bratt opened up about the history of Portmore Empire and his fallout with Vybz Kartel. “He... »
Canadian-Jamaican billionaires Michael Lee-Chin and Raymond Chang got into a bidding war for Tessanne Chin to performed. Tessanne Chin, the winner of The Voice season five, was being honored at a University of the West Indies fundraising banquet at the Ritz Carlton in Toronto last weekend. But Michael Lee-Chin and Raymond Chang who are two very wealthy Jamaican natives bid a total of $40,000 for T... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston College has extended its dominance in the Television Jamaica Schools’ Challenge Quiz competition after clipping first-time finalist, Campion College on the sound of the bell 27-25. This makes 11 times the North Street-based school is claiming the championship title. It was Campion who took the early lead in the match scoring three points before Kingston Col... »
Perhaps dancehall fans want to hold on to a piece of Vybz Kartel’s legacy before he begins his lengthy prison sentence. Industry sources are saying there is a huge jump in demand for Vybz Kartel music. “Producers coming out with new riddims are requesting Vybz Kartel features like hot break,” a source inside the incarcerated deejay’s camp told Urban Islandz. “So far we have several previousl... »
A Jet Blue flight which had just taken off from the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing this evening. Alfred McDonald, senior director of commercial development and planning at the Airports Authority of Jamaica, told the Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre that the flight, with 98 passengers and four crew members, landed safely. Ho... »
Vybz Kartel murder trial saga continues with a corrupt juror facing prison time. Football coach Livingston Cain says he is an innocent man after been slapped with half a dozen charges of conspiracy in Vybz Kartel murder trial. Cain was the only juror from the 11-member panel to return a not guilty verdict in the high profile trial. Cain and his attorney, Dian Watson, appeared in court on Friday to... »
Vybz Kartel eldest sister Maureen Palmer-Nelson continues to speak out against the deejay’s murder conviction. Vybz Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, along with protege Shawn “Storm” Campbell, and close friends Andre St John, and Kahira Jones were found guilty of the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. Speaking with Irie FM, Maureen Nelson says the dancehall deejay’s family is deeply hurt by the con... »
Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta’ star Benzino, real name Raymond Scott, was shot and injured at his mother’s funeral on Saturday afternoon. According to the NY Daily News, the hip-hop mogul was shot in his right arm while in his mother’s funeral procession. The funeral was taking place at St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts when the incident took place. Benzino was shot once in his left arm a... »
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar. 30, CMC – The police here have been questioning Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma following reports that he assaulted of his former girlfriend,Sacha Singh. Singh, the managing director of AMS Biotech Security Concept and AmSure T&T Ltd, met with officers of the St Joseph Police Station on Friday and gave a statement of Sharma’s alleged physical abuse during ... »
Calabar supporters in the stands at the National Stadium, Kingston. – Ricardo Makyn Photo Girls from the Edwin Allen High School Supporters of Champs winners Calabar and Edwin Allen. Ricardo Makyn photo Melton Williams, Gleaner Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica: Calabar High and Edwin Allen, as easily won the respective titles as the 2014 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Champ... »
Is Sean Kingston going broke? This is the big question waging on everyone’s tongue right now after the reggae/pop singer’s Bentley got repossessed last night. According to TMZ, the embarrassing incident took place at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood last night. Sean Kingston pulled up in his white Bentley and the valet parked it at the front of the hotel. But a repo crew quickly pulled up in t... »
Notorious ex-police officer Reneto Adams is calling for a hefty sentence for convicted dancehall star Vybz Karel. Vybz Kartel and three of his four co-accused are facing 25 years to life imprisonment for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. The accused men was found guilty by a 10:1 jury last week Thursday in the Home Circuit court in Kingston. Speaking with the Observer, Reneto Adams expressed ... »
BY KARYL WALKER Editor – Crime/Court Desk walker WILLIAMS… his murder lead to Kartel’s conviction NEXT week Thursday the nation will know the fate of convicted entertainer Vybz Kartel as Justice Lennox Campbell will sentence him and his three co-accused. After being found guilty of murder on Thursday, the glamourous side of the life of this controversial but phenomenal dancehall practi... »
Tessanne Chin is getting ready to perform at the Women of Soul concert at the White House hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. The Jamaican songstress and the winner of The Voice season five will be sharing the stage with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott, Ariana Grande, Janelle Monae, and Melissa Ethridge. The purpose of the concert is to highlight the struggles of women in ... »
Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell (left) hands over the cheque for $70 million to the Bustamante Hospital for Children – Jermaine Barnaby/Photographer The atmosphere in the conference room at the Bustamante Hopital for Children in Kingston was beyond euphoric this afternoon as the Shaggy Make A Difference Foundation donated J$70 million to the facility. The money was raised through donati... »
Tarrus Riley Chris Martin I-Octane KINGSTON, Jamaica — On February 14, romance swirls globally. It is, after all, Valentine’s Day. In Queens, New York Irie Jam Radio celebrates the occasion with ‘Ladies Ball — Love Satisfaction’, a pre-Valentine’s Day show on February 8 featuring a potent cast of lovers rock artistes. The headliners represent two generati... »
