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Vybz Kartel Returns To Instagram Gaza Fans Celebrates

Vybz Kartel Returns To Instagram Gaza Fans Celebrates

Vybz Kartel is back on Instagram following an hiatus. Back in January, the deejay went lights out on IG after authorities announced that they are investigating whether or not he has been recording music in prison. A rep for Kartel previously told DHH that he has no way of recording music in prison and cannot run his social media accounts because devices like cellphones are banned from inside the m... »

Usain Bolt in tears at Germaine Mason’s funeral

Usain Bolt in tears at Germaine Mason’s funeral

Sprinter Usain Bolt has been inconsolable at the funeral of his friend, Germaine Mason, who died on April 20. Mason, an Olympic silver medallist, died after the motorcycle he was driving crashed along the Palisdoes strip in Kingston. Mason’s funeral is being held at the Hagley Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston. His body will be buried in Long Road, Portland. Bolt, who last Friday... »

Jamaican cooking skills land 12-year-old MasterChef Jr title

Jamaican cooking skills land 12-year-old MasterChef Jr title

It was joy in abundance for 12-year-old Jasmine Stewart, who drew from her Jamaican culinary background to top the new MasterChef Junior competition in the United States on Friday night. The title comes with US$100,000 in prize money. A FOX series, which is hosted by renowned chef, Gordon Ramsay, the contest pits young chefs in a line of culinary challenges to produce a winner of the award. Intere... »

Reggae Icon Frankie Paul Dead At 52

Reggae Icon Frankie Paul Dead At 52

Reggae icon Frankie Paul has died. The veteran singer passed away on Thursday (May 18, 2017) night at the University Hospital of West Indies (UHWI).   Frankie Paul’s sister, Trish Clarke, confirmed his death via Facebook and told his fans that the singer was battling a kidney problem for a while. At the time of his death he was getting dialysis treatment at the hospital two days per week. Sev... »

Mavado Performs For 50,000 Fans In Gambia & Gets Land (VIDEO)

Mavado Performs For 50,000 Fans In Gambia & Gets Land (VIDEO)

Dancehall Star Mavado is having the time of his life in Africa right now and the continent is showing him a lot of love. The dancehall icon touched down in Gambia last week for a massive performance for the first time in that country. Over 50,000 fans converged on the Independence Stadium Bakau on Saturday night to see the Gully Gad in action, making it the biggest event in Gambia in over a decade... »

Flight from Jamaica diverted after passenger ‘attacks crew’

Flight from Jamaica diverted after passenger ‘attacks crew’

An Air Canada flight from Jamaica to Toronto was diverted to Orlando, Florida, after authorities say a passenger became aggressive, attacked the crew with coffee pots and tried to open the cabin door. A federal criminal complaint says crew members and other passengers secured Brandon Michael Courneyea using zip ties. Orlando television station WFTV (http://at.wftv.com/2qqFxc7 ) reports the FBI was... »

Bounty Killer Facing Lawsuit Promoter Rejected His Claims (VIDEO)

Bounty Killer Facing Lawsuit Promoter Rejected His Claims (VIDEO)

Bounty Killer could find himself with a lawsuit from the promoters of Fully Loaded Music Festival in Trinidad. Last weekend the dancehall legend walked off the stage during the performance with Beenie Man at the show held Hasely Crawford Stadium, in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Bounty Killer left the stage about five minutes into his performance with Beenie Man and then angrily later left the venue. N... »

Dancehall DJ Talks Getting Box By Aidonia Crew For Playing Masicka Music (VIDEO)

Dancehall selector DJ Rolexx is opening up about getting box and roughed up by Aidonia’s 4thGenna crew for playing Masicka music. The incident took place two weeks ago at a popular event in Kingston where the disc jockey was working the table when four men aligned to Aidonia approached him. “I saw about ten men came onto the stage and said I should stop playing those artists,” Rolexx told An... »

Jamaican student blows whistle on racism at US university

Jamaican student blows whistle on racism at US university

Some University of New Hampshire students say the school has failed to address currents of racism on campus and are demanding that it double the number of students and faculty of color, offer diversity training for all staff and amend the student conduct code to expel students who post “racially insensitive” content. The actions were called for Thursday night as several hundred student... »

Reggae Veteran George Nooks Ask Fans For Support After Cocaine Bust

Reggae Veteran George Nooks Ask Fans For Support After Cocaine Bust

George Nooks has broken his silence following an embarrassing cocaine bust last weekend in Kingston. Police took the reggae singer in custody on Saturday after founding a small quantity of cocaine in a bag he had in his possession. Social media had a field day after the news spread online, but Nooks is saying that a lot of what is being reporting and being said by some fans are simply not true. He... »

Vybz Kartel Appeal Trial Date Set For February 2018

Vybz Kartel Appeal Trial Date Set For February 2018

Vybz Kartell will have his appeal trial started on February 19, 2018. The date was set during a court hearing on Tuesday between lawyers representing the defense and the prosecution. Last month, a judge granted Vybz Kartel the green light to proceed with his appeal after reviewing documents submitted by his legal team. Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, Shawn “Storm” Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre St.... »

Vybz Kartel Jury Forewoman Denies Fondling Court Clerk

Vybz Kartel Jury Forewoman Denies Fondling Court Clerk

Vybz Kartel case is still lingering in the Jamaican court system with a corrupt juror on trial for bribery. There was high drama in court on Tuesday when the case got underway in the Home Circuit Court as the female juror who served as the forewoman during the high-profile murder charge was accused of fondling a court worker. During cross-examination, while giving her testimony, attorney Valerie N... »

Reggae Icon George Nooks Arrested On Cocaine Charges

Reggae Icon George Nooks Arrested On Cocaine Charges

Reggae icon George Nooks found himself behind bars on Saturday after he was arrested for cocaine possession. Nooks, 56, was arrested on Saturday night at approximately 9 PM after police officers conducting an operation in his community of Widcombe Heights, Kingston 6. Police reported that he was acting suspicious before they conducted a search and found cocaine in a bag he was carrying. According ... »

Masicka and Corey Todd Threatens Aidonia As Tension Rises

Masicka and Corey Todd Threatens Aidonia As Tension Rises

Tension between Masicka and Aidonia  camp is at a all-time high right now with the Genahsyde deejay and his manager Corey Todd sending a direct threat to the 4thGenna leader. Last week Masicka released a gritty new diss track “Squeeze” aimed at Aidonia which added more fuel to the fire between the two sides known for hardcore gangster dancehall music. Aidonia also released an unconfirm... »

Barrington Levy Says Alkaline Should Stop Using Auto-Tune (VIDEO)

Barrington Levy Says Alkaline Should Stop Using Auto-Tune (VIDEO)

Reggae/dancehall legend Barrington Levy shared his thoughts on the massive success of Alkaline inside the dancehall space. Levy who is a icon in the genre, has only one advice to give the young dancehall star and that is to stop using auto-tune. In a recent interview with Anthony Miller on ER, Levy says that he is not trying to diminish Alkaline’s career but auto-tune is an issue. “I like his vibe... »

Extradited Jamaicans plead not guilty in lottery scam

Extradited Jamaicans plead not guilty in lottery scam

NORTH DAKOTA, United States (AP) — Four more Jamaicans charged in the United States in what authorities say is a multimillion-dollar lottery scam pleaded not guilty in federal court in North Dakota yesterday.Jason Jahalal, Kazrae Gray, Dahlia Hunter, and Xanu Morgan all waived detention hearings and will remain in custody pending further court proceedings, according to court documents. No immediat... »

Popcaan Says His Own Family Turning Against Him

Popcaan Says His Own Family Turning Against Him

Popcaan is stronger now even though someone inside his own family is trying to get him down. The Unruly Boss hinted on his Instagram page that a member of his family is hating on him and or working behind his back to undermine his career. “It’s really scary when your own family see things on the internet and would believe things ppl say and not you,” Popcaan wrote. While he didn’t give any details... »

Record-breaking Calabar dominate Penn Relays final day (PICUTRES AND VIDEOS)

Record-breaking Calabar dominate Penn Relays final day (PICUTRES AND VIDEOS)

  PHILADELPHIA, United States — Two spectacular meet records by Calabar High highlighted yesterday’s high school boys section as the 123rd Penn Relays carnival came to a brilliant close at a sun-bathed Franklin Field here on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Hours after running a breath-taking 39.00 seconds to win the 4x100m, the Calabar lions roared again in the 4x400m, sto... »

Eight Jamaicans Extradited On Lottery Scamming Charges For US Court

Eight Jamaicans Extradited On Lottery Scamming Charges For US Court

The alleged lottery scammers being loaded into a police vehicle at the Norman Manley International Airport after processing yesterday – Norman Grindley photo The eight Jamaicans who were yesterday extradited to the United States (US) on lottery scamming-related are to make their first court appearance this morning. Joshua Polacheck, counsellor for public affairs at the US Embassy in Kingston... »

Prime Minister of Jamaica Present Medal of Appreiciation to the Oldest Person in the World

Prime Minister of Jamaica Present Medal of Appreiciation to the Oldest Person in the World

Mrs. Mosse – Brown is the oldest person in the world. She is also the world’s first verified supercentenarian from Jamaica. I will make the presentation to Mrs. Mosse-Brown when I visit her at her home in Duanvale Trelawny. She was born on March 10, 1900. The country takes great pride in acknowledging Mrs. Mosse – Brown. On April 15, Mrs Mosse – Brown became the oldest person alive following the d... »

Alkaline Issued Apology To UK Fans For Canceled Concert

Alkaline Issued Apology To UK Fans For Canceled Concert

Alkaline has issued an apology to his fans in the UK following the cancellation of his concert earlier this week. The Vendetta leader was scheduled to perform at a sold out-show at the O2 Brixton Academy, but organizers were forced to pull the plug on the show after the deejay’s fans get rowdy. Moments before the start of the event, a large crowd gathered outside. Some fans broke through a securit... »

Vybz Kartel Can No Longer Record Music In Prison Says Security Minister

Vybz Kartel Can No Longer Record Music In Prison Says Security Minister

While there is still no proof that Vybz Kartelwas recording music in prison, almost every dancehall fans think that he was and by doing so he was doing it illegally. Jamaica’s Minister of National Security, Robert Montague, revealed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that artists behind bars can no longer record music illegally. Corrections Commissioner Ina Hunter also revealed last mont... »

Alkaline Fans Riot After UK Concert Cancel……One Injury (VIDEO) (XPLICIT)

Alkaline Fans Riot After UK Concert Cancel……One Injury (VIDEO) (XPLICIT)

Alkaline fans in the UK are demanding that the artist perform following a canceled show at the O2 Academy in Brixton. The Vendetta deejay was inside the venue when a large crowd gathered outside to see him perform. Another video clip shows some folks bursting through security before making their way inside. One person was injuried in the melee forcing organizers to cancel the show citing public sa... »

Golden record for Jamaica 4x200m ladies at World Relays

Golden record for Jamaica 4x200m ladies at World Relays

BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior staff reporter Jamaica won its first gold medal at the IAAF World Relays last night in The Bahamas with a blistering run that brought home the coveted gold in the Women’s 4x200m. If this was not enough for the ladies, they also set a new championship record of 1:29.04. Jamaica made a tactical switch from the heats, shifting Elaine Thompson from the opening leg to t... »

Jamaica men drop baton in 4×100 at World Relays

Jamaica men drop baton in 4×100 at World Relays

Jamaica is out of the showcase men’s 4×100-metre relay final at the third edition of the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas after dropping the baton in the heats on Saturday. For several years, it was the United States that crumbled under the extreme pressure that comes with the men’s sprint relay, but this time, it was their arch rivals Jamaica. Competing in Heat 1, third leg runner Jevaug... »

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