Usain Bolt just confirmed what various tabloids have been reporting over the last few weeks that he and Kasi Bennett are engaged. The couple is currently vacationing in Bora Bora following a week long of bad press for the sprint legend over some alleged cheating. Following his Rio Olympic triumph, Usain Bolt was spotted partying with several different women in Brazil and in London. One of the ladi... »
Sources close to the Grammy winner said that the 43-year-old is in good health and that the reports are completely false. “Gargamel (Buju Banton) is doing good and the reports are completely false,” sources said. News started circulating on social media on and some blogs on Saturday claiming that Buju Banton had a stroke and is hospitalized. We checked with the correctional department in Georgia a... »
A teen has reportedly died after getting a love bite from his girlfriend that caused him to have a stroke . Julio Macias Gonzalez started having convulsions at the dinner table with his family in Mexico City after spending an evening with his girlfriend. Paramedics were dispatched to the scene but the 17-year-old could not be saved. It is thought that the suction of the love bite – also known as a... »
Usain Bolt has seemingly rubbished rumours that his long term relationship with girlfriend Kasi Bennet was possibly in trouble following allegations of him cheating.The Jamaican sprint legend shared a Snapchat photo of himself and his significant other aboard a plane looking quite untroubled despite all the media speculations. Judging from Bolt’s caption for his snap “And it begins,” the couple ma... »
Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Simone Facey and Veronica Campbell-Brown beat the USA’s Women’s 4x100m relay team to win the Zurich Diamond League Trophy today in Switzerland. Veronica Campbell-Brown ran the anchor leg for the Jamaican Women 4x100m Relay team, clocking 41.65, a second ahead of Team Ukraine (42.76). Germany finished third (43.03) Team USA, who had a mishap on the third leg of... »
Double Olympic champion Jamaican Elaine Thompson ran the second fastest time in the world this year to edge great rival Dafne Schippers in the women’s 200 metres at the Weltklasse Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday. Thompson led only in the final five metres to clock a Dialond League record of 21.85 seconds — .07 outside the new Jamaican star’s gold medal-winning time in... »
Like most other big name artists Alkaline is branching out into merchandising. The dancehall hitmaker has launch a new clothing named after his group Vendetta. A rep for the deejay told Urban Islandz that they have launched a line of Vendetta T-Shirts and are gearing up to launch other gears like caps and and possibly a shoe line. The shirts are currently available for sale on Alkalinemusic.com. “... »
The family of Niko Chromatic is once again making an urgent appeal for donations towards a medical fund set up for the dancehall selector who is in need of a kidney transplant. Niko was admitted to the University Hospital of the West Indies last week with complications. “He is having a bit of complications that need to be ironed out,” Niko Chromatic’s spouse, Kimberly Mais, told ... »
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor Luciano’s United States visa was cancelled by American law enforcement officers last weekend. The artiste, who was scheduled to perform on the Philadelphia Jerk Festival at Fairmount Park on Sunday, took to social media to advise promoters and fans of the development. “I regret to announce that whilst crossing the border from Canada into America by air on August 2... »
The first commercial flight between the US and Cuba since the 1959 revolution landed mid-morning on Wednesday, in the provincial capital of Santa Clara to great fanfare, ushering in a new level of relations between the two Cold War adversaries. Jet Blue flight 387 touched down to applause and cheers both from passengers aboard, and airport employees and onlookers watching as the plane made ... »
A US$3 million lawsuit has been filed against the Government of Dominica over the cancellation of a concert due to what has been described in court documents as the “unlawful arrest, detention and deportation” of Jamaican deejay Tommy Lee. The lawsuit was filed by Cabral Douglas, the son of former Dominica Prime Minister Rosie Douglas, in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on August 24. “I... »
Jamaican dancehall artiste Mr Vegas says he is leaving secular music behind to start a “new journey” with God. The artiste made the announcement on social media over the weekend. “Thanks to the fans that stood by me over the years,” Mr Vegas said, adding “This is the start of a new journey. This is the day that I answered to his call. I have decided to make Jesus my c... »
Beenie Man is setting the record straight on Drake sampling his dancehall classic “Tear off Mi Garment” and he is going after Mr. Vegas on the issue. Last month Mr. Vegas released a video on social media blasting Drake for sampling dancehall on his Views album and not giving the artists credit. Drake’s single “Controlla” sampled Beenie’s classic but the dancehall deejay’s name was not in the cred... »
Much of Jamaica is in darkness on Saturday evening as a result of an island-wide power outage. Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) confirmed the development with Loop News. “JPS has started to restore power supply to customers following an all-island outage,” the light and power company said. The cause of the power failure the company said, is not yet clear. JPS noted that “powe... »
Sean Paul found a new home. The dancehall hitmaker just sign a new deal with Island Records on a multi-album contract. SP was previously signed to Atlantic Records for about a decade before going independent. But now he found a new home at Island just after he achieved his second Billboard No. 1 single with “Cheap Trilla with Sia. “Island is an iconic label,” Sean Paul told Billboard“ from w... »
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley drop the long awaited video for his new single “Nail Pon Cross.” The cut will be featured on his upcoming album “Stony Hill” due later this year. The video was first released exclusively on TIDAL where Marley is a co-owner. The video is now available on YouTube. The cut was directed by Darren Craig and was shot in Los Angeles in July. “At one point in time centuries ago, c... »
.U.S. health officials on Friday reported the first case of Zika spread through sex by a man with no symptoms of the disease. In the other 21 U.S. cases of sexual transmission, the virus was spread by someone who at some point had symptoms. The report details the case of a Maryland man who went to the Dominican Republic, where there is a Zika outbreak. He didn’t get sick during the trip or w... »
Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who is widely considered the fastest human on the planet and has a net worth of $60 million. Usain Bolt was bornin Jamaica on August 21, 1986 to parents Wellesley and Jennifer. A high school school cricket coach recognized Usain’s speed and encouraged him to focus instead on track and field. Usain quickly became one of the most talented young sprinters in the worl... »
Dancehall star Elephant Man is pumped up at the success of ‘Hip Sings’, his collaboration with overseas-based DJ-songwriter and producer DJ Sultan. The song is flirting with crossover success as it has been in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Singles sales chart for the past three weeks, peaking at #10. “It is a great look, first we did the original and we remix the song afterward... »
Some months ago, Track star Usain Bolt revealed on National Television that he has been in a long term relationship with Jamaican beauty Kasi Bennett. He also added that they were both not ready to go public with their relationship as they were preparing themselves for the effects that it would have on them when the public began speaking. It seems the now Living Legend was right. A few days after ... »
The sister of Usain Bolt, Christine Bolt-Hylton is adamant that the ‘triple-triple’ superstar’s girlfriend Kasi Bennett, will not be leaving her brother after photossurfaced online with bolt and several women. Within 48 hours of the first set of intimate photos being leaked on-line with Jady Duarte, the wife of deceased drug lord “Diná Terror” – several other photos have surfaced, showing bolt ki... »
Reports were made that the ‘Big Man’ himself went out to party for his birthday however when he came back, his room was destroyed. Reports were made to the police. They thought it was an inside job but his girlfriend Kasi might have been involved. Usain was caught on pictures and video cheating with a white beautiful Brazilian. This stirred anger in Kasi as she stated to a police while being quest... »
Usain Bolt had the time of his life on Sunday night for his 30th birthday party at a nightclub in Rio. But before the night ended some damning photos of the track and field legend in bed with a Brazilian female surfaced online. Up to the time of this publications Usain Bolt was a trending topic on social media and not just for his impressive achievements in Rio but also for these photos. All of la... »
Usain Bolt is having the worst 24 hours of his Olympic career or maybe not. Last night some leaked photos surfaced online of the Jamaican sprint legend in bed with a 20-year-old widow of a notorious drug lord in Rio. Now more photos are surfacing showing the fastest man on the planet kissing another female inside a club in Rio where he was partying Sunday morning for his 30th birthday. Usain Bolt ... »
Yesterday social media when into a frenzy with news that Usain Bolt’s girlfriend is believed to be pregnant as she was nowhere to be found at the Rio Olympic games, according to online users, “Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is one lucky man.” Are they correct? Not only has the running star become one of the most loved athletes of all time, but off the track he’s dating one of Jamaica’s most fashiona... »
