Statistics released from the National Security Ministry has revealed that some 963 Jamaicans have been deported from various countries since the start of this year. The United States has sent home the most Jamaicans with a figure of 342 while 149 have been deported by the United Kingdom, 130 from Trinidad and Tobago, 94 from Bahamas and 82 from Canada. Barbados has back 44 Jamaicans, Curacao, 43 a... »
Bobby Shmurda was sentenced to 7 years in prison after coping a plea deal with in a New York court on Friday. The “Hot Ni**a” rapper will likely served 7 years in prison and get five years of probation as part of his guilty plea. TMZ reported that the rapper and his lawyer were in court today where his attorney strongly advised him to take the deal or he could face life imprisonment if he was trie... »
English radio DJ, David Rodigan, confirmed on Twitter on Thursday that musical legend, Cecil Bustamente Campbell, better known as ‘Prince Buster’ had died. Rodigan posted a short statement on social media, which read: “It is with great sadness that I have just learned of the death of Jamaica’s music icon and pioneer, Prince Buster. A true music legend. Prince Buster’s death has b... »
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will be setting up offices in Jamaica as part of measures to help fight crime and violence. The offices of both agencies will be located at the Embassy of the United States of America (USA), in Liguanea, Kingston. United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G Moreno, made the disclosure at the... »
The Grammy-winning dancehall deejay spoke candidly about the issue during an interview with The Guardian where he alluded that Drake is not the best rapper, a statement that a lot of hip hop fans would agree with. “I love some of his songs but I don’t think he’s the best rapper,” Sean Paul said. The “Get Busy” deejay also gave his piece on Drake, Justin Bieber, Major Lazer and others making danceh... »
NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers in costumes danced as the sounds of steel drums filled the air Monday at the city’s annual West Indian Day Parade, but despite an expanded police presence violence again marred the event, with two people shot to death at pre-dawn festivities. A 17-year-old, Tyreke Borel, was shot in the chest at around 3:50 a.m. in Brooklyn during J’ouvert, a celebration that f... »
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... »
