Jo-Anne Jackson-Stephens, a Jamaica-bornassociate at Higgs & Johnson in the Cayman Islands, recently received a STEP excellence award for achieving the highest mark in the world on the Company Law and Practice exam. Jackson-Stephens, who has been with Higgs & Johnson since October 2015, said that she was ecstatic but grateful when she heard the news. “I was competing with very smart and ca... »
Mavado and Alkaline bit their frenemy “Farewell.” That’s the title of their new collaborative single, produced by DJ Frass. “Them same one say them a yo friends too / But mek mi tell yo this pu*** / I don’t remember you, and I don’t intend to,” Mavado sings while Alkaline chimed in “Whole a unnu dead to me / Mi fu***** friend turn mi enemy / Dead and gone a cemetary, totally out of mi memo... »
Investigators attached to the St. Andrew North police division have commenced a probe into circumstances surrounding the shooting of the son of dancehall artiste Mavado. The teenage son of the dancehall superstar remains hospitalised following the incident which reportedly took place a week and a half ago in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew. “What we are able to say is that the police have information th... »
In her young life, 17 year old Stacia Thompson* has faced many obstacles, her latest struggle is now to face the race against time to source funding for fees that need to be paid when the next academic year begins in September. To clear her impending costs, Thompson has turned to the world’s oldest profession prostitution. According to the student of a corporate area, she views selling her body as... »
Dancehall diva Denyque will be among the 2016 finalist for Miss Universe Jamaica. The “Make Me Believe You” singer was selected as one of the 20 finalist announced at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston last weekend. “I finally built up enough courage to enter a pageant,” she wrote on IG. “I’ve always looked up to these women who boasted such grace and confidence and body. They say confession is good fo... »
Beyonce is the most recent big name celebrities to react to the recent police killing of Alton Sterling. Drake, Kanye West, The Game, and Chris Brown has all said their piece about the unfortunate incident that has become too frequent. “We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities “Beyonce wrote on here website. “It is up to us to take a stand and demand th... »
Tommy Lee Sparta is fighting back claims made by the police department that he is wanted in connection to a recent shooting incident in Kingston. The dancehall deejay was named as a person of interest last week resulting in some bookings being cancelled. Tommy Lee and his attorney, Earnest Smith, reported to the Elletson Road Police Station on Monday. The artist was questioned and later released w... »
Sean Kingston filed a lawsuit against Penthouse Nightclub over a recent incident where he was assaulted and his chain jacked. Last month, the reggae/pop singer was partying at the club in Los Angeles when he got into a scuffle with two other men. His $300,000 chain was also jacked in the incident. In his lawsuit, Kingston claims that the club’s security was behind the beat down that resulted in th... »
Jamaican-born England footballer Raheem Sterling came under fire on Thursday when a video appeared on social media showing him reportedly flaunting his wealth. The video emerged the three days after England’s embarrassing loss to Iceland in the Euro 2016 competition in which Sterling gave a below par performance. An article which appeared on the Mirror Online reported that Sterling and his friends... »
The police issued a warning on Saturday to members of the public to be on the lookout for counterfeit notes. Multiple notes have been discovered within the last 24 hours. The discovery was made during processing subsequent to monies being tendered as payment at one of the island’s international airports. The notes are all JMD $1000 notes and bear the serial number CC174514. Persons are asked... »
Yohan Blake, in the absence of global sprint star Usain Bolt, completed the sprint double on Sunday’s final day of Jamaica’s Olympics trial by winning the men’s 200 metres in 20.29 seconds. Six-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt pulled out of the trials on Friday due to injury, but said he still hopes to compete in the Rio Games. Bolt said he submitted a medical exemption ahead of Friday... »
Aidonia is back on U.S. soil for the first time since getting back his work visa. The dancehall hitmaker, whose real name is Sheldon Lawrence, was granted a visa last month after going six years of being unable to perform in the U.S. The 4th Gena head is currently in the tri-state area doing a promotional tour ahead of his first big performance in the U.S. at Amazura Nightclub in New York City on ... »
Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the Jamaica Olympic Trials/Jamaican Senior Championships on Friday — held June 30 – July 3 at the National Stadium in Kingston — just minutes before the Men’s 100m final. According to reports, Bolt withdrew due to Grade 1 tear — Hamstring Injury. The legend applied for a medical exemption which was granted by The Jamaica AthleticsAdministrative Association (JAAA), the... »
Leroy Russell, Tommy Lee Sparta government name, was named as a person of interest by police officers in the Kingston Eastern Division. The Corporate Communications Unit, CCU, says that they want to question the “Uncle Demon” deejay in relation to a recent shooting incident along Saunders Avenue, Kingston 2. Tommy Lee was ordered to report to the Elletson Road Police Station in Kingston by Monday ... »
The show must go on. Konshens performed at a sold out show in Seychelles on Monday night despite the death of his brother Delus last week. Both Delus and Konshens were booked for the event off the East Coast of Africa. “Heard this is by far the record for people in any show on this island and also in this stadium,” Konshens wrote on IG. “Thank you Seychelles. Mahe island. Nuff love. My bro was boo... »
Beenie Man has issued an apology to all his fans for missing a show in Grand Cayman last weekend. The dancehall icon confirmed that his bands did not received a work permit to travel to Cayman for the show and as a result he could not perform. “I can’t perform without my band,” the Doc said. “I also want to apologize to all my fans and let them know that we are working with the promoters to resche... »
Sean Kingston seems to have an expensive jewelry problem and its not going away. The reggae/pop singer’s $300,000 chain was yanked off his neck during a nightclub incident. Kingston was partying at Penthouse Nightclub & Dayclub in L.A. when two men approached him and started a fight. One of them removed the pricey jewelry off his neck before fleeing the club. Someone from Kingston’s camp filed... »
Lil Wayne could find himself behind bars for an alleged nightclub beat down. The Young Money rapper is being investigated by the NYPD following an incident that took place on Sunday night at Hyde nightclub in New York City. TMZ reported that Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz were hosting a BET Awards after-party at the club. Tension started to rise when the bouncer at the door started turning away some of We... »
Tommy Lee Sparta continues to angered Christians with his Gothic style of dancehall. The deejay recently teamed up with Alexx Antaeus and Steve Wilson on a new single “Angel” for which they shoot a music video in a historic church in New York City. The Rick Elgood-directed video was mostly shot inside one of the oldest Colonial-era church in New York City. Steve Wilson, who is a member of the New ... »
Ground-breaking pro-gay Jamaican reggae singer Mista Majah P, aka The Maverick and the King of Tolerance, has launched a two-part stinging video rebuke to the homophobia and murder music commonplace throughout Jamaican reggae and dancehall scene. The footage can be seen in two separate videos, available here and here (although viewers should be warned the clips contain graphic footage). In additio... »
Gully Bop was admitted to a hospital yesterday for a cyst. According to sources, the lump was becoming a constant bother. Once he arrived at the hospital doctors immediately checked him in. Watch Video Below: »
According Dre1Alliance – Dancehall artiste Konshens is refuting claims that he rejected his older brother Delus before his suicide last week Wednesday. According to Dancehall Insider sources, Delus was “shutdown by his brother months ago when he reached out to him.” The site claimed that Delus was allegedly in debt of $400,000 on his rent, amongst other expenses. In an article posted on June 26, t... »
Big ship recording artiste Laden, who was celebrating his birthday across the street from where Delus commited suicide, shares final moments from the video sent by Delus before he died. In a recent interview with Anthony Miller on the popular program, Entertainment Report.Laden explained that Delus shared intimate details about his many stress factors and what led him to take his own life. Accordi... »
merica rapper 50 Cent was arrested here early Sunday following his performance at the St. Kitts Music festival late Saturday. The police report that the rapper whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, was arrested in his dressing room at the Warner Park stadium and taken to the Basseterre police station where he charged with Making use of Indecent Language. His bodyguard Bajar Walter who was s... »
Marion Hall, formerly known as Lady Saw brought the house down earlier this week when she attended the White House in Washington, D.C on Wednesday and has been getting rave reviews. The former Queen of Dancehall, perform at the third Annual Caribbean & African International Leadership Conference & Awards Gala at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building with soca superstar Machel Montano. “... »
