Buju Banton will remained in prison until the end of his sentence in February 2019 after signing a plea deal with prosecutors. The US Attorney’s was pursuing a gun charge against the Grammy-winning reggae star that could see him get an additional 5 years on his sentence if convicted. But the US Attorney’s Office on Thursday announced that they have reached a plea deal with Buju Banton and his atto... »
Mavado and his management team is suing a US based promoter claiming that he was scammed. A rep for the dancehall hitmaker siad that AJ Promotions tried to book the deejay for shows in California but talks broke down because the promoter was unprofessional. “AJ promotions owes Mavado money and we will be taking legal action for breach of contract,” the singjay’s rep told us. The promoter AJ is als... »
Bounty Killer is known for being “cross and angry”, but the dancehall legend has a lighter side, which he showed at the Stella Maris Preparatory Fun Day on Saturday. The deejay, whose real name is Rodney Price, hung out with his daughter Rajana and her friends. And he took to social media to share highlights of the beautiful day. In one post, Bounty shared a picture collage with the caption, “Curr... »
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff gave a strong showing at the 2015 St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival. Cliff performed for close to two hours, delivering hit after hit and even weaved in some new music. Among the audience’s favourites was Many Rivers to Cross which he wrote in 1969. Here, we captured the legend singing his hit on the final night of the Jazz Festival held on the scenic Pigeon Island. »
GraceKennedy Group CEO Don Wehby became the proud recipient of the key to the city of Miramar, Florida, presented to him by Miramar’s Mayor, Wayne Messam on Friday, May 8. The occasion was the last of three town hall forums being held by GraceKennedy, through its Money Services arm, GKMS, and partners of 25 years, Western Union. The forums were staged in the United States and Canada between May 4 ... »
Veteran deejay Ninjaman, always full of ‘talk’, has dismissed many challengers on the stage over the course of his long recording career. Off the stage, it’s no different. Ninjaman and fellow artiste Beenie Man recently engaged each other in friendly banter about who has the nicer Mercedes Benz motor vehicle. Ninjaman owns a Mercedes-Benz E200, while Beenie Man boasts a S-Class S550 Benz. Whose is... »
During the United Nation’s periodic review of Jamaica’s human rights records in Switzerland today. several calls came for the country to change its laws in relation to vulnerable groups. Representatives from the United States, Sweden and Canada, came in today, May 13, for the country to act on laws which are believed to be infringing on the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. The... »
Vybz Kartel could be forced to wait a few years before getting his first airing in the Jamaica court of appeal. Kartel is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted for murder last year. Sources close to the “Dancehall Hero” deejay told Urban Islandz that the deejay’s lawyers are gearing up for a major showdown and are gunning for a new trial amidst some revelation of juror misconduct... »
What better way to mourn the death of your wife than to have Ishawna bounce her ass-ets on you on stage. Ishawna and her boss Joe Bogdanovich has refueled rumors that they are an item after the above photo went viral on social media last weekend. The Downsound Records head is mourning the death of his wife, Toya, who passed away in Miami last week from her long battle with diabetes. Toya an... »
Jamaica comes in at number 5 on the Homicide Monitor Map by the Igarape Institute of Brazil which reveals the global distribution of homicidal violence. Latin America and the Caribbean dominate the top 10 spots on the state-of-the art interactive map, with three Caribbean countries, namely Anguilla, US Virgin Islands and Jamaica comprising the Caribbean contingent. On Jamaica, the report notes, “I... »
GraceKennedy Company is urging customers to ignore calls or text messages claiming they have won cash and other prizes from the company. The company said “unscrupulous persons’ posing as GraceKennedy representatives have requested that members of the public send cash or phone credit in order to redeem prizes. In a press release the conglomerate advised the public that GraceKennedy does not require... »
50 Cent is being accused of letting his goons pistol whipping a jeweler who wanted to sell him some very expensive jewelry. TMZ is reporting that Robert Marin, who owns LAX Jewelry Co., was in Las Vegas on Floyd Mayweather fight weekend to sell 50 Cent a watch and a chain worth $250,000. Martin said 50 Cent crew invited him to meet up at Mayweather’s gym in Vegas and offer he did not refused. The ... »
Selector Oneil ‘Foota Hype’ Thomas had the mothers of his children on his mind on Sunday, Mother’s Day. In honour of Mother’s Day, Foota Hype took to Instagram and offered shout-outs to his “babymothers” including dancehall artiste Ishawna, who he had a bitter split with last year following accusations of infidelity. “Delivering a child is not easy so if its even for that 1 reason i have to say ha... »
Published:Friday | May 8, 2015 Livern Barrett Jamaican investigators have taken possession of a little over US$300,000 or approximately J$35 million belonging to drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke and are on the hunt for more. The Financial Investigations Division (FID) revealed yesterday that the cash, which was being held in accounts Coke had at two local financial institutions, w... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Asafa Powell was brilliant in winning the men’s 100m in a world leading 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday night. Stepping high to the line and with public enemy number one Ryan Bailey from the United States fighting his way back into second place, Powell registered his 87th sub – 10 seconds time to send the National Stadium crowd in a... »
After returning home from Las Vegas for his birthday celebration earlier this week, Chris Brown found a naked woman laying in his bed. The singer called the cops who carted off the female to jail. Brown told his fans on Instagram that the female broke into his home and was there for days and even cooked and spray paint his cars and kitchen. 21-year-old, Amira Kodcia Ayeb, was eventually charged wi... »
A member of dancehall group Merital Family was shot and killed in Montego Bay on Thursday night. He is Derrick Edwards, popularly known as Corey. The four-man group – Corey, Duwain Samuels, Noel Mason (Blade) and Trovoy Keneale Bracket – from Flankers was once part of incarcerated dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel’s Portmore Empire and shot to fame in 2010 with the single My Money Ha Ha. Corey’s Faceb... »
Foota Hype has moved on from his estranged ex-girlfriend Ishawna with his new boo who is also pregnant. The veteran sound system selector host a huge baby shower for his expecting baby mother last week at Auto Vision on 8 Hill View Avenue in Kingston. Foota Hype already has a son with Downsound Recording artist Ishawna and now he is expecting a daughter with his new girlfriend. “I have twins, but ... »
Jamaican dancehall recording artiste Toya – wife of popular businessman and CEO of Downsound Records Joe Bogdanovich – has died. It is understood that Toya died early this morning at an undisclosed facility in the US, after struggling with an ongoing illness. The couple have one son together. Toya, who was born Latoya Alicia Jackson, was also managed by her husband Bogdanovich and had a successful... »
Krave The Band made its Kadooment debut in Barbados’ Crop Over festival in 2014 as an ultra-premium, star-studded experience and, based on its 2015 launch on May 2 in Barbados, band leader Avery Hackett intends to keep it that way. Reigning Miss Universe Jamaica, Kaci Fennell, was the final model to hit the stage, wearing a stunning individual piece entitled ‘Diamond in the Rough’. Also modelling ... »
Suge Knight will not be getting no help from Floyd Mayweather to get out of jail. The former Death Row Records head is still sitting in a Los Angeles jail on a murder charge. A judge set his bail at a whopping $25 million before reducing it to $10 million. “My understanding is that Suge is going to be bailed out this coming week,” Matthew Fletcher (Suge Knight Lawyer) told the New York Dail... »
Floyd Mayweather baby mama Josie Harris wants a chunk of his big pay day because she is suing him for a whopping $20 million. Mayweather could bank upwards of $200 million from his fight against arch rival Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night. But just two weeks before the big fight, that turned out to be not so impressive after the hype, Mayweather did an interview with Katie Couric where he reveal... »
International dancehall star Sean Paul has high praises for American television personality Nick Cannon, who is on the island directing his highly-anticipated ‘King of The Dancehall’ movie. Sean Paul spoke to Loop News on the weekend after shooting a scene for the movie. “Being in the ‘King of The Dancehall’ movie shoot was amazing – getting to perform “take it low” which is on my own full speed R... »
Reggae artiste I-Octane will kick off the first leg of his school tour under the theme ‘Uplifting the Island’s Children’. The first stop will be at the Marcus Garvey High School in St Ann on Tuesday, May 5. Aiming to host what he calls ‘a school tour with a difference’, I Octane wants to use the opportunity to interact with young minds in a meaningful way and give them a life-changing experience. ... »
More details are beginning to surfaced surrounding the controversial guilty verdict in Vybz Kartel’s high profile murder case. Accused corrupt juror Livingston Cain was back in the Jamaican high court last week for his ongoing trial on charges to pervert the course of justice after he allegedly tried to bribe the jury forewoman and other members. Cain’s defense attorney Valerie Neita-Robertson gri... »
