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Bolt and Puma donate J$5 million each to STETHS, William Knibb for hurricane relief

Irie Dale December 12, 2025 2025 EVENTS, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, Jamaica, News

Sprint legend Usain Bolt has partnered with sponsor Puma to donate J$5 million each to St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) and his alma mater William Knibb Memorial High in Trelawny to aid in their recovery following Hurricane Melissa. Both schools were significantly damaged during the passage of the powerful Category 5 storm in late October. STETHS, located in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, suffered extensive structural damage. Its grade 11 block was particularly badly affected, with the set of classrooms, used by students preparing for Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, completely devoid of a roof, according to JIS News. The grades seven and nine roofs, as we... »

Beenie Man Honours Fiancée Camille on her Birthday: “I’ve never felt love like yours before!”

Irie Dale December 10, 2025 2025 EVENTS, ARTISTES, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, Jamaica

Beenie Man’s fiancéé Camille Lee celebrated her birthday recently and the festivities involved a grand dinner attended by close family members and loved ones. The ‘Girls Dem Sugar’ seemingly made the speech of the night, one that lasted for multiple minutes. Scenes from the occasion were shared to social media in a 4 minutes and 56-second video that had a caption, written by Camille, “Thank you to everyone who joined me for dinner… I appreciate every single one of you. Special thanks to My Moses for this lovely day. Feeling so loved.” Despite knowing each other for multiple decades, Beenie Man his heartfelt speech highlighted that he and Camille got intimate right before her birthday, 4 year... »

Buju Banton Calls-out Holness: “I don’t see the prime minister giving out one bloodcl**t”

Irie Dale December 8, 2025 2025 EVENTS, ARTISTES, Jamaica

Buju Banton gave a short and spicy performance at ‘Rise And Toast’ party, where he called out the prime minister and continues the saga about packages being stolen by authorities. Banton who is a known supporter of the People’s National Party, used the occasion to respond to a speech he heard from the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Andrew Holness regarding videos of various people handing out care packages to those in need. “Suh the Prime Minister of Jamaica seh him si some video, with people a giveaway all kinda things to Jamaican people, but i man deh inna America and all now i don’t see the Prime Minister giving out one bloodclaat,” says Buju Banton. Buju Banton went on to name-drop several fel... »

Jah Cure’s Victim Breaks Silence: “Him coulda kill me, I will never forget what he did”

Irie Dale December 8, 2025 2025 EVENTS, AMSTERDAM, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Dutch concert promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake has spoken publicly following last month’s ruling by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, which found Reggae singer Jah Cure guilty of attempted murder and increased his sentence to eight years and four months. The court’s decision overturned the earlier verdict and aligned with the prosecution’s view that the attack in October 2021 was deliberate and severe. Prosecutors had initially sought a sentence of nine and a half years. The lower court had also ordered Jah Cure, born Siccature Alcock, to pay Blake €9,452.49 in damages, though Blake’s attorney, R. Bouwman, said the award does not reflect the full costs endured. Furthermore, Bouwman is urging fans ... »

Embattled Dancehall Artiste Squash Sentenced to 27 Months in US Prison

Irie Dale November 25, 2025 2025 EVENTS, ARTISTES, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, FLORIDA

Dancehall artiste Squash, whose real name is Andrae Maurice Whittaker, has been sentenced to 27 months in a United States federal prison after pleading guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. The sentence was handed down by Judge Roy Altman, who also ordered that Squash serve three years of probation following his release and pay a fine of US$100. Prosecutor Jacob Koffsky had urged the court to impose a sentence close to the maximum of 30 months. As reported by Nationwide News, to support his argument, Koffsky presented five videos retrieved from the entertainer’s phone, showing Squash holding and firing various weapons, including the pink modified Glock pistol linked to... »