PHILADELPHIA, United States — Two spectacular meet records by Calabar High highlighted yesterday’s high school boys section as the 123rd Penn Relays carnival came to a brilliant close at a sun-bathed Franklin Field here on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Hours after running a breath-taking 39.00 seconds to win the 4x100m, the Calabar lions roared again in the 4x400m, sto... »
The alleged lottery scammers being loaded into a police vehicle at the Norman Manley International Airport after processing yesterday – Norman Grindley photo The eight Jamaicans who were yesterday extradited to the United States (US) on lottery scamming-related are to make their first court appearance this morning. Joshua Polacheck, counsellor for public affairs at the US Embassy in Kingston... »
Mrs. Mosse – Brown is the oldest person in the world. She is also the world’s first verified supercentenarian from Jamaica. I will make the presentation to Mrs. Mosse-Brown when I visit her at her home in Duanvale Trelawny. She was born on March 10, 1900. The country takes great pride in acknowledging Mrs. Mosse – Brown. On April 15, Mrs Mosse – Brown became the oldest person alive following the d... »
Alkaline has issued an apology to his fans in the UK following the cancellation of his concert earlier this week. The Vendetta leader was scheduled to perform at a sold out-show at the O2 Brixton Academy, but organizers were forced to pull the plug on the show after the deejay’s fans get rowdy. Moments before the start of the event, a large crowd gathered outside. Some fans broke through a securit... »
While there is still no proof that Vybz Kartelwas recording music in prison, almost every dancehall fans think that he was and by doing so he was doing it illegally. Jamaica’s Minister of National Security, Robert Montague, revealed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that artists behind bars can no longer record music illegally. Corrections Commissioner Ina Hunter also revealed last mont... »
Alkaline fans in the UK are demanding that the artist perform following a canceled show at the O2 Academy in Brixton. The Vendetta deejay was inside the venue when a large crowd gathered outside to see him perform. Another video clip shows some folks bursting through security before making their way inside. One person was injuried in the melee forcing organizers to cancel the show citing public sa... »
BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior staff reporter Jamaica won its first gold medal at the IAAF World Relays last night in The Bahamas with a blistering run that brought home the coveted gold in the Women’s 4x200m. If this was not enough for the ladies, they also set a new championship record of 1:29.04. Jamaica made a tactical switch from the heats, shifting Elaine Thompson from the opening leg to t... »
Jamaica is out of the showcase men’s 4×100-metre relay final at the third edition of the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas after dropping the baton in the heats on Saturday. For several years, it was the United States that crumbled under the extreme pressure that comes with the men’s sprint relay, but this time, it was their arch rivals Jamaica. Competing in Heat 1, third leg runner Jevaug... »
Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson anchored Jamaica to the gold medal in the women’s 4×200-metre relay at the third edition of the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday night. Jamaica won convincingly, clocking a 1:29.04 World Relays record in the process to beat Germany, who clocked 1:30.68 for second place and the silver medal. The Jamaican quartet –which ... »
Former 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell is among three athletes who have withdrawn from Jamaica’s team for this weekend’s third IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas. The team’s technical leader, Maurice Wilson confirmed the withdrawals. Wilson said, “I’ve been informed that Asafa Powell is not available; Julian Forte is also not available; Rusheen McDonald is also out. Thos... »
KONSHENS is finally opening up about the untimely death of his brother Delus who committed suicide last year. The Subkonshus deejay received some negative criticisms after Delus’ death with some fans blaming him for not supporting his brother’s career. Konshens revealed during a recent interview with Winford Williams that Delus was dealing with a severe case of depression for several years before ... »
The government of Jamaica is attempting to make amends for the 1963 Coral Gardens massacre. Yesterday, Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness, formally apologized to the Rastafarian community for the atrocities committed against them more than 50 years ago, via a statement in Parliament, Holness called the Coral Gardens incident “A grave injustice” and said that chapter in the country’s history “wa... »
Caribbean-American New York Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, is calling on the Caribbean community to stand up against Donald Trump. Clarke – the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 25th anniversary celebration of Brooklyn’s Progressive Democrats Political Association (PDPA). During her address, Clarke – who represents the 9th Congressional Dis... »
A total prize purse of United States $1.26 million will be paid by the International Association of Athletics Federations for the men’s and women’s races at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017 on April 22 and 23. The team prize money for each race will be first $50,000; second $30,000; third $20,000; fourth $12,000; fifth $10,000; sixth $8000; seventh $6000; and eighth $4000. There ... »
Jamaican supercentenarian Violet Moss Brown is now the oldest person in the world, after the death of previous oldest person Emma Morano of Italy. Morano, who was officially the last person born in the 1800s still living, died at her home in Verbania, Italy. Born on November 29, 1899, she was 117 years old. “She had an extraordinary life, and we will always remember her strength to move forw... »
Mr. Vegas says that Vybz Kartel is literally living in hell and the vast majority of his fans are complete fools for following him. The dancehall deejay turn gospel singer sat down for an interview on ER last week where he spoke about Vybz Kartel’s incarceration being equivalent to him being in hell. “Well you have to understand that Vybz Kartel is a major force within our society, and a lot of pe... »
United Airlines booted 3,765 passengers off flights last year just because it sold more tickets than there were seats on the plane, but none of those got as much attention as the man who was dragged off a plane in Chicago over the weekend. Video posted on Facebook showed the shock on the faces of other passengers. And it created a public-relations nightmare for the airline on Monday as news of the... »
A man was arrested and charged with breaches of the Pharmacy, Food Handlers and Customs Act after he was found with tens of thousands of tubes and jars of bleaching cream on Tuesday. The Jamaica Constabulary Force, in a post to Facebook, said approximately 78,000 jars/tubes of bleaching cream were seized in the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation (C-TOC) raid. »
Vybz Kartel became the first dancehall artist to be featured on the TV show “Before They Were Famous.” Host Michael McCrudden did a feature on the incarcerated dancehall star’s rise to stardom from his childhood days to becoming a household name both in Jamaican and in the global dancehall space.The show revealed some small details about the artist that most of his fans wouldn’t know, for example,... »
Vybz Kartel is reportedly planning to get married and baptize in prison. A letter hit our desk over the weekend that was allegedly written by Vybz Kartel where he confirmed that he has turned his life over to his lord and savior Jesus Christ. I said allegedly because we still can’t confirm if the dancehall deejay himself wrote the letter. Our sources inside the Gaza wouldn’t confirm or deny if the... »
Alkaline is shaping up to be a major player in the local dancehall music scene and Kingston mayor Delroy Williams recognized that. The Vendetta deejay’s recent New Rules concert at the National Stadium car park was a huge success with some 20,000 fans converging on the venue for the deejay’s first live performance in Jamaica in three years. The Kingston mayor confirmed via Twitter that he met with... »
Bobby Shmurda was sentenced to four years in prison for having a shank but let’s be clear, this doesn’t mean that he will be serving more time on his existing sentence. The “Hot Ni**a” rapper took a plea deal in the case and received a lesser sentence than he would have. Smart move by him and his legal team given that he is already serving seven years. Bobby Shmurda appeared in court on Friday mor... »
Blak Ryno tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Mel aka Sewell who is also a recording artist. Sources told DHH that the pair have been dating for a few years and only recently decided to get married. As for Ryno, aka Di Stinga, he has been quiet on the dancehall scene for a while, but sources are now telling us that he is getting ready to make a grand entrance back into the dancehall space. ... »
