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$100,000JA Reportedly STOLEN From Tommy Lee Sparta In Prison

$100,000JA Reportedly STOLEN From Tommy Lee Sparta In Prison

10s of thousands of dollars have been allegedly confiscated from the cell of incarcerated Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta, and prison authorities have denied any knowledge of the occurrence. According to the reports, the amount that was confiscated from the deejay at the Tower Hill correctional facility, where he is staying is said to be away least $100,000. The Jamaica Gleaner who had sources ... »

Buju Banton & Vybz Kartel Beef Timeline: Everything You Need To Know

Buju Banton & Vybz Kartel Beef Timeline: Everything You Need To Know

Buju Banton and Vybz Kartel beef is the feud we didn’t expect as we head into this year’s festive season. The to dancehall legends have both come a long way from a time when dancehall was being shunned by those who felt the content of the music was in a terrible place. The LGBT community at the time labeled the music “murder music.” Buju Banton and Vybz Kartel have grown along with the genre, whic... »

Richie Stephens Denies Sexually Assaulting General Ling, Hires Attorney (VIDEO)

Richie Stephens Denies Sexually Assaulting General Ling, Hires Attorney (VIDEO)

Reggae singer Richie Stephens on Saturday night denied that he raped a 27-year-old Singapore entertainer, General Ling, who was formerly a part of his entourage. The artist best known for his singles like “Weakness for Sweetness” said the woman had accused him of rape, and the matter was reported to police in Australia, but he was not charged. Richie Stephens admitted that the woman was on tour wi... »

Tanya Stephens Shares A Prominent Dancehall Artist Sexually Assaulted Her

Tanya Stephens Shares A Prominent Dancehall Artist Sexually Assaulted Her

Tanya Stephens revealed a prominent dancehall artist sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. In a recent IG Live session with Shannon Mack, reggae singer Tanya Stephens took to Instagram to reveal descriptions of her sexual attacker. The descriptions sent fans into speculation mode as they searched the reggae scene looking for the perpetrator, which she disclosed. The topic at hand was bro... »

Vybz Kartel Calls Entertainers “Among the least educated In Society”

Vybz Kartel wants entertainers to stop giving medical advice. The dancehall deejay has been named as one of the entertainers that the government was considering to use to help change vax hesitancy attitude after his attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan said Vybz Kartel was willing to take the vax According to his lawyer, Vybz Kartel has received one shot of the AstraZeneca and is among a small fraction o... »

PM Holness Celebrates Charlyne Smith First Black Woman with PhD In Nuclear Engineering

PM Holness Celebrates Charlyne Smith First Black Woman with PhD In Nuclear Engineering

Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica is in a celebratory mood as he congratulates Charlyne Smith, one of Jamaica’s most prestigious scholars this year in her recent accomplishment of being the first black woman to earn a PhD in Nuclear Engineering at Florida University. Smith had her roots in the parish of St. Catherine where she was also educated at St. Catherine High before moving on to Copp... »

Usain Bolt’s Album Outperforms Vybz Kartel & Spice, Debuts In Top 10 Billboard

Usain Bolt’s Album Outperforms Vybz Kartel & Spice, Debuts In Top 10 Billboard

Usain Bolt released his joint debut album Country Yutes with his manager and dancehall artist NJ, and it secured its place on the Billboard chart. Is this enough to finally earn him some respect in the dancehall community? While Usain Bolt is one of the most famous people in the world, at home, he is often underestimated. In spite of the impact that he has made on the world, history, and popular c... »

Popcaan STUCK in ENGLAND Unable to Attend Court in JAMAICA

Popcaan STUCK in ENGLAND Unable to Attend Court in JAMAICA

Popular Dancehall artiste Popcaan was given a court date for today, however, the legal team of the deejay has given information that a new court date was selected due to him not being able to appear before the judge due to a mandatory quarantine he has to do based on his recent UK travel. The ‘Unruly Boss’, was slapped with several charges in April of this year when the Police received reports tha... »

Vybz Kartel Takes First Dose Of ASTRA-ZENICA VACCINE

Vybz Kartel Takes First Dose Of ASTRA-ZENICA VACCINE

Incarcerated Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel has finally got his wish, after his attorney at law Isat Buchannan revealed that the Entertainer was interested in being vaccinated against Covid-19. According to information relayed to the Jamaica Observer, the “Worl Boss” was among, the likes of around 30 inmates, at Horizon Adult Correctional Centre, who took their first Jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine ... »

Popcaan Ordered To Be Present In Court On November 4 Or Risk Arrest

Popcaan Ordered To Be Present In Court On November 4 Or Risk Arrest

Popcaan will likely be present in court on November 4 to answer traffic charges. The dancehall veteran hindered traffic court proceedings on Thursday (September 2) when he failed to make an appearance. Legal representatives of the artist informed the court that the entertainer could not show up because he is currently in quarantine. While not much information was made available about the situation... »

Chronixx Cancels New York Concert, Venue Says Vaccines Not The Issue

Chronixx Cancels New York Concert, Venue Says Vaccines Not The Issue

A concert that was supposed to be held in New York at the Brooklyn Mirage was canceled by Chronixx himself and not because of any updated vaccine mandate. That’s according to a representative of the venue who confirmed with The Gleaner that neither their management nor the city had anything to do with the cancellation. The concert was scheduled for next Monday, September 6. According to the uniden... »

Popcaan and Beres Hammond Drops “A Mother’s Love” Visual (VIDEO)

Popcaan and Beres Hammond Drops “A Mother’s Love” Visual (VIDEO)

Popcaan and Beres Hammond drops off “A Mother’s Love” visual. “A Mother’s Love” video has already made it among the top Trending on YouTube with well over 100K views in less than 24 hours. The touching medley was executive produced by Shane C. Brown in association with Harmony House and Unruly Entertainment. It was directed by Prof and Kryss Ras. The song begins with a short monologue from Beres H... »

Reggae Sumfest To Require Patrons To Be Fully Vaccinated, Says Skatta Burrell

Reggae Sumfest To Require Patrons To Be Fully Vaccinated, Says Skatta Burrell

Downsound Entertainment executive and Dancehall music producer Cordell Skatta Burrell says that the music festival is coming back for 2022 after being on a hiatus for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, but all patrons will have to be vaccinated before they are allowed to attend. Speaking on TVJ’s Entertainment Report, the music producer says that events allowing only vaccinated pe... »

Lee “Scratch” Perry, Reggae Icon & Dub Pioneer, Dead At 85

Lee “Scratch” Perry, Reggae Icon & Dub Pioneer, Dead At 85

Reggae dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry has died at age 85. The legendary artist and producer died at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, on Sunday morning. Known for his eccentric styles and provocative song lyrics like “Pum Pum,” the artist had been briefly sick, according to reports. Perry, who previously lived in Switzerland with his wife Mireille, leaves behind their two children and h... »

JAMAICA Government Welcomes Vybz Kartel Push To Take Vaccine

JAMAICA Government Welcomes Vybz Kartel Push To Take Vaccine

The Attorney at Law for incarcerated Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel has expressed that the entertainer has said he would love to be vaccinated. Luckily for the “Worl Boss”, the Minister of Health and Wellness, Christopher Tufton along with his opposition Morais Guy has said that they are on board with the move. According to Isat Buchannan, who recently put the motion out about the entertainer being... »

Vybz Kartel’s Prison Under Massive Probe Following Fox 5 NY’s Interview

Vybz Kartel’s Prison Under Massive Probe Following Fox 5 NY’s Interview

Several agencies have launched a joint investigation into an interview with Vybz Kartel conducted virtually by Fox 5 New York’s Lisa Evers. The first of a two-part series on the artist aired on Wednesday night in which Vybz Kartel called in to talk about the conditions about his cell and his bid for freedom at the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, the highest court of appeal in Jamaica. On Thur... »

Vybz Kartel Talks Battling Illness In Prison & Says His Cell Is Like A “Dungeon”

Vybz Kartel Talks Battling Illness In Prison & Says His Cell Is Like A “Dungeon”

Vybz Kartel is in good spirits and hopeful in his first exclusive TV interview in a decade. Since his incarceration, dancehall mogul Vybz Kartel has not been heard from outside of his music. In his first interview in ten years, the deejay is opening up to Fox 5 NY’s Lisa Evers about life in prison, his health, and his legal woes. Vybz Kartel was convicted for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams ... »

Dancehall Music Producer Skatta Burrell Sounds Alarm After 2-Week Battle With Covid-19

Dancehall Music Producer Skatta Burrell Sounds Alarm After 2-Week Battle With Covid-19

The Covid-19 virus is very real and very dangerous. These are the words of dancehall music producer Skatta Burrell who recently chimed in on a debate about the fact that many people seem to think that the virus is made up. He used his own experience with it to assure those who are still in doubt about the devastating effects of the virus on some people who have contracted it. His comment was in re... »

Ce’Cile Bans Unvaccinated People From Her Home As Delta Variant Reaches Jamaica

Ce’Cile Bans Unvaccinated People From Her Home As Delta Variant Reaches Jamaica

The dancehall deejay says she has been indoors since the Covid-19 pandemic started because she is asthmatic and at risk of complications should she contract the virus. As such, Ce’Cile says she has ensured that she is vaccinated because it could be her best chance of fighting the virus. The artiste’s post comes following the announcement by the Jamaican government on Wednesday that twenty-two case... »

Fastest Women on Earth to FACE-OFF at Diamond League on August 21st

Fastest Women on Earth to FACE-OFF at Diamond League on August 21st

Even though the Women’s Olympic 100 meter final was a thrilling race, the best expo of the fastest women in the world is yet to come as the Eugene Diamond League sets to tell a long-lasting tale, with some of the most speed blistering females to ever grace the track The showdown is set to take place on August 21 and will see the likes of Sha’Carrie Richardson returning to the track after she was g... »

Sizzla WARNS Foota Hype About His Mouth

Sizzla WARNS Foota Hype About His Mouth

Popular Dancehall selector Foota Hype is not backing down from Reggae veteran Sizzla Kalonji and goes to the extent to say that he is well connected and fears no one. According to Hype who spoke on his Instagram live about the matters troubling him, the issue spurred from another IG live he did addressing his concerns about the Rastafarian girl whose locks were allegedly cut by the Police. In that... »

Investigation Launched after the Trimming of Teen’s Dreadlocks IN Jamaica – VIDEO Report

Investigation Launched after the Trimming of Teen’s Dreadlocks IN Jamaica – VIDEO Report

According to the JCF, a team is currently investigating the facts surrounding the matter of allegations that a young woman, 19 years old was trimmed by the police after she was taken into the station. The mother of the young female outlines that it was a fellow female who cut her daughter’s locks while she was in lockup. According to the young lady, she was on her way from school one day in a taxi... »

Mr. Handsome Says He is Innocent of Sex Crime Conviction

Mr. Handsome Says He is Innocent of Sex Crime Conviction

The actor who is popularly known as Mr. Handsome or Girlie, whose given name is Lacell Parnell is haunted still by his conviction for multiple sexual offences that took place in the USA in 2009. The 51-year-old was found guilty of sexual abuse, forcibly touching and aggravated harassment. He was unsuccessful when he appealed the conviction. Lacell who was later deported to Jamaica is now saying he... »

Beenie Man Insists He Wasn’t Banned From The UK But Passport Was Restricted

Beenie Man Insists He Wasn’t Banned From The UK But Passport Was Restricted

After over 10 years away from the United Kingdom, Beenie Man has made his return and maintains that he was never prohibited from entering the country, despite years of speculations. The “Girls Dem Sugar” artiste arrived on British soil almost two weeks ago and is set to touch the stage later this month. In an interview with Zeze Mills, Beenie Man, born Moses Davis, cleared the air of the prolonged... »

Jamaica’s New Curfew Protocols Start

Jamaica’s New Curfew Protocols Start

Recently, there has been an upward trend in active Covid-19 cases, which many are referring to as a new wave in the spread of the virus. As a counteractive strategy, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has again implemented measures that he thinks will effectively slow the sudden boost in the outbreak. He recently announced at a press conference, where he spoke about the upwards trend, that it’s now bec... »

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