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Marion Hall aka Lady Saw Responds To Spice “Obeah” Drama & Why She Left Dancehall

Marion Hall aka Lady Saw Responds To Spice “Obeah” Drama & Why She Left Dancehall

Marion Hall, formerly Lady Saw, is speaking out about new allegations regarding Spice involved in “Obeah.” The teachings found in the good book have been guiding persons associated with the Christian religion for many centuries. Within its many scriptures are tales that focus on good or evil. Within the last couple of days, dancehall fans have seemingly been exposed to both. Nardo’s “R... »

Dancehall Artiste Laden Sentenced To 4 Years For Illegal Gun Possession

Dancehall Artiste Laden Sentenced To 4 Years For Illegal Gun Possession

Dancehall artiste Laden is going away for a while. Laden has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. He will only serve four years as the sentences will run concurrently. He received four years for the illegal possession of firearm charge and 18 months for the illegal possession of ammunition charge. He received his sentence at St. Eliz... »

Reneto Adams, 5 former colleague lawmen and families, banned from US

Reneto Adams, 5 former colleague lawmen and families, banned from US

Former tough-talking and feared Senior Superintendent of Police, the controversial Reneto DeCordova Adams, and five other cops who were part of the now -disbanded Crime Management Unit (CMU) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), along with their immediate family members, have been banned from entering the United States. The former cops are among 17 officials and family members of foreign govern... »

Dancehall Artist I-Octane Involved In Car Accident, Show Canceled

Dancehall Artist I-Octane Involved In Car Accident, Show Canceled

I-Octane show in California was forced to cancel as the deejay was involved in a car accident. The dancehall singjay had a close brush with death and is giving thanks for life after he was involved in a vehicular accident early this morning, December 13. I-Octane seems to be doing fine following the accident which happened in San Diego, California. It appears that this was the second time for the ... »

Dancehall Artist Tommy Lee Sparta Arrested For Possession Of Illegal Gun

Dancehall Artist Tommy Lee Sparta Arrested For Possession Of Illegal Gun

Dancehall artist Tommy Lee Sparta was arrested for illegal firearm. Law enforcement sources confirmed with Urban Islandz on Monday that Tommy Lee Sparta will be spending a night in jail following his arrest near a popular hotel in New Kingston. According to Nationwide News, the Jamaican entertainer, whose real name is Leroy Russell Jr, was picked up by lawmen after it was believed that he was in p... »

Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris said fully aware of Jamaican, Caribbean agenda

Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris said fully aware of Jamaican, Caribbean agenda

BY HAROLD G BAILEY Observer writer NEW YORK, United States — Fears that United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is not making much of her Jamaican heritage and might be unaware of Caribbean community hopes are unfounded, a leading Diaspora spokesman has said. Member of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Council, Wayne Golding said the history-making Harris and her surrogates had met wit... »

Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival returns in 2021

Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival returns in 2021

After a four-year hiatus, the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival will return in a virtual format January 28 to 30, 2021, organisers have announced. The event, which is renowned for its rich music and cultural offerings, is now licensed to Adrian Allen of Steady Image in partnership with Marcia McDonnough of Touchstone Productions, both original members of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues team, with years o... »

Bounty Killer Opens Up About Being Hurt When D’Angel Left Him For Beenie Man (VIDEO)

Bounty Killer Opens Up About Being Hurt When D’Angel Left Him For Beenie Man (VIDEO)

Bounty Killer says he was deeply hurt when D’Angel left him to be with his arch rival at the time, Beenie Man. While sitting down with Spice on her weekly talk show Spice it Up, the Poor People Governor shared a side of himself many have never seen. Bounty Killer explains that while he is a rude boy in dancehall, he is still a human who feels the same pains as others when it comes to love and disa... »

Dancehall Star Laden Apologize To His Family Following Gun Charge

Dancehall Star Laden Apologize To His Family Following Gun Charge

Dancehall artiste Laden is remorseful for getting caught up in his recent gun charges and has asked the forgiveness of his family, friends, and fans. Lade, whose real name is Okeefe Aarons, pleaded guilty to charge of illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition earlier this week on November 30. He appeared in the St. Elizabeth Circuit Court and will know his sentence on De... »

Elephant Man Frustrated With Lack of Progress in Immigration Case

Elephant Man Frustrated With Lack of Progress in Immigration Case

Elephant Man wants his immigration case to wrap. The “Energy God” Elephant Man and his legal team have said that they are frustrated with the delays in his Immigration case. His defense team has revealed that they are yet to get access to the video footage from the Sangster International Airport in St James. The footage is crucial to his case in which he is charged with breaching Section 8 (5) of ... »

Deportation pushback

Deportation pushback

The Jamaican Government is being urged to refuse permission for a flight from the United Kingdom (UK) with deportees aboard to land in the island this week. Approximately 50 Jamaicans, who the British Home Office describe as “dangerous criminals”, are scheduled to arrive in the island on a charter flight late tomorrow or early Thursday. With mounting calls in the UK to scrap the deportation, a spo... »

PM of Jamaica announces call out of National Reserves to assist with crime fight

PM of Jamaica announces call out of National Reserves to assist with crime fight

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the National Reserves will be called out and deployed to assist with security measures across the country. The Prime Minister’s announcement comes as the country prepares for the festive season. “On the advice of the Chief of Defence Staff, after long discussions at the National Security Council, we have decided that, for the month of December we ar... »

Reggae Icon Dennis Brown To Be Honored At Reggae Sunsplash

Reggae Icon Dennis Brown To Be Honored At Reggae Sunsplash

Dennis Brown will be fittingly honored at this year’s Reggae Sunsplash live stream event. Reggae Sunsplash is an event that reggae lovers around the world are looking forward to. They have featured some of the hottest acts over the years and also try to honour the pioneers who helped to build the genre. This year, returning from a 14-year hiatus, it seems the organisers of the event, will be honou... »

VP Records Teams With The Jamaican Gov To Fight Human Trafficking Through Music

VP Records Teams With The Jamaican Gov To Fight Human Trafficking Through Music

Human trafficking continues to plague nations of the world and is a serious problem that governments around the world are actively fighting. With this in mind, VP Records has partnered with Jamaica’s National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) to raise awareness about the issue. The campaign has a reggae medley called “Shadows After Dark,” which pleads with people to be aware of ... »

Buju Banton, Skip Marley Gets Grammy Nods For ‘Best Reggae Album’ 2021

Buju Banton, Skip Marley Gets Grammy Nods For ‘Best Reggae Album’ 2021

The Grammys have announced the nominees for Best Reggae Album. The highly anticipated list of Grammy nominees for Best Reggae Album has finally been released, and while dancehall takes another snub, a newcomer got a Grammy nod. This year there are five nominations that somehow are less surprising after you see them. Buju Banton appears first on the list for his album Upside Down 2020 , which was r... »

Vybz Kartel’s Defense Attorney Demands Access To Phone Records

Vybz Kartel’s Defense Attorney Demands Access To Phone Records

Vybz Kartel’s attorney is moving to gain access to the cell phones at the center of his murder appeal case. As Vybz Kartel’s Attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan gets ready to go before the Privy Council, he’s attacked the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Jamaica and accused them of being shady and dodgy. His concerns mostly arise from the fact he’s been frustrated in his attempts t... »

Beenie Man Reveals His Son Is Hospitalized, Ask Fans For Prayers

Beenie Man Reveals His Son Is Hospitalized, Ask Fans For Prayers

Prayers up for Beenie Man son who is currently hospitalized. King of the Dancehall, Beenie Man‘s family has suffered another blow as the artiste’s son, who suffers from sickle cell disease, has been hospitalized. The artiste posted a note to fans asking for prayers for his son Moses Davis Jr. “If I should really sum up 2020 mi really wouldn’t have the words, Iyah. Right now my son @1876prince is i... »

Beenie Man & D’Angel Come Together To Celebrate Son Marco Dean’s 14th Birthday

Beenie Man & D’Angel Come Together To Celebrate Son Marco Dean’s 14th Birthday

Beenie Man and D’Angel put their differences aside to come together and celebrate their son Marco Dean’s 14th birthday. It’s pretty common knowledge that Beenie Man and D’Angel don’t often see eye to eye, but the pair were able to put their differences aside recently to celebrate their son Marco’s birthday. Marco turned 14-years-old on Monday, November 9, and his parents got together to show... »

Mavado’s Son Dante Brooks’ Murder Trial Date Set For January With No Jury

Mavado’s Son Dante Brooks’ Murder Trial Date Set For January With No Jury

Mavado’s son won’t appear in front of a jury when his trial date arrives. New developments in dancehall artiste Mavado’s son murder case are that Dante Brooks, 18, will be tried as an adult in court soon, but it won’t be a jury trial. According to The STAR, Brooks is slated to appear in front of a judge only for his murder trial on January 7, 2021. Brooks was accused of jointly murdering Lor... »

3.4 magnitude earthquake rattles sections of Jamaica

3.4 magnitude earthquake rattles sections of Jamaica

The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies Mona, has confirmed that a magnitude 3.4 earthquake was felt in sections of the island at approximately 2:59pm on Sunday November 8, 2020. According to the Unit, the earthquake’s epicenter was 7km northwest of Trinity Ville, St. Thomas, with a focal depth of 6.9km. Persons on social media have reported feeling the quake in Kingston and St An... »

Beenie Man’s Ex-Wife D’Angel Says She’s Getting Married

Beenie Man’s Ex-Wife D’Angel Says She’s Getting Married

The Viral Queen, D’Angel, has fans hyped with an announcement that she’s getting married again. Even though fans are not quite sure if it is a publicity stunt, some are wishing her all the best. She posted about her upcoming nuptials November 1. She posted a short video of her wearing a white wedding dress as she sang along to Kelly Clarkson’s A Moment Like This. In the video, she said: “I’m getti... »

I-Octane’s 11-year-old daughter Octavia Makes Strong Dancehall Debut With “Escape” (VIDEO)

I-Octane’s 11-year-old daughter Octavia Makes Strong Dancehall Debut With “Escape” (VIDEO)

I-Octane’s daughter Octavia is one of the newest faces of the next generation of dancehall. 11-year-old daughter Octavia, real name Ashiek Muiris, is proving that she is a chip off the old block. She has also proven that she has what it takes to get noticed in the genre following her release on October 19 called Escape featuring Banxx. The song is on the Liquid Sunshine rhythm. The song is well-pr... »

Bounty Killer’s Ex-Girlfriend Reveals He Did Not Hit Her With Hammer

Bounty Killer’s Ex-Girlfriend Reveals He Did Not Hit Her With Hammer

Bounty Killer’s alleged ex-girlfriend is speaking out for the first time and she’s saying Killer did not drop the hammer on her. Ten years ago, Bounty Killer felt the full lashing of the tongue from citizens of Jamaica after he was accused of inflicting bodily harm on his 19 year old girlfriend using a hammer and an electric fly/mosquito swatter. Bounty Killer denied the use of the household devic... »

Dancehall’s Iconic One Night Show “Sting” Touts International Lineup For Virtual 2020 Event

Dancehall’s Iconic One Night Show “Sting” Touts International Lineup For Virtual 2020 Event

Dancehall’s greatest one night show, Sting 2020, goes virtual for 2020 staging. There is no denying just how powerful of a brand and legacy Isaiah Laing’s Sting has built over it’s near four decades in existence. It is therefore understandable just why dancehall fans have been craving the return of the show dubbed ‘The Greatest One Night Reggae and Dancehall Show On Earth!!!” Earlier this year, La... »

Dancehall Artiste Laden Arrested For Possession Of Illegal Gun & Ammunition

Dancehall Artiste Laden Arrested For Possession Of Illegal Gun & Ammunition

Laden found himself in some legal trouble following his arrest for possession of an illegal gun. Dancehall deejay Laden is behind bars following his arrest for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Laden, whose real name is Okeefe Aarons, was arrested earlier this week. The announcement of his arrest was confirmed by Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, head of the Constabulary Commu... »

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