KINGSTON, Jamaica — A policeman charged with the murder of an associate of popular dancehall artiste Mavado was granted bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The court heard that on June 13, 2011, 34-year-old policeman Neil Gordon was hired as a security officer to manage the entrance to the VIP section at the Quad night club in Kingston.... »
RJR News understands that the health authorities in Trinidad & Tobago were pressed into emergency mode on Thursday evening when they were alerted that a passenger, who had arrived at Piarco International Airport on a flight from London, might have contracted the Ebola virus. It’s understood that the person in question and the other passengers were placed in isolation, after the Trinidadi... »
A Jamaican woman has been sentenced to six years in prison in New Jersey after a jury convicted her of aggravated assault against her former husband. Forty-three year-old Mauvette Mattadeen, who was sentenced on Friday, will be deported after serving her prison term. According to the authorities, the New Jersey resident sprayed a chemical in her husband’s eyes while he slept, poured hot oil... »
Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim conspiracy trial has been rocked with more delays. The former Portmore Empire deejays were expected back in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s court today. However, the unavailability of a witness forced the trial to be postponed until Thursday. Vybz Kartel is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. The embattled dancehall star c... »
Popcaan was in fine form at last week’s Dream Live show at the Dream Weekend party in Negril, Jamaica. The bad chargie even brought out a big surprise for his fans who turned out in huge numbers. Popcaan brought out Lucas DiPasquale, who did the viral video of himself doing a Popcaan mashup. The Canadian singer and Popcaan has become close friends since the video goes viral and he has been spendin... »
Celebrities run out of gas in the streets too. Onstage caught up with Elephant Man enroute to Dream Weekend in Negril just in time. The dancehall veteran was in good spirit but his motorcycle ran out of gas and almost left him stranded on the side of the road. Luckily for the energy god he was rolling with some friends who picked him up. “A run mi run out of gas big energy god,” Elephant Man said ... »
Ras Iyah (left) and Harvard professor Charles Nesson WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – The Westmoreland Hemp & Ganja Farmers Association is petitioning Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller to free the parish of Westmoreland from the ganja Laws in the form of an authoritative “non-enforcement declaration” from the Cabinet that will allow the Westmoreland Hemp & Ganja Farmers... »
LONDON (AP) — Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney announced in a newspaper interview Sunday that he is undergoing a sex change. The 61-year-old Maloney, who guided Lennox Lewis to the world heavyweight title in the 1990s, told Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper that he is now living as a woman under the name Kellie. The twice-married Maloney ended his illustrious career last October an... »
Aidonia is a change man and he owe a lot of it to his young son King Khalif Lawrence. The deejay recently told Urban Islandz that he found faith in Rastafarianism and is done with making hardcore dancehall music. SEE ALSO: Aidonia Embraces Rastafari, Deejay says “No More War” Speaking with Winford Williams of OnStage last week, Aidonia said it all started around three years ago when his fiance got... »
The Health Ministry is warning that it expects more imported cases of the Chikungunya virus. According to the Ministry although it has increased surveillance at the island’s ports of entry, the pattern of travel makes it likely that there will be persons visiting who are carrying the virus. The Ministry held a press conference yesterday where it announced that Jamaica now has two locally tra... »
Alicia Keys is pregnant with baby number two. The R&B singer announced via Instagram that she and her husband Swizz Beatz are expecting their second child together. Keys also shared a photo of herself and Swizz Beatz with her growing baby bump. This is what she wrote on Instagram: “Happy Anniversary to the love of my life @therealswizzz !! And to make it even sweeter we’ve been blessed with an... »
Jay Z’s alleged side chick LIV is going after Beyonce in a new diss song “Sorry Mrs. Carter.” The Miami rapper made tabloid headlines in June when she revealed that she was the reason why Solange attacked Jay Z in a New York hotel elevator at the Met Gala. On the single LIV spit rhymes over the instrumental to OutKast’s 2000 single “Ms. Jackson” while taking shots at both Jay Z and Beyonce. Check ... »
Rihanna is in the Illuminati and worshiping the devil according to Drake. Drake is still carrying some hard feelings after being dumped by Rihanna earlier this year. The Toronto rapper was performing in his home city last weekend for his annual OVO Fest. Drake was performing with a hellish backdrop with the number 6 flashing on the screen three times, as well as, images of Rihanna with a horn. Dra... »
Rumors in dancehall circles are that Alkaline is dating Popcaan’s ex-girlfriend Cody-Ann. The above photo is what triggered the chatters. Alkaline has been involved in several dancehall beefs this year but Popcaan has not been one of them. »
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony says he believes term limits for government leaders should be decided by the people. “I believe that’s a matter for the people to decide, and I share the view that the people of the country will decide whether they are tired of you or not,” Anthony said. Anthony, a former law lecturer at the University of the West Indies (UWI), was s... »
The following is the Independence Day Message from the Prime Minister of Jamaica The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller. My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, I greet you on this the 52nd Anniversary of our Independence. Fifty two years since our flag was first hoisted; fifty two years since we assumed full responsibility for our national affairs. Fifty two years since that hopeful a... »
The official trailer for the highly anticipated new Jamaican gangster-thriller movie “Jamaican Mafia.” The film follows Zoolian Anderson (Zoo-Zoo), a frustrated Car Salesman who desperately desires riches and respect, and discovers he’s the nephew of a powerful crime-boss when he decides to quit the corporate world to join the illicit organization better known as the ‘Jamaican Mafia’. The independ... »
Paul Campbell stars in Jamaican Mafia JAMAICAN Mafia, the independent movie starring Paul Campbell, is scheduled to officially premiere in New York City on August 27. Orville Matherson, one of the film’s executive producers, did not disclose a location, but told the Jamaica Observer that expectations are high for the flick, which he says is “based on real-life incidents”. Filmed ... »
TOMORROW is D-Day for the official opening of the Linstead-Moneague or second leg (Mount Rosser Bypass) of the delay-plagued North South Highway. The formalities will take place at China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Americas’ Treadways Toll Plaza at 10:00 am. Special guests will include cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament, ambassadors and heads of several agencies. Prime Minister ... »
TRAFFIC in the usually busy Half-Way-Tree square was diverted for several hours yesterday afternoon after a man believed to be of unsound mind relieved a police constable of his Glock service pistol and went on a wild, but short-lived shooting spree, injuring two civilians. The man is said to have run into the bus layby in the direction of Constant Spring Road, then fired close to 10 shots in the ... »
Female rapper Remy Ma was released from prison after serving six years for a 2007 shooting incident. Remy Ma, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, was convicted in 2008 by a New York judge for shooting her friend Makeda Barnes Joseph during a domestic dispute over $3000 cash. According to the The New York Times, the shooting took place at a nightclub after Smith gave Joseph her purse to hold. But w... »
Every couple of days you hear a crazy new Beyonce and Jay Z divorce rumor, but this one trump all the previous ones. The hip-hop power couple has been making tabloids headlines since that viral video of Jay Z and his sister-in-law Solange fighting in a New York hotel elevator. The rumors range from Jay Z’s affair with Rihanna to Beyonce affair with her bodyguard. Now according to the NY Daily News... »
Vybz Kartel not guilty verdict on his first murder trial gave the deejay and his fans high hopes of being freed of all charges. This piece was penned by Michael Dawson who is Vybz Kartel’s business partner and co-author of his book. Read the full story below: Last year this time, family, friends and fans of Adidja Palmer sat nervously waiting for a verdict in the then alleged murder of Barrington ... »
Dancehall diva Ishawna has broken her silence amidst rumors of a recent brawl between herself and ex-boyfriend Foota Hype. According to the “Need Love” singer, she and her ex were not involve in a physical fight but didn’t denied that they had a heated argument. “We were not fighting, we had an argument,” Ishawna said. “The whole Downsound was there, it was just a verbal altercation between me and... »
FARGO, North Dakota (AP) — The first plea agreements have been reached in a wide-ranging federal investigation into a Jamaican lottery scam targeting mostly elderly victims in the United States, including one woman from North Dakota who agreed to empty her savings account and then take out a loan on a life insurance policy. More than two-dozen people have been indicted in the case, including some ... »
