Erica Virtue • Senior Gleaner Writer Despite scores of public-education campaigns and female-empowerment programmes, there are still women in Jamaica who believe their men beat them because they love them. A just-released national survey, the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011, conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has found that at least six per cent of the w... »
R&B singer Omarion finds hismelf behind bars on Friday. According to reports, the Maybach Music Group singer was tooling around in the San Fernando Valley on Friday evening when cops pulled him over for running a red light. SEE ALSO: Omarion Expecting First Child With Girlfriend Apryl Jones SEE ALSO: Rick Ross Arrested For Missing Court Date Officers ran his tags and found out that there was a... »
Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: As with every Reggae Sumfest, ‘The Doctor’ Beenie Man had a near-flawless surgery on the audience, Saturday morning at the Catherine Hall complex in Montego Bay when he closed the curtains on International Night One. Dedicating his opening song to the incarcerated Buju Banton, Beenie Man arrested the audience with How Would You Feel.... »
The management of Fly Jamaica has shed light on the reasons for recent flight delays. Last weekend a Guyana to New York flight was delayed for two days, this came on the heels of a previous delay of a New York to Kingston flight. Director of Fly Jamaica Roxanne Reece, says the delays were due to maintenance issues. “We take maintenance very seriously, we are registered with the FAA and we are a... »
Beyonce may have had enough of Jay Z’s cheating because according to reports she is inches away from serving him divorce papers. The power couple has been rocked with mounting rumors of divorce and infidelity over the last few months. Folks have even linked the infamous elevator fight between Jay Z and Beyonce’s sister Solange to some alleged cheating on the part of the rap mogul. According... »
Detective Inspector Clarence Bailey of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Intellectual Property Vice Squad examines one of the fake Clarks shoes seized during yesterday’s police operation in downtown Kingston. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS) NINE men were yesterday arrested during a major operation that led to the shutdown of an underground factory that was being used to manufacture millions of dollars w... »
Tommy Lee Sparta is taking aim fast rising dancehall deejay Alkaline. But According to the “Spartan Soldier” deejay, he is just issuing a warning to the young dancehall act. Tommy Lee released a new single “Bad Like We” where he took a few shots at Alkaline over his infamous “batty wash” line in his single “Touch You.” ALKALINE TAKE A HIT AT EVERY ARTISTE “Jamaica wi born wi no promote filet, no b... »
Chris Brown has been banking paper since his release from jail last month. The “Loyal” singer drop a reported $10,000 to add some custom paint to his already pricey 2013 Lamborghini Aventador. Breezy posted a few photos of the pimped out supercar on Instagram showing off the new sky blue finish. »
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Maggots in food, staffing shortages and reports of running out of foods are among new complaints facing the vendor that won the contract to feed Ohio inmates. Reports obtained by The Associated Press through records requests found numerous problems reported since April, when the state took the rare step of fining the vendor because of contract failures. The records show... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica may be facing its first case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. The Ministry of Health announced in a release today that a suspected imported case of the chikungunya virus has been detected through its “heightened surveillance system”. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kevin Harvey says the case is of an individual who travelled from an affected country and fell ill. Scr... »
Following the release of Tessanne Chin’s “Count on My Love” album, there are concerns that the album is not doing as well as hoped. According to Headline Planet – with the near-official number finally available album sales have been disappointing. The article from Headline Planet points to Hits Daily Double’s weekly sales report, which usually differs only slightly from the authoritative Bi... »
The authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis have revoked the work permit granted to Jamaican artiste, Alkaline, to perform in the country today. Alkaline, whose given name is Earlan Bartley, was scheduled to headline a concert in Nevis. In a statement, Police Commissioner Celvin Walwyn said the Nevis Police Command decided to revoke the permission granted for the concert, out of respect for the Office ... »
Tracy Morgan is finally heading home following weeks in a hospital recovering from injuries he sustained in a deadly car crash in New Jersey last month. On June 7th a Walmart tractor trailer slammed into the back of a limo Tracy Morgan and some friends were traveling in killing two people including comedian James McNair. Morgan received multiple broken bones and was listed in critical condition in... »
Former Governor-General Sir Howard Cooke is dead. Sir Howard, who was 98 died on Friday afternoon. Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke, was born in Goodwill in t he western parish of St. James on November 13, 1915. The son of David Brown Cooke and Mary Jane Minto, he was educated at elementary and private schools, The Mico College and London University. On July 22, 1939, he married Ivy Sylvia Lucille Tai. T... »
Members of the management team of reggae singer, I-Octane, are distancing themselves from Barcelona-based LiveJam Entertainment and Stefano Ingrosso. According to the management, effective immediately, LiveJam Entertainment is not authorized to accept bookings or deposits on behalf of I-Octane and is not in a position to negotiate any contractual or other arrangement on behalf of the singer, wheth... »
Vybz Kartel is not going down without a fight. Attorneys representing the embattled dancehall star has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against outgoing Police Commissioner Owen Ellington. Kartel’s lead attorney, Tom Tavares-Finson, told ZipFM, that the documents have ben signed by the incarcerated deejay but he had dated them which he shouldn’t have. So he will have to re-sign new docs which w... »
A Georgia judge handed down a 8-year sentence to Real Housewives Of Atlanta star Apollo Nida. After months of of waiting the reality TV star now knows his faith. Nida, who is the husband of Phaedra Parks on Real Housewives Of Atlanta, was indicted in a massive money fraud and laundering scheme. He reportedly laundered more than $2.3 mil through phony bank accounts. According to TMZ, Nida received ... »
Photos on display at the exhibit THIS is the final in a 12-part series looking at Jamaicans who have excelled in the tri-state (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) area’s entertainment and leisure industry. FOR the past 20 years, Marlon ‘Ajamu’ Myrie has zoomed in on the New York City dancehall scene, using his camera to capture the biggest artistes on the town or in con... »
Three persons including a minor have been sentenced after pleading guilty to being involved in the lottery scam. Tafarie Haddad,19 and Denise Sutherland,36, both unemployed of Santa Cruz in the southern parish of St. Elizabeth pleaded guilty to breaching the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transactions) (Special Provisions) Act and sentenced to two and three years hard labour respectively. The minor was s... »
What feud? I-Octane is brushing Mr. Vegas aside in their ongoing beef over Reggae Sumfest performances. Last year Mr. Vegas called out Reggae Sumfest promoters for selecting I-Octane to close dancehall. But this year again the promoters gave the closing honors to the “Hot Rass.” I-Octane initially turned down the offer and told Summerfest Production head Johnny Gourzong to give the closing honors ... »
Arthur Hall, Senior News Editor A Jamaican policeman who was kicked out of the force after being convicted of fraud is now before the courts in the United States on drug charges. Errol Cliff Richards, who once ruled the streets of downtown Kingston under the moniker ‘Schoolboy Richie’, is now facing the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York on charges of con... »
Beyonce sent the internet into a frenzy earlier this week after performing her single “Resentment,” with some modified lyrics. During her On The Run tour stop in Ohio last weekend with husband Jay Z, Beyonce got really personal when she opened up about being cheated on and riding with her man for twelve years. The original version of the song says six years and the single “Resentment” was released... »
Radio host legend Star is the latest celebrity to weigh in on Vybz Kartel murder conviction and subsequent life sentence. Speaking with VLAD TV, Star says he has no respect for the dancehall kingpin, who is now locked behind bars in a maximum security prison in Jamaica. “Vybz Kartel is a f***king snitch,” Star said. “He is a stupid ni****. One of the stupidest mother***** that ever walked the face... »
Drake is heartbroken over his split with his on-again off-again girlfriend Rihanna. But according to new reports, the “Started From The Bottom” rapper is blaming Chris Brown for the split. The “Diamonds” hitmaker and Drake rekindled their old flame earlier this year but it only lasted a few months after Rihanna abruptly gave Drizzy the marching orders. Sources close to the Bajan pop beauty told Ur... »
