ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CMC) – The head of the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA), Dr James Hospedales, has declared the Chikungunya virus has reached epidemic proportions in the Caribbean. “By definition this is an epidemic since it represents an unusual number of cases of this problem where we would never have it before,” Dr Hospedales told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). The mosquito-... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman, who thought she was purchasing chicken and cooking oil recently, instead ended up with a box of stones, a bottle of water, and $5,000 out of pocket. The shifty ‘salesman’ is to be sentenced on May 21, having entered a guilty pleaded guilty when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court this week. In entering the guilty plea, Leonar... »
Vybz Kartel is currently serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Jamaica. The dancehall deejay was convicted on March 13, 2014 for the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. His protege Shawn Storm and two friends Kahira Jones and Andre St John are also serving life sentence. But who was Vybz Kartel before he was sent to prison? Anthony Miller of ER recently aired a documentary on... »
The bleaching epidemic in dancehall is reaching a new high as another deejay step into the limelight confirming his bleaching. U.K. based dancehall star Don André is the latest artiste to confirm his bleaching with a new single. Don André has a new single titled “Bleach Out” where he openly deejay about his skin bleaching. Check out some lyrics excerpt: I’m so brown and I am proud of it Mi madda d... »
MACKA DIAMOND… they came without my fee and the contract that I signed said that I should receive payment at the hotel DEEJAY Macka Diamond is apologising to show patrons in Panama for missing a gig in that Central American country last weekend. The entertainer, who was slated to perform at Club Fiesta in Panama City on April 26, stated that there were several glitches on the part of the con... »
TIME magazine has released their issue of the 100 Most Influential People in the World and Beyoncé is on the cover. Last year Jay-Z made his appearance on the list of the 100 people with the most influence. On the cover, Beyoncé posted for a black-and-white photo shot by Paola Kudacki for the iconic magazine. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg praised the 32-year-old pop star as a role model for women. ... »
More lavish furniture inside one of the houses. Upscale properties, mad money and other assets of convicted drug dealer seized Livern Barrett Gleaner Writer Not content with $230 million in property and other assets they have already seized from a convicted drug dealer and one of his cronies, Jamaican investigators have set their sights on a further $500 million in assets traced to the drug gang. ... »
A BMW motor car seized from a man in west Kingston in 2010, which police investigators said then they believed was owned by Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. One of the houses initially reported as owned by ‘Dudus’. Investigators find only a fraction of the wealth that the Tivoli don was supposed to have amassed After digging for almost four years, local investigators have found ve... »
A St Andrew businessman became the first person to face criminal charges following a series of operations across several parishes earlier this month in which a dozen high-end motor vehicles were seized by the Revenue Protection Division (RPD). He is Dwight Morgan, the 42-year-old managing director of BUCMARS Limited. Morgan was arrested by personnel from the RPD on Wednesday and charged with impor... »
SINGER Tony Rebel will face a critical hearing in the Supreme Court in downtown Kington early next month. The May 7 hearing could result in Rebel having to shell out millions to a composer who claims that the artiste infringed his copyright. However, if Rebel is successful, he would be allowed to contest the multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought against him by music composer Jah Wayne. Garth McBean,... »
Rumors of a fight in prison between Shawn Storm and Vybz Kartel are spreading like wildfire. Earlier this week news surfaced online claiming that Shawn Storm assaulted Vybz Kartel in prison after hearing the voice notes between his mentor and a man identified as Problem Child. The voice notes were leaked from a Blackberry smartphone belonging to Vybz Kartel. Kartel and his friend Problem could be ... »
Livingston Cain, the juror accused of attempting to bribe fellow jurors in the Vybz Kartel murder trial, leaves the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court with his lawyer Dian Watson, yesterday. (PHOTO: LIONEL ROOKWOOD) THE juror who allegedly tried to bribe his fellow jurors in the Vybz Kartel murder trial in return for a not-guilty verdict, is scheduled to return to the Corporate Area Reside... »
SISTER Carol has been spreading reggae’s roots and culture message for over 30 years. She gives her fans more ‘consciousness’ on Live No Evil, her latest album. The set was officially released in January by the singjay’s Black Cinderella Records. It contains 14 tracks including The Prayer, Jill-cuzzi, Mating Season, Servitude and Muma and Pickney, which she did with her dau... »
Where did all of Wyclef Jean fortune go? The former Fugees member is flat broke according to his business manager. Wyclef is reportedly up to his neck in debt including a $2.9 million tax debt to the IRS and owe over $100,000 in legal fees. The Haitian born singer also owes law firm Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman $102,027.40. Wyclef Jean reportedly the first $133,000 in legal fees but rea... »
Customers of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) are being promised a 6.85 per cent decrease in their electricity bills this month, compared to March. In a release yesterday, the JPS said the fuel and independent power producers (IPP) charge decreased from $28.83 in March, to $24.38 in April. “As a result, the overall impact on the bill of a typical residential customer using 165 kilowatt-hours... »
Vybz Kartel fallout is far from over. The embattled dancehall star is not only serving a life sentence in a Jamaican prison, but he is now under a lot of scrutiny after some damaging data allegedly taken from his Blackberry Torch smartphone was leaked. Anonymous sources sent Urban Islandz several photos and video of Vybz Vybz Kartel. Several of the photos are that of guns and sexual acts. There ar... »
Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion was aired on Sunday night April 20 and everyone tuned in. Last month news surfaced that Porsha and Kenya had a brawl during the live taping of the show. Just as everyone suspected, the producers included the clip from the Porsha Williams and Kenya Moore fight. Kenya called Porsha dumb, which most of us already know, but Porsha did not take too kindly the gesture.... »
Gaza Slim gave Vybz Kartel a lot of Lisa Hype before he went to prison. More data from Vybz Kartel Blackberry was leaked and now his most loyal protege Gaza Slim is caught in the ongoing saga. An anonymous source sent Urban Islandz these BBM messages screen shots from a conversation between Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim. In one of the messages Vybz Kartel was very explicit in what he wanted to do with... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Effective May 1, ‘phablets’ — a cross between a smart-phone and a tablet — will be reclassified and no longer attract customs duties. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips made the announcement at the opening of the 2014/15 Budget Debate in Parliament on Thursday, April 17. Dr Phillips said that because the characterist... »
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — Minority caucuses of New York State Legislature and the City Council have written to United States Attorney General Eric Holder calling for an “extensive and exhaustive” investigation into the 2012 police shooting death of an unarmed Jamaican youth. “In the interest of seeking truth and justice, we are asking for an extensive and exhaustive investigation int... »
Vybz Kartel and Popcaan has not been on speaking terms for over two years now and the former Portmore Empire head has bashed his former protege in the media on several occasions since his incarceration. But Gaza fans have long been wondering what triggered a fallout between the two deejays. An anonymous source leaked some alleged text messages to Urban Islandz showing a female name Hells Angel and... »
Chris Brown WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has set Monday as the start date for the assault trial of singer Chris Brown in the nation’s capital. During a brief court appearance Friday in which he wore a suit and tie, Brown turned to wave and salute supporters in the courtroom including his mother and the rapper Bow Wow. The case that begins Monday is significant for the Grammy winner not only bec... »
Two high end vehicles belonging to reggae singers Jah Cure and Christopher Martin were seized this week by a Jamaican anti corruption officials. According to reports, officials from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption agency (MOCA) and the Revenue Protection Division seized over a dozen high end vehicles in a major crack down. A Range Rover, a BMW X5 and a Mecerdes Benz were among the ve... »
Vybz Kartel just filed his appeal but it already looked like it will be a uphill battle for the embattled dancehall deejay as the video footage from the alleged murder scene just leakedonline. An anonymous source sent Urban Islandz several video footage, some of which allegedly played in court during the high profile murder trial. In the below video, you can see several me in a house that sources ... »
Perhaps its the blood moon on Tuesday or maybe rapper Andre Johnson had no more use for his penis. According to multiple reports, Andre Johnson, who is an affiliate of Wu-Tang Clan, cut his penis off before jumping off the second floor of an apartment building in North Hollywood in an apparent suicide attempt. Johnson was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday morning but doctors were unable to reatt... »
