Reggae/dancehall icons such as Sanchez, Barrington Levy, and Super Cat made Reggae Night at the 2016 Reggae Sumfest a huge hit. A record crowd turned out to see the first ever all Reggae Night at the annual festival in Montego Bay. Sanchez had the crowd singing along as he belt out vocals for some of his notable hits including “Lonely Won’t Leave Me,” “One ina Million,” and “Hallelujah.” The dance... »
Popular dancer Marvin was detained by police at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday night. The controversial dancer was in May instructed by detectives from the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) to turn himself in to police custody, however he failed to comply. Detectives from CISOCA had listed the dancer as wanted for questioning following inv... »
A Malawi man admitted to being paid by village leaders to have sex with women and teenage girls as part of a cultural ‘cleansing ritual’. In a report by BBC, Eric Aniva admitted to being a paid sex worker, referred to as a ‘hyena’, who has sex with virgins in what they view as a sexual cleansing ritual. However, Aniva admitted to being HIV positive and also said that condoms are not allowed as thi... »
spite his conviction on a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice, Rev Al Miller isn’t a bitter man. “I respect the decision of the judge,” Miller said moments after his conviction by Kingston and St Andrew Parish Judge Simone Wolfe-Reece Friday. “I respect it and I will leave it at that,” he added. Miller appeared upbeat following his conviction as family members and congregants fro... »
Greater Portmore High School has received a computer from Official VK Line. Principal, Ricardo Ross last week accepted on behalf of the school, an HP laptop. The computer was handed over by Shona-Lee S. Thompson, brand manager of Official VK Line. This is one of many as the company has announced a plan to donate at least once computer to every high school in Portmore, one high school has been prom... »
Pierced face dancehall artiste Lanmine is lucky to be alive, after he was flung from the motor bike which he was travelling on as a passenger late last week. The artiste was admitted at the hospital for over five days but was released yesterday Extensive testing was done, which included scanning of his brain for signs of swellings. He is due back in hospital for further tests. The accident occurre... »
Dancehall entertainer Gully Bop was arrested and charged yesterday for Domestic Violence & robbery against against Amari in New York. BOP was scheduled to board a flight today from New York back to Jamaica. Numerous attempts to contact the entertainer was unsuccessful. After further checks sources found out that BOP did not catch his flight back to Jamaica as scheduled. Bop was also scheduled ... »
Aside from being named a person of interest by cops, the dancehall star is also battling a 2-year-old lottery scamming case in court. Speaking with Winford Williams on his OnStage TV show last weekend, Lee says that authorities are out to ruin his career. “I wasn’t shock or anything because I get numb to everything,” Tommy Lee said. “Every year they always come with something new.” The “Spartan So... »
Ky-Mani Marley confronts his feelings for a special lady in his new video “Rule My Heart.” The reggae singer premiered the long awaited video on Tuesday to rave reviews. “The feedback from the video has been incredible in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean,” Ky-Mani said. “It’s an incredible song and the video reflects the whole vibe of the song with a classic drop-top car and romantic scenes with a ... »
They once had tunes that you had to “pull up” at least twice in a dancehall session- they were definitely hot! However, the music industry is constantly changing. While some artistes start off with a big bang and maintain their status, others fade away from the scene without a whisper. Loop Entertainment is jogging your memories by digging up Jamaican artistes who have either gone AWOL or hit a wa... »
Ishawna is rumored to have parted ways with Downsound Records. News of her leaving the label she called home all of her career started circulating since last week. Ishawna has not confirmed the reports and Downsound head Joe Bogdanovich is too busy producing Reggae Sumfest to make a statement. Ishawna is also still on the lineup for Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night on July 22. A rep for the label to... »
3jamaica came across a very disturbing video footage of a man believed to be Pastor Steve Ricketts, a prominent Jamaican pastor having a heated confrontation with another younger male in his house about marks on his necks. The marks are said to be ‘Hickies’ by someone else according Steve Ricketts in the video of him wielding and object resembling a piece of board, which he uses to struck the accu... »
Rumor circulating that dancehall artist Konshens dead after collapsing on stage Since the suicide death of his elder brother, Delmark Spence, dancehall artist Konshens has been under heavy fire from some speculators who have chosen to believe and spreadrumors. Some have even gone as far as to blame him for his brother’s death. The recent most rumor, however, is one that we can describe as maliciou... »
Commissioner of Police Dr Carl Williams underwent an emergency and is expected to be out of office for another two weeks. Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were informed Friday afternoon of the development. “He is expected to make a full recovery and return to office within the next two weeks,” said notification from the Police High Command to JCF members. “We wish the commissioner of poli... »
Beenie Man is giving back to his country in a big way. The dancehall king has thrown his financial support behind Jamaica’s Olympic gymnast team. The Doc is now the official sponsor of the Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association. The deal will see him sponsoring 11-year old junior gymnast Asasia Malcolm for the next four years and also covering the financial cost to get Olympic gears for Toni-Ann W... »
Although he has a bright personality, life has not always been rosy for Kevin Mullings A.K.A Little Kev , who overcame a challenging childhood to become a promising actor. Mullings, 24, recently took his first shot at writing. Yet Still I Rise, his first novel, iscomplete. In the unpublished book, Mullings reveals some of his deepest, darkest secrets, which include his involvement in prostitution ... »
According to sources, the shootout between Police and gunman is over an alleged mistaken identity shooting by Police. Dead is 19 year old Tevin, aka Scrapy Don. Alleged that he was in bed sleeping when he was shot and killed by lawmen. Watch video below of this broad daylight shootout which occurred earlier this morning, in Western section of Kingston. »
Shaggy is taking over the summer with Jovi Rockwell with their new video “I Got You.” The Jaakko Manninen-directed video saw Shaggy assembling some female dancers showcasing their skills in front a colorful back drop. The animated and fun clip also saw the banging reggae/dancehall diva getting close to the multi-platinum selling deejay. The single “I Got You” samples James Brown’s 1965 hit of the ... »
The feud between Future, Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson may have just gotten worst. On Monday, Wilson posted a video on Facebook showing Baby Future calling him papa and that is not sitting well with the EVOL rapper. The clip shows the Seatle Seahawks Quarterback getting prep for a TV show appearances when Ciara and Baby Future came in. The toddler called his step dad papa before planting a ... »
Lil Wayne had another serious health scare when he became hospitalized from seizure. Last month, the New Orleans rapper was hospitalized after having two seizure a on his private jet forcing it to make two emergency landings. Seems his fight with the illness is not going away. TMZ reported that last week he was rushed to the emergency room after having another serious seizure attack. He was forced... »
Jo-Anne Jackson-Stephens, a Jamaica-bornassociate at Higgs & Johnson in the Cayman Islands, recently received a STEP excellence award for achieving the highest mark in the world on the Company Law and Practice exam. Jackson-Stephens, who has been with Higgs & Johnson since October 2015, said that she was ecstatic but grateful when she heard the news. “I was competing with very smart and ca... »
Mavado and Alkaline bit their frenemy “Farewell.” That’s the title of their new collaborative single, produced by DJ Frass. “Them same one say them a yo friends too / But mek mi tell yo this pu*** / I don’t remember you, and I don’t intend to,” Mavado sings while Alkaline chimed in “Whole a unnu dead to me / Mi fu***** friend turn mi enemy / Dead and gone a cemetary, totally out of mi memo... »
Investigators attached to the St. Andrew North police division have commenced a probe into circumstances surrounding the shooting of the son of dancehall artiste Mavado. The teenage son of the dancehall superstar remains hospitalised following the incident which reportedly took place a week and a half ago in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew. “What we are able to say is that the police have information th... »
In her young life, 17 year old Stacia Thompson* has faced many obstacles, her latest struggle is now to face the race against time to source funding for fees that need to be paid when the next academic year begins in September. To clear her impending costs, Thompson has turned to the world’s oldest profession prostitution. According to the student of a corporate area, she views selling her body as... »
Dancehall diva Denyque will be among the 2016 finalist for Miss Universe Jamaica. The “Make Me Believe You” singer was selected as one of the 20 finalist announced at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston last weekend. “I finally built up enough courage to enter a pageant,” she wrote on IG. “I’ve always looked up to these women who boasted such grace and confidence and body. They say confession is good fo... »
