With both arms severed just above the elbows, many persons would have given up on life, but not 53-year-old Winston Barr, who owns and operates the Ju-cee Barrs bag juice factory in Maroon Town, St James. At 19 years old, Barr was working with an engineering company as a ‘steel man’ when he met a terrible accident. Big Eyes 2 Natural No amount of money spent on makeup or cosmetic surgery can make ... »
Dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel is tucked away behind bars, but his latestet venure, the Gaza Vybz Rum is free to run the road. The product will be available in three flavours: Gold rum, white rum and a Fusion – a tasty purple-coloured combination of strawberry, melon and blueberry. “We are going to hit the marketplace hard this week. Up move, Gaza Vybz rum mek mi cup move. We are al... »
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shared an intimate moment kissing longtimegirlfriend Kasi on Sunday at Jamaica Carnival. The couple got in the mood while dancing together in the streets on Kingston. Must be some kiss because soon after the Bolt took to Instagram to upload a photo with hisgirlfriend for the first time. “President And First Lady ??” Bolt caption the photo. Earlier this year Bolt told v... »
A homosexual rendezvous ended with one man suffering severe injuries to his penis after it was allegedly bitten by his lover in Portmore, St Catherine on Friday night. The incident happened along the Green Bay Main Road close to the Rodney’s Arms Restaurant. The victim, who is a primary school principal, was seen bleeding profusely on the roadway and the police were alerted. When the cops arrived ... »
Amid growing speculation, Jamaican dancehall artiste Khago says that whatever people think, what he does to his body is his business. In an interview with Zip103 FM on Saturday, the artiste said, “Mi know di people dem a talk. And me a seh the bleaching argument stale out, Kartel done tell dem dat already.” “I feel seh people free fi do wah dem waan do wid demself, because me nah go out an do ting... »
The Trinidad and Tobago Government says it had prevented 12 Jamaicans from entering the island late last month because they were “deemed likely to become charges on public funds”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said that Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dennis Moses met with Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, David Prendergast on Tuesday to discuss the issue. “... »
The French island of Guadeloupe has experienced its first snowfall. The event, which was described as ‘exceptional’ by a French meteorologist took place on Thursday, March 31 in the municipality of St. Claude, a report in the Dominican news said. French meteorologist, Alain Museleque, explained the extraordinary phenomenon on Guadeloupe Premiere TV. “We had a mass of clouds that arrived over St. ... »
Dancehall personality Chin Chin has rubbished claims that her ex boyfriend Gully Bop could have impregnated a girl. “Gully Bop caan breed nobody (laughing), and he knows that, so when… him stop give that girl money, she soon find out what time it is. She breed fi somebody else and a try put it on Bop,” Chin said. Over the past week, reports have emerged on social media that a gi... »
Popcaan will be featured on Drake’s highly anticipated new album “Views From The 6.” The Toronto emcee has us all on high alert for the project to drop any day now. The “Unruly Boss” will be featured on a new single title “CONTRLLA” But now sources inside OVO is telling us that Popcaan could be featured on a second single off the project. “Drake is a huge fan of Popcaan vice versa so that have a g... »
Jamaican women have recorded a number of great accomplishments over the years, oftentimes creating history on the global stage. Today, in honour of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we celebrate the achievements of 16 trailblazing ladies: Alia Atkinson – On December 6, 2014, she won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar, making... »
Reputed leader of the Clansman gang, Tesha Miller has broken his silence in an exclusive interview with Loop News. Miller said he’s being unfairly targeted and accused of many things he knows nothing about. The stigma that continues to hang over his family name has made his life uncomfortable, he said. “The things that they continue to say that I have done, a lot of them are inaccurate... »
A picture posted by Dancehall artiste, Khago has left social media buzzing. Users have began to bash the “nah sell out mi friend dem” artiste as being a “fake ras” after the photos of a new bleached version of the entertainer surfaced online. A how Khago get so brown? That’s the question everyone is asking, and we a ask it to. Khago is sporting much shorter hair and bleached out face. “But wait... »
Chronixx is perhaps the first reggae artists out of Jamaica to openly criticized Vybz Kartel influenced on impact on dancehall music. Kartel, who is currently incarcerated, is perhaps the most popular artists in dancehall at over the last decade or so. Chronixx is also a rising star on the other side of the fence with his more socially conscious lyrical content. The outspoken singer appeared on No... »
Entertainer LA Lewis has hired a lawyer to begin legal proceedings against fellow entertainers, Desmond ‘Ninjaman’ Ballentine and Christopher ‘Dr Love’ Crooks. The legal action stems over a picture disseminated over the Internet which suggests an intimate relationship between LA Lewis and Ninjaman’s allegedly gay son who is known as ‘Spuggy’. A lett... »
Laughter from the Opposition MPs followed Speaker Pearnel Charles as he entered the chambers in his ceremonial wig and gown during Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament at Gordon House. It was Charles’ first time in the wig since being sworn in as Speaker of the House last month. “Watch yah. Watch yah,” came the comments from the Opposition MPs as Charles made his way to the Spea... »
Close to the end of her talk at the Medical Sciences complex, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, last Tuesday evening, Queen Ifrica made a demand of homosexuals and the former People’s National Party (PNP) government. “I want an apology from the gay community for defamation of character against Queen Ifrica and also from the former Youth and Culture Ministry. She was the head a... »
President Obama may hold the key to Buju Banton freedom. A new petition was launched on the Whitehouse website is getting a lot of attention. It is widely believed that the last year of a President’s term is when they’re most likely to give pardon because they switch their focus on the people. Obama will be leaving office on January 20, 2017. Buju Banton Pens Message To His Fans “Stay Strong” “It’... »
Vybz Kartel is gearing up for another tough legal battle in the Jamaican court of appeal. The aced dancehall deejay was convicted of murder in 2014 and sentenced to life in a maximum security prison. Shortly after his shocking conviction, his legal team, headed by Tom Tavares-Finson, immediately filed an appeal, citing evidence tampering, witness intimidation among a host of other things. Tavares... »
For scholars of African history and, indeed, the wider society, 2016 may go down as a significant year as far as Rastafarianism and the ‘Back to Africa’ movement are concerned. Decades after Rastafarians in Jamaica began to espouse a return to the motherland of Africa, from where their ancestors were shipped to the Caribbean during the slave trade era, from the middle of the 15th century to the en... »
Controversial Dancehall artiste Gully Bop has found love once again with new girlfriend, female artiste A’mari aka “DJ Mona Lisa”. During her first television interview on this week’s episode of Onstage, Mona tells all, sharing how she met the “Wuk Offa Mi” deejay and the struggles of her past. According to Mona she met Bop while she was with her ex-boyfriend at the gas station, she says they took... »
Mavado the “Gully Gad” has been known to be very family oriented. This has been made very apparent by his numerous instagram post showcasing and “bragging” about his children to his over 400,000 followers. The ‘Gully Gad’ has proven to his fans that he is not only interested in posting about his music, assets and luxurious items which includes his $5 million mansion in Norbook, Kingston. But that ... »
A few weeks ago, Hamilton College senior Arthur Williams received an unexpected phone call from the White House. His entrepreneurship research in Cuba was of interest to the President’s speech writing team, who consulted with Williams prior to President Barack Obama’s visit to the country this week. Williams, an international student from Jamaica, also presented that research at SUNY Binghamton, a... »
A federal judge threw out Jamaican fashion model Alexia Palmer’s case against Donald Trump’s modeling agency on Wednesday. Palmer had filed the proposed class action lawsuit in 2014, alleging that Trump Model Management recruits foreign models under the H-1B visa program with promises of wages that never materialize and defrauds the U.S. government on visa applications. The Jamaican model received... »
NEW YORK (AP) — A JetBlue flight attendant accused of trying to sneak a suitcase full of cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport and making a dramatic dash to escape has been ordered returned to California. US District Judge Andrew Birotte Jr in Los Angeles issued the order Thursday after prosecutors appealed a New York City jurist’s decision to free Marsha Gay Reynolds on $500,000... »
