They are the rose-red, pear-shaped gifts from the heavens: what we Jamaicans call the Otaheiti Apple or Cocoplum. The fruits, which are generally in season between February and June, are a local and Caribbean favourite – but how much do you really know about them? Used in juices, sweets or as flavourings in meats, desserts and preserves (jams, jellies and in pickling), the Otaheiti Apple has prove... »
ST JAMES, Jamaica – Opposition spokeswoman on Information Olivia “Babsy” Grange says that the police has confirmed that two people were killed during the shooting which prematurely ended tonight’s Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) mass rally in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St James. The two were understood to be among at least four people shot during the incident. However, there was no information as ... »
Elephant Man rape charges were dismissed after the victim mysteriously died. The dancehall star appeared in the Home Circuit Court last week for a hearing on his rape charge. However, the prosecutor offered no evidence against the deejay and that lead the judge to dismiss the case. The case prosecutor told the court that the victim passed away mysterious and was laid to rest on January 17. He caus... »
A 30-year-old corrections officer, from NYC’s high security jail – Rikers Island – was arrested and charged with planning to smuggle marijuana to an inmate she has a sexual relationship with. The corrections officer, Nicole Bartley, was officially charged with promoting prison contraband, as well as rape and other charges. If convicted on allcharges, she will spend more than 10 years in prison. Fi... »
Come March 27, fans in New York will get to see Marion Hall, formerly known as Lady Saw, in action, as she performsat her first gospel concert since her baptism into the Christian faith last December. The former dancehall queen is billed as one of the headline acts on GospelReggae Experience, set to take place at the Evander Child High School in Bronx, New York. When asked if she thought she had w... »
SINCE THE PARTING OF GULLY BOP AND SHAUNA CHIN, THE BOP SEEMS TO BE HAVING A FIELD DAY WITH THE LADIES, ACTUALLY EVERY PICTURES SHARED OF HIM ONLINE IS ONE WITH HIM KISSING A FEMALE. TWO PHOTOS SURFACED LAST NIGHT OF GULLY BOP AT A POPULAR STUDIO IN KINGSTON WITH TWO LADIES HE CAN BE SEEN HUGGING ONE AND TONGUE KISSING ANOTHER ONE. ITS SAID THAT BOTH LADIES ARE CALLED “CHIN” WE CANNOT ASCERTAIN T... »
Radio disc jock/dancehall artiste Esco, formerly of the duo Leftside and Esco, has denied allegations that he was fired from Hot102 FM after playing a Vybz Kartel Christmas greeting that was allegedly recorded while the artiste was behind bars. According to Esco, he is still at the radio station and the Broadcasting Commission was misled by a mischievous individual. Esco says “I am not off the air... »
Tanto Blacks bottled in Canada during his first show after “burning out” gays A website reported that dancehall artist tanto blacks was at a show in Canada singing his hit new single “real rich” 15 minutes into the show he bashed out saying “women alone wi love bun a batty bowy Twitter!” Moments after a vodka bottle was tossed hinting the entertainer on the hand. No one was held in connection with... »
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Popular Jamaican comedienne Wally British whose real name is SusanWilliams, posted the shocking news of her father’s death to Facebook just hours ago. Wally wrote : “On the road on a show and just get a call say my father was found dead in his room by my son .a mi an mi fadda live Please pray for my strength”. To this point we are still unaware of the circumstances surrounding his death but it ap... »
Mid-air a Sky Bahamas flight from Nassau to Freeport experienced engine failure, earlier yesterday. We can confirm that the plane safely landed, and we are grateful that passengers and crew are well as can be given the circumstances. A SMALL SkyBahamas Airlines flight with five passengers and three crewmembers was forced to return to the capital shortly after takeoff on Tuesday after pilots report... »
A woman gave her husband the fright of his life by turning up to her own funeral – after he had arranged to have her killed. Balenga Kalala, of Melbourne, paid a team of hitmen £3,500 to take out his wife Noela Rukundo because he thought she was cheating on him. Kalala, who has lived in Australia since arriving as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004, planned to have the mother ... »
CEO of Downsound Records Josef Bogdanovich is looking to make even more investments in Jamaica. He already holds a 58 per cent stake in Hardware & Lumber which he acquired from GraceKennedy and he is the largest shareholder in KLE Group with 14 per cent of the company. He is also looking for opportunities in the hotel sector. He has purchased property at 22 Belmont Road in Kingston which will ... »
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, whose horn-driven band sold more than 90 million albums and made hits like “September,” ”Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland,” died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his brother Verdine said. White, who was 74, suffered from Parkinson’s Disease and had retreated from the public even as the band he founded ... »
As the battle for the name “Shauna Chin” continues and it seems the infamous Chin, isn’t here for the actress. The “Shauna Chin” feud started when Jamaican actress Shauna Chin declaredthat she wanted Gully Bop’s ex-fiancée/Manager and now recording artiste, Shauna Chin, real name Laniece Shauna Anderson, to stop using her name. According to Chin (The Actress) her Lawyers are ready to serve a cease... »
Over four years after being incarcerated, Vybz Kartel has managed to maintain his relevance in dancehall. The former Portmore Empire boss released his new music video “Electric,” produced by Adidjahiem Records. The clip was directed by Kritik. Like most of his recent videos, Vybz Kartel is absent, but this one only features a female. Vybz Kartel will be dropping a new album this year which will be... »
While recording her new album ANTI, Rihanna secretly traveled to Jamaica to hunt down some dancehall material for the project. Last week she released her new single “Work” featuring Drake that sampled a two decade old riddim name “Sail Away.” The Drake-assisted single was released on January 27th along with the album ANTI. The single was produced by Sevn Thomas, Partynextdoor, and Jamaican-Canadia... »
Currently enjoying premium rotation on the FM airwaves with ‘Belleh’ remix featuring Sanjay, Demarco and Shelly Belly dancehall diva Tifa again has something to smile about following the announcement of the 2016 nominations for the Irie Jam Radio Online Awards. The ‘Spell It Out’ singer has landed a double nomination for ‘Collaboration Song of the Year’ and ‘Video of the Year’ for ‘Jealous Ova’ a ... »
Two friends who were born as girls in Jamaica but have lived as men since moving to the UK have revealed how difficult it was to return to their birthplace and tell their families they are transgender. Steffan Zachiyah and Romario Wanliss, who live in Birmingham, never felt comfortable growing up as female and both started making the transition to be male in adulthood. Steffan, 25, explains... »
Popular media personality, Amelia ‘Milk’ Sewell confessed on national TV that she was Bounty Killer’s ‘side chick’. In an interview on the ‘Saudicka Diaram Show’ on Saturday night, Sewell said she was one of the many women the artiste had at the time. “Yes, I was a side chick when I was with Bounty Killer,” she frankly expressed. “Me did check fi Bounty still. We were together for like about seven... »
Businessman Corey Todd has responded to the allegations levelled at him last month by artiste manager Shelly Curran that he beat artisteDevin di Dakta with a belt over a diss song. A statement released by Todd read: “My question is : was Shelly Curran there? The answer is no and when she was told that Devin sexually assaulted a dancer, her reply was: “my Devin would never do that” and then said sh... »
Lady Saw, aka Marion Hall, has kicked off her gospel music career with a bang and has already has a tour lineup for the U.S. The former dnacehall queen, got baptized in December and has been busy transforming her life over the last couple of weeks. A rep for the singer said that she is booked as the headline act on Gospel Reggae Experience concert set for March 27 at the Evander Child High School ... »
Jamaicans will go to the polls on February 25, 2016. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller made the announcement a short while ago at a People’s National Party (PNP) mass rally in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew. Nomination day is set for Tuesday, February 9. This will be the country’s 17th general election since Universal Adult Suffrage in 1944 and the PNP leader’s second time making the announcement. Se... »
Dancehall singjay Vershon serves up the long awaited video for his single “Use To Hungry.” The Terminal 4 Media-directed cut saw Vershon stepping up to the microphone dapperly clad in a white suit. Vershon is one of the emerging artists in dancehall thanks to his breakout single “Real Life.” Watch the video below: »
The Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica. The patient, who has now recovered, is a four-year-old child from Portmore, St Catherine. In a news release Saturday, the ministry said the child began showingsymptoms on January 17 after earlier returning to Jamaica from travel to Texas in the United States. The child was investigated at the Bustamante Hospital for Childr... »
Grammy Nominated Reggae artiste Jah Cure is advising fans that there is a fake album being marketed and they should not purchase it. The artiste took to his Instagram account, where he posted what seemed to be an album cover of a project titled “Masterpiece” reportedly done by FME records. The artiste, who is nominated in the best Reggae album category at this year’s Grammy’... »
