Entertainers 10Tik and Yaksta will be performing at an event dubbed ‘Acoustic Live’ at the Bamboo Splash Lawn at 90 Barbican Road on March 31st. “Live music is back! Live entertainment in the soul of the city is back and the whole industry is buzzing about this live acoustic showcase. This will be Yaksta’s first […]
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DEATH IN THE DANCEHALL
DEATH IN THE DANCEHALLI’m not sure anymore, moreWho is knocking on my door, doorAll the faces that I knewSo sunny and blue, blueI-man can see it in the skyTenor Saw already die die…When dem a go stop kill off the superstar? Super Cat Claude MillsFreelance Writer A rash of events over the past week has […]
Read MoreAmbiance forced to ‘Cry’ for loved ones: VIDEO RELEASED
Whenever dancehall artiste Ambiance does a live performance of his popular song, ‘Cry’, reluctant tears sting his eyes as he is overcome by emotion. He first started writing the emotional song a few days after his grandfather’s passing in 2018. “I did the chorus from that experience and then used past experiences to finish the […]
Read MoreSay no to censorship
’Give me six lines written by the most honourable of men and I will find an excuse in them to hang him.’ – Cardinal Richelieu In recent weeks, the authorities have sent a clear warning to the entertainment community by embarking on a system of reviewing tapes of stage shows and summoning entertainers before court […]
Read MoreTeflon drops feisty new EP
Reggae artiste Teflon Young King is enthusiastic about the feedback to his new feisty EP, ‘Acknowledge Me or Not, Love Me for Me’. “This mixtape is fire and ice with elements of hip hop, R & B, dancehall, reggae and a little trap for the youths dem, mi ah reach out to the world with […]
Read MoreSchoolgirl charged for stabbing in Muschett high school fight
A schoolgirl, who was seen on video stabbing another student during a fight at the Muschett High School in Trelawny, has been charged by the police. The teen is charged with wounding with intent. “She was given bail in the custody of her parents and is to appear in the family court on February 17,” […]
Read MoreSilk Boss manager explains debacle of flopped UK show and how they were stranded in the UK by unscrupulous promoter
After a flopped show in London over the weekend with entertainers Silk Boss and I Waata, a UK promoter Corey Max went on a tirade during an Instagram Live, accusing the entertainers of using intimidation and ‘badness’ as they demanded their performance fees. Corey Max also alleged that the entertainers had stopped answering their phones,which […]
Read MoreOne man fatally shot in Accompong
One man was fatally shot while five others were shot and injured during a confrontation with a police officer in Accompong, St Elizabeth on Thursday, January 06. Dead is Lloyd Davis of Bethsalem, St Elizabeth. The Constabulary Communication Unit, the police information arm, did not provide details of the incident but said it has been […]
Read MorePM will table new firearms bill in Parliament
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that his administration will table a new firearms bill in Parliament, which will propose stronger penalties for the possession of illicit weapons. “These guns don’t join church. They are used indiscriminately,” the prime minister said. Last November, Holness, speaking at the annual conference of the Jamaica Labour Party, which he […]
Read MoreUS Navy veteran shot in Jamaica needs US$25,000 for medical flight back to US
A Jamaican-born woman and her husband have raised US$19,000 out of a targeted US$25,000 to bankroll for a medical flight home to South Bay in California, United States, after the woman, a US navy veteran, was shot during a party held in Old Folly, Discovery Bay, St Ann on Boxing Day. Christie Jones and his […]
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