Seventeen deportees arrived in the island on a chartered flight from the United Kingdom on Tuesday afternoon. Following their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, the returned residents were processed at the Specialised Operations Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and released. A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday […]
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Four shot dead in Kitson town, one of them Babsy’s cousin
The Dover community of Kitson Town, St Catherine, has been plunged into mourning after nine persons were shot, four fatally Tuesday night. A close relative of Olivia Grange, the Culture, Gender and Sports Minister, was among the four people killed. He is 67-year-old Gladstone Grange, alias Bigga. The other deceased are 42-year-old Marcus Anthony Whyte; […]
Read MoreKonshens and wife split…again….this time with meaning
Dancehall artiste Konshens showed his vulnerability as a man when he took to social media on Wednesday, to extol the virtues of his soon-to-be-ex-wife Latoya, sharing intimate details of the role she has played in his life and that of his children. He even admitted that she had talked him out of committing suicide more […]
Read MoreLatoya Harris to launch ‘True Reflections’ novel on Dec. 14th
It’s been a long, strange journey for debut novelist Latoya Harris who is promoting the novel, ‘True Reflections’. She is the most unlikely of authors, having failed C.X.C English as a teenager, and having failed the preliminary English course at the University of the West Indies four times. She worked meticulously on her craft and […]
Read MoreGaza DJ Sikka Rhymes shot three times by unknown assailants
Aspiring deejay Sikka Rhymes, a protoge of incarcerated dancehall kingpin Sikka Rhymes, was shot last night in the Corporate Area by unknown assailants. The upcoming deejay, whose real name is Javian Chambers, went to a stage show in the Sandy Park area of St. Andrew, and after leaving, when he was shot by unknown assailants. […]
Read MoreTeff U Deff is ‘Skaaachy’
Emerging dancehall artiste Teff U Deff is heating up the wintry dancehall scene in New York with his latest single, ‘Skaaachy’. The scorching club-banger was released on his own label, U Deff Records Inc, on November 9th on major digital download platforms. The single is an immediate hit in the ethnic dancehall community and it […]
Read MoreWontstop Record to drop ‘St. Paul’s Ghetto’
UK-based label Wontstop Record is banking on the release of conscious reggae singer Emanuel Anebsa’s new album ‘St. Paul’s Ghetto’ on November 17th on all digital download platforms. For his part, Anebsa hopes that fans will get the message of perseverance in the face of rising financial and social oppression encoded in the music of […]
Read MoreLeba Hibbert hits US radio with ‘Jamaica’ remake
Reggae singer Leba Hibbert is excited about the overseas success of her single, ‘Jamaica’, which features fellow singer Hawkeye. The track has been getting regular rotation on the show, ‘The Joint’ on Sirius XM radio.The song is a roots-reggae remake of Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello’s highly successful single Havana. “I recorded it last year when […]
Read More16 year-old boy killed in Harbour View
Sixteen-year-old Justin Foster, a student of Bayshore Park, Harbour View, St Andrew, was shot dead by unknown assailant/s at his gate this morning, the police have reported. The Elleston Road police said that residents heard explosions about 7:45 am and alerted them. The police said that upon their arrival Foster was seen lying on his […]
Read MoreFans speculate that US label has shelled out US$75,000 on new Iyara ‘Rich and Wealthy’ video
The streets have been responding to dancehall deejay Iyara’s new image, lyrical content and branding since his departure from the Alliance several months ago. The artiste’s latest music video, ‘Rich and Wealthy’, released on the Peterkey Music Production has had tongues wagging and sparked speculation that the artiste’s new label shelled out a staggering amount […]
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