For a second consecutive year, Charmb Production roots reggae recording artist Sativa D Black 1 and manager, Charmaine Bailey-Smith have copped awards at the Youth In Progress Awards show in Canada. Sativa won an International Awards of Merit while his manager grabbed an Excellence In Music Award. “”It was a great ceremony and I […]
Read MoreDr. Horace Chang attends Boasy Tuesdays to reassure dancehall lovers
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang showed up at Boasy Tuesdays held at the Little Kew community in Kingston earlier this week. “I am here as the minister tonight to get a feel of the event because we understand that you obey the law,” he told patrons at the event. He made reference to the […]
Read MoreSashae gets buzz with ‘Kush Meds’ for Chase Mills Records
Dancehall artiste Sashae released her debut album, ‘Transformation’ via all digital online platforms on September 19, 2019, and she is “This EP represents a turning point in my life, I am known for clashing, but this EP is about growth, maturity and the process of transformation….it is my personal story, how I went from innocent […]
Read MorePopcaan rubbishes 1 Xtra claim about “travel issues”
There was a recent brouhaha between UK media house, BBC 1 Xtra, and recording artiste Popcaan over his appearance on the media house’s upcoming live performance show. The media house, on its website, said Popcaan would be unable to perform at the event set for October 5 because of travel issues. However, in a post […]
Read MoreTaxi-man killed, open season on JUTC bus drivers. STRIKE!
The dramatic killing of an employee of the state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in New Kingston on Tuesday morning, has reportedly led to a withdrawal of service by the company’s bus operators. “Right now JUTC operators and taxi operators on strike, leaving commuters stranded, police have to be using their buses to transport the […]
Read MoreChikie Grainz spits fire with ‘Buck a Go Go’ , racking up 16k views in one week
Talented dancehall artiste Chikie Grainz is ecstatic about the enthusiastic response to her latest single, ‘Buck a Go Go’ on the Lifestyle riddim for Frenz for Real-Red Boom Supamixx. “The response has been incredible, the song is doing well on the street mix tapes and at the dances in the Corporate Area. The ting ah […]
Read MoreDemarco hits one million views with Bunx Pon It featuring Curvy Diva
Dancehall superstar Demarco is ecstatic that his latest video, ‘Bunx Pon It’ which was released last week has racked up over a million views on social media sharing platform, YouTube, since its release on September 11th. Since being released, the video, which was directed by Demarco and Sean Coleman, has already received more than 864,000 […]
Read MoreCRACKDOWN ON DRIVERS WITH OUTSTANDING TICKETS
Three public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators with a combined total of 1,489 outstanding traffic tickets have been arrested for breaches of the Road Traffic Act, following operations in Kingston and St Catherine today. Arrested are 40-year-old Roger Bartley, bus operator of Eltham View, Spanish Town, St Catherine who had 1028 outstanding tickets; 39-year-old Andrew Bailey, […]
Read MoreTanya Stephens disses Mobay mayor on his anti-gay stance
Dancehall veteran Tanya Stephens is hopping mad with Montego Bay Mayor Homer Davis’ for his decision to deny access to an LGBT group who wanted to stage a pro-gay event at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. On Friday Stephens posted a Gleaner article on her Instagram page in which the Mayor declared that he would […]
Read MoreBrother beheads brother
The dead man has been identified as Dale Hylton, 25, while his 33-year-old brother, Kevin McLeod is now being sought by the police. Their mother said that shortly after 8:30 a.m., both brothers were at home when an argument developed between them. As the argument escalated, Kevin, the older brother, used a machete to chop […]
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