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Residents of August Town say that one of the three men shot dead by gunmen is the son of reggae singer Sanchez. “He was a good youth, three of the youths killed are innocent, dem not involved in anything, ah gamble dem a gamble on the ends and they were killed. Sanchez son has been […]
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International dancehall star Wayne Wonder has teamed up with fellow hitmaker Frankie Sly and emerging producer and singer Pete Starr to drop a new afrobeat single, ‘Party All Night Long’ which celebrates the end of the COVID-19 lockdown. “We have been on lockdown for two years, so what we must do now? Nuh Party All […]
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The other Jamaicans with videos in the billion views club are Clarendon-natives OMI with Cheerleader (2015) at 1.1 billion views and Cutty Ranks with El Chombo’s Dame Tu Cosita (2018) at 3.9 billion views. Walshy Fire, of the DJ trio Major Lazer, is also in the club for Lean On with DJ Snake & MØ […]
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The body of 12-year-old Jenell Walters has been recovered about a mile and half from where she was washed away by raging flood waters in Montego Bay on Tuesday afternoon. Her 68-year-old grandmother Beryl Walters was one of the occupants of a motor car that was swept away by the raging waters following heavy rain […]
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International reggae recording artiste Ibru is generating a lot of success with his latest single, Best Friend. “The single, ‘Best Friend’, is about a girl being under-appreciated and cheated on by her boyfriend. She steps out and starts a friends with benefits relationship with a known friend, and that sets in motion a chain of […]
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Dancehall artist Moyann is pumped up about her latest video, How We A Live, which has racked up thousands of views since its release on Monday, hitting Youtube Trending lists in Jamaica. “The video is number 3 on the YouTube Trending lists, it’s a great look for me, a real trending gal, big up Jahshii, […]
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Reggae singjay Ras Chibuzo has embarked on what he has dubbed a Royal Soul Youths Restoration tour to heighten black consciousness in schools in St. Catherine. He kicked off this tour with a performance at his alma mater, Ewarton High on Tuesday of this week. “I started my Royal Soul Youths Restoration Tour in my […]
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Finally. Dancehall star Elephant Man has been freed of immigration breaches which arose when authorities accused him of making a false declaration to Jamaican immigration officers two years ago. The court case was dropped when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree on Tuesday.The incident happened during the height of […]
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CLAUDE MILLS ONE876 EDITOR On Tuesday, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has lodged an appeal against Jah Cure’s acquittal for attempted murder, seeking to overturn his acquittal in the Netherlands Court of Appeals. “It will most likely be a matter of months before the case is on trial (being heard) again. Our office (of appeals) […]
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CLAUDE MILLS/ ONE876 EDITOR Jamaicans reacted with anger and incredulity to news that SOJA, a predominantly all-white reggae band, had won this year’s Reggae Grammy with their album, ‘Beauty in the Silence’. Cooler heads within the reggae industry however believe that SOJA’s surprising victory is a fitting snapshot of an industry in tatters, and hence […]
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