Callous criminals slashed the throat of a nine year old boy after a car hijacking turned fatal in Fairfield, St. James. The St James police said they were alerted to the carjacking incident about 11:45 am during which a woman was robbed of her Audi motor car. The child was trapped inside of the car […]
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 […]
Read MoreDavianah covers Indeep’s 1982 classic, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Davianah has covered Indeep’s 1982 disco classic, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life. Her version of the track debuted on New Year’s Eve, produced by Johnny Wonder and Adde Instrumentals. “Big up Johnny Wonder; it was his idea cause he loves that song. When I listened to it, I was like ‘this is my […]
Read MoreChaka Demus comes face to face with death after taxi-man brandishes gun at him
After being confronted by a gun-toting taxi driver in Portmore St Catherine on Tuesday, reggae singer Chaka Demus is decrying the general moral decay in the Jamaican society. Chaka Demus shared two video clips on Instagram obviously distraught and disappointed with the conduct of the out-of-control taximan. “So a taxi driver in a Pro Box […]
Read MoreOnly US$337 raised for Gully Bop fundraiser
Dancehall artiste Gully Bop has received a less-than-overwhelming response to his online fundriaser to assist with his medical expenses caused by his hernia condition. A Real Helping Hands page was created for him by musician Diavallan ‘Dia Warrior’ Fearon to assist with health expenses following his admission to the Kingston Public Hospital last month for […]
Read MoreSwabii says ‘Image’ is everything
Image is everything. Just ask dancehall-reggae artiste Swabii who is aware of the importance of image so much so that he has released a video and single called ‘Image’ to underline its importance. “Dancehall is the voice of the culturally relevant. It’s the sound and expression of a movement, a personification of real issues and […]
Read MoreTadmar killed a man on Sunday before he was shot by cops
Senior superintendent of police Aaron Fletcher, head of the St. Andrew North division, has issued a statement that the music producer known as Tadmar was a criminal wanted for the shooting death of a man on Sunday. He said the investigation had been complete and the “file concluded”. “Yesterday the police had a confrontation with […]
Read MoreBronco goes Trending with ‘Me Alone’ with Chronic Law and Java
New Age producer Jamari ‘Bronco’ Taylor is celebrating the achievement of his latest single, as the visuals for the brilliantly-delivered ‘Me Alone’, has racked up 384,000 since its release six days ago on Youtube. The Chronic Law-Java combination is now #9 on Trending on local Youtube charts. “The Java and Chronic Law song really just […]
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