Sound system selector Foota Hype is mourning the loss of his brother who was shot and killed in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew yesterday evening. Foota Hype posted on Instagram: “RIP Rohan aka Shortman. Walk good brother”. The Constabulary Communication Unit confirmed the murder, but had no details. Sources told one876entertainment that Foota Hype’s brother was […]
Read MoreJamaican man kills woman in Antigua
Jamaican man is now in jail in Antigua after the body of a 54-year-old government employee, Althea Henry, was discovered at her house with machete wounds. The man, according to media reports, turned himself in to the police. He had previously been charged with the attempted murder of the same woman in 2017, according to […]
Read MoreLil Hanky Panky releases ‘Sativa’ video after Onstage premiere
Pop-dancehall recording artist Lil Hanky Panky has reached out to offer assistance to the homeless man, ‘Stamma’, who helped a video promoting her latest single go viral last week. “I thought it was important for me to reach out to him because he played a great role in getting my video viral. We bought three […]
Read MoreMAN HANGS HIMSELF IN WAKE OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND’S MURDER
The main suspect in the murder of a pregnant woman reportedly hanged himself this morning in the lock up of the Lionel Town police station. The Constabulary Community Unit confirmed the incident. “We can confirm that he hanged himself using a clothing he had on at the time of the arrest.We are still working on ascertaining the […]
Read MoreTashina Muzik rails against ‘Injustice’
Dancehall songstress Tashina Muzik should be on everyone’s radar with her latest single Injustice. The track, a collaborative project with US-based indie label JB Production, asks serious questions of the political system, and calls out local reggae artistes on their continued, surprising silence in the face of rampant injustice, gun violence and social inequities. Tashina […]
Read MoreNauseous impresses with Guide Over Us
One has to be super confident to adapt a stage name such as Nauseous but talented rhyme-slinger Simon Whyte feels that the name is fitting because of his ‘sick’ rhymes, razor sharp wit and futuristic flow. “My rhymes are sick,” Nauseous said, laughing. “I got involved in music because of my friend and mentor Ras […]
Read MoreAngry mob kills two criminals in St. Mary
An angry mob hacked two men to death who were part of a gang which had committed acts of criminality in the neighbouring communities of Cane Heap and Brainerd on Friday night. The deceased have not yet been identified, but they are not believed to be from St Mary, according to the police. A third […]
Read MoreTwo dead, five injured as cops shoot up car full of teens in Hayes, Clarendon
Several residents took to the streets of Hayes in Clarendon this morning, to protest what they haved called the indiscriminate police shooting of a car transporting children in the community on Saturday night. The driver, 20-year-old Kevaughn Salmon and his cousin, 17-year-old Janoy Blair, have since died. Another child is on a life support machine […]
Read MoreGolden Voice gets buzz with ‘When I Say I Love You’
St. James-based dancehall singjay Golden Voice loves women. He cannot fathom the fact that Jamaica has become a nation with the second highest rate of femicides in the world, according to United Nations data from last year. “When I look at the situation of domestic violence in Jamaica, we’re creating monsters, we’re men, we are […]
Read MoreRick’s Cafe allowed to reopen
ocal Government and Rural Development Minister, Desmond McKenzie, has disclosed that Rick’s Café in Negril, Westmoreland will now be allowed to resume business. The development came after the renowned attraction was ordered closed for seven days, a day after alleged wholesale breaches of COVID-19 protocols were observed in viral videos at a Mocha Fest party […]
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