In the year 2003, reggae singer Joseph Velvet was on the verge of releasing two singles when tragedy struck. He had a major motor vehicle accident that left him with serious spinal injuries, halting his music career. “It was a really tough time for me,” the artiste whose real name is Joseph Jordan Jones, said. […]
Read MoreSuspect in killing of Calabar coach gunned down at KFC in Portmore
Oneil Ford, the prime suspect in the murder of the Calabar coach, Nicholas Neufville and a 19 year-old female on Valentine’s Day last month was gunned down in a dramatic daylight shoot out with cops at the Portmore Mall. Senior superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, Head of the Constabulary Communication Unit, confirmed the shooting. “We understand that […]
Read MorePoliceman in compromising viral video interdicted
The policeman who was caught in a compromising situation “He has been placed on interdiction, while an investigation is being done by IPROBE. We have internal mechanisms that guide how policemen behave when they are on duty or in uniform,” The Inspectorate of Professional Standards and Oversight Bureau is leading the investigation. “We know who […]
Read MoreMinister Grange mourns passing of Bunny Wailer
Reggae legend Neville O’Reilly Livingstone, popularly known as ‘Bunny Wailer’, ‘Bunny Livingstone’ and most affectionately as ‘Jah B’, has died. He died at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston on Tuesday. He was 73. Bunny Wailer was the lone front-line surviving member of the iconic group, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and has long been […]
Read MoreIyah Syte sounds big ‘Warning’ on Spotify
Dancehall singjay Iyah Syte is celebrating a new milestone this month as his single, Warning, has racked up an impressive 50,000 streams on the popular Spotify streaming platform. The song, a remix, was released by 24/7 Music Productions in Januaury 2021, started auspiciously as it jumped to number two on Spotify’s release radar. While on […]
Read MoreArtykal celebrates 5,000 streams mark with new ‘Celebration’ album
Dancehall singjay Artykal has reason to celebrate as his latest album, ‘Celebration’ generated 5,000 streams within one week of its release date on December 25, 2020. “The reaction has been pretty good, the album peaked at #33 on the reggae iTunes and that represents significant growth in my career,” the artiste whose real name is […]
Read MoreNature links up with Luciano to bring praise ‘To Jah’
Rastafarian reggae singer Nature Ellis has joined forces with reggae star the ‘The Messenjah’, Luciano, to deliver a message of peace and unity in the song, ‘To Jah’. The single, which was released on the Ambassador of Choice Records label in February, is now available on all digital download platforms. “Unity is strength, and divided […]
Read MoreMilk ready to get back in the game with a bang
Media personality Amelia ‘Milk’ Sewell made a big splash on social media recently when she posted a pic with her feet popped up on the dashboard of the famous crashed plane in Rocky Point, Clarendon. The effervescent Milk shows off her creamy brown things while lighting a spliff with the saucy caption: “Di plane jus […]
Read MoreBossie Music welcomes Spotify expansion to Caribbean and Africa
Music producer Samuel Doman a.k.a Bossie, chief executive officer of US-based independent label Bossie Music, is pleased that the popular streaming platform Spotify is expanding its services to Jamaica, the Caribbean, and over 80 new markets over the world. “This will help to put dancehall and reggae at its rightful place in the global music […]
Read MoreWoman who beat man in viral video arrested
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Westmoreland police have arrested and charged a 40-year-old woman who was seen in a viral video on social media mercilessly beating a man with a machete during a dispute. Shernette Althea Beckford, a vendor of aPullet Lane Line Piece, Petersfield address in the parish was arrested and charged on Tuesday for […]
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