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’Give me six lines written by the most honourable of men and I will find an excuse in them to hang him.’ – Cardinal Richelieu In recent weeks, the authorities have sent a clear warning to the entertainment community by embarking on a system of reviewing tapes of stage shows and summoning entertainers before court […]
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Reggae artiste Teflon Young King is enthusiastic about the feedback to his new feisty EP, ‘Acknowledge Me or Not, Love Me for Me’. “This mixtape is fire and ice with elements of hip hop, R & B, dancehall, reggae and a little trap for the youths dem, mi ah reach out to the world with […]
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A schoolgirl, who was seen on video stabbing another student during a fight at the Muschett High School in Trelawny, has been charged by the police. The teen is charged with wounding with intent. “She was given bail in the custody of her parents and is to appear in the family court on February 17,” […]
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After a flopped show in London over the weekend with entertainers Silk Boss and I Waata, a UK promoter Corey Max went on a tirade during an Instagram Live, accusing the entertainers of using intimidation and ‘badness’ as they demanded their performance fees. Corey Max also alleged that the entertainers had stopped answering their phones,which […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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An unidentified man who attempted to rob a bank in Montego Bay, St James was shot and killed by a security guard on duty this morning. Reports are that about 8:50 am a man, armed with a knife, walked into the Scotiabank in the historic Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay and ordered tellers to […]
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The music industry is mourning the loss of a young music producer known as Tadmar who was shot and killed by police in Grants Pen on Tuesday night. The producer reportedly worked with artiste Jahshii on the song “Cream of the Crop”. The Corporate Communications Unit, the information arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, confirmed […]
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Dancehall singjay Riomayankaya is not afraid to experiment musically and take artistic risks. He shows this with the jazz-influenced single, Bassline, which was released over a week ago on the Firebrand Reggae Sounds label. “[The single] is a cross production between Germany and Amsterdam where I had a few live shows. The response to the […]
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