Grammy Award-winning Jamaican music pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is dead. He reportedly died on Sunday morning (August 29) at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Western Jamaica after battling illness. Born Rainford Hugh Perry in March 1936, he was 85 years old. Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness confirmed his passing. “My deep condolences to the family, […]
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Hospitals at 100 per cent over capacity for COVID-19 patients
Islandwide vaccinations will resume tomorrow (Monday, August 9) while leave entitlements for at least some health staff may be deferred, as Jamaica continues its efforts to prevent illness and death associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hospitals across the island are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases. In anticipation of further increases in bed occupancy, the […]
Read MoreSayò wows with ‘Fallen’
London-based British-Nigerian songstress Sayo Popoola a.k.a Sayò is pumped about the response to her popular single, ‘Fallen’! “The response has been phenomenal thus far for ‘Fallen’, my fans are loving the direction my career is going! My music is a mix of Afro beats, Pop, Soul and some Afro Reggae, so I have cultivated an […]
Read MoreMusic House Entertainment drops Guess riddim on June 25th
Jamaican-born producer, Markland Raymond, has been producing music for over 16 years. The international businessman, who hails from Clarendon, has a passion that fuels his quest to offer any artist the chance to be a part of his journey in the music industry through his indie label, Music House Entertainment. Music House Entertainment has recorded and […]
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 […]
Read MoreOne woman dies after minibus plunges into Rio Cobre
One woman is dead after a bus plunged into the Rio Cobre this morning. The bus, which plies the Linstead to Spanish Town route, collided with a Nissan AD Wagon before swerving into the dark surging waters of the Rio Cobre. Nine other persons were injured in the accident. The Constabulary Communication Unit confirmed the […]
Read MoreDancehall promoter Kevin Onedon Millionz killed in West Palm Beach
Jamaica-born nightclub promoter was found dead with gunshot wounds inside a car at his apartment complex in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Kevin Johnson, popularly known as ‘Kevin Onedon Millonz’. He is from Kingston, Jamaica, according to his Facebook page. The West Palm Beach police […]
Read MoreStyle X makes huge comeback with ‘Gal Clowna Virus’
Dancehall artiste Style X a.k.a the Fatty Boss has made a triumphant return to Dancehall. For several years, he took a self-imposed sabbatical from the music industry because he “was dealing with some family business”. However, with the expiration of his previous contract with Claims Records, he is getting back in the Dancehall Game with […]
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