An elderly Jamaican-born woman who beat COVID-19 and was recovering at her home, was allegedly killed by her grandson in the United Kingdom on Thursday. Donovan Miller, a 30-year-old resident of Newham Street, East London, was charged on Friday with the murder of 76-year-old Phyllis Nelson. The elderly woman’s body was found on Thursday inside […]
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Koffee wins NAACP image award
Jamaican Grammy-winning sensation Koffee has secured another major award as her hit single ‘Lockdown’ won the Outstanding International Song honour, at the 52nd annual US based National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) image awards. Koffee won the award ahead of fellow Jamaican Buju Banton, who received a nomination for his song ‘Blessed’, […]
Read MoreDr. Jepthah Ford is dead
Popular medical practitioner Dr Jephthah Ford died this morning. Details surrounding his death are uncertain at this time. Reacting to his death on social media, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange said: “I am shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Dr Jephthah Ford. My good friend! We have lost a […]
Read MoreRytikal drops Living single
Rytikal drops a new single, Living, to heat up the streets before his mixtape drops at the end of this month.
Read MoreQuenga guns for the ‘Millions’
Eastsyde Records dancehall artiste Quenga is heating up the streets with a new get-money single called ‘Millions’ which was released three months ago on the Eastsyde Records label. “The streets love what a gwaan, people love the metaphors and the flow, and the girls dem love the swag,” the artiste whose real name is Javaughn […]
Read MoreRas Ash 1st feels forgiveness and not reparations is the answer to black challenges
Reggae artiste Ras Ash 1st is not afraid to tackle controversial issues such as the slave trade and endemic gang violence with fresh perspectives. Ras Ash 1st tackles the legacies of slavery with the well-written ‘Slave Trade’ on the Manatee Records label which promotes forgiveness. “No matter what happens on earth, the only thing can work […]
Read MoreBody of Khanice Jackson found in Portmore fishing village
The body of missing 20-year-old Accounting Clerk, Khanice Jackson was this morning found near the Portmore Fishing Village in St Catherine. Jackson, who is from Manchester Avenue in Independence City, Portmore, St Catherine had been missing since Wednesday, March 24. According to a missing person report, she was last seen leaving her home for work […]
Read More11 more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID complications
Eleven more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19 increashing the death tally to 557. The deaths occurred between the period of March 4 – 24 and include four persons from St Catherine, two men aged 55 and 48, and two women aged 68 and 42.
Read MoreUPDATE: Young 20 year-old woman SLAUGHTERED
A man has been taken into custody in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Khanice Jackson, whose body was found Friday morning along Dyke Road in Portmore, St Catherine. He was reportedly held in the Half Way Tree area of St Andrew on Friday afternoon. Reports from the Waterford Police are that about 7am, a […]
Read MoreTommy Lee Sparta to rub three years in prison
Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and was sentenced to three years in prison. The ‘Blessings’ artiste appeared before the High Court Division of the Gun Court and was represented by Queens Counsel Tom Tavares Finson and Donahue Martin. He received a three-year sentence for […]
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