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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Shabba Ranks mourns the death of ‘Mama Christie’
CLAUDE MILLS/STAFF REPORTER Multi-Grammy winning artiste Shabba Ranks is mourning the death of his mother, Constance Christie, aka ‘Mama Christie’. The hardworking mother of seven children was reportedly 81 years old. Word of her death spread like wildfire on social media. Several persons, include Dexta Daps, tweeted their condolences. Dexta Daps wrote to his 1 […]
Read MoreMunga Honorable returns to court on Feb. 26
Dancehall star Munga Honorable will return to the Supreme Court for a case management conference on February 26 in relation to an ongoing murder case. “It’s a process and he (Munga) appreciates that it’s a process. He is really anxious to just get this behind him, but right now he’s focusing on his career. He […]
Read MoreCalabar coach Nicholas Newville is dead
Police investigators are now at a scene in Portmore, St Catherine where the bodies of a man and a woman were found this morning. The man has been identified as Nicholas ‘Soapman’ Neufville, a coach at Calabar High School, while the woman’s identity is not yet known. Neufville is a former athlete turned coach at […]
Read MoreIjahmar has a ‘Thousand Reasons’ to smile
On the rise dancehall artiste Ijahmar is a big believer in the power of optimism, especially in this, the age of the pandemic which has brought so much suffering and depression to millions of people across the world. That is why his latest release, the sunny dancehall single, ‘Thousand Reasons’ has struck the right chord […]
Read MoreSkillibeng surges to 2.4 million views with COKE in less than a week
Eastsyde Records, the label behind Skillibeng’s new drug-running hit ‘Coke’, is ecstatic that the video has racked up over 2.4 million views since its release almost a week ago. “So far, the views for the ‘Coke’ song is the most he has ever done in one week, normally it takes him two weeks to get there, […]
Read MoreMi nah bow to Muta – Fantan Mojah refuses to apologise
He should have called me first before him decide fi go bun me out on air. Two ah we ah public figures and there should be mutual respect, and him never deal with me with respect. Mi nah bow to Muta,” a determined Fantan said.
Read MoreFantan Mojah disses Mutabaruka, calls him a ‘hypocrite’, and a ‘racist’
Reggae artiste Fantan Mojah launched an expletive-laden tirade against radio broadcaster and poet Mutabaruka, chastising him for the broadcaster’s harsh on air critique of his ‘Fire King’ video. In a video now circulating on social media, the ‘Fire King’ artiste “Muta is an elder wah we rate from mawnin and we naw disrespect Muta, ah […]
Read MoreRytikal remanded in custody
Eastsyde Records dancehall artiste Rytikal was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Gun Court via Zoom this morning. Attorney-at-law Able-Don Foote, who represents the artiste, is expected to make a bail application on March 4. When contacted, Mr. Foote declined to comment by saying “the matter is before the court and should run […]
Read MoreDamoy Samuels, Roach’s son, defends his musical legacy
“I am definitely doing this to keep his legacy alive and because of the love I got for dancehall music. Before he died, he had wanted to do a label called Time Travel, so I am fulfilling that dream he had. The name of my first project is Island Boom. It has a couple songs, Chronic Law, Gyptian, Teejay, Cregis and more,” the 23 year-old Damoy Samuels said.
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