A bail application is to be made next month for the five women who have been charged in relation to the alleged beating of 17-year-old Kaylan Dowdie along Barbican Road in St Andrew earlier this month. The case against the accused women was heard in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Wednesday, and […]
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Toots Hibbert lands fifth Grammy nomination in reggae category
The late, Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert has landed his fifth Grammy nomination in the reggae category. The announcement was made a short while ago via a live-stream on the Grammy’s official website. Internationally renowned reggae artistes, Buju Banton and Maxi Priest have also been nominated in the best reggae album category. Banton landed his spot for […]
Read MoreChoice riddim which features Intense and Quada puts AOC Records on the map
Businessman and executive producer Collin Johnson is serious about breaking dancehall and reggae acts from the town of Negril in Westmoreland. He is using his latest project, ‘Choice’ rhythm through his independent label, Ambassador of Choice (AOC) Records. “This project started when reggae artiste Zamunda kept saying he left two songs at the studio and […]
Read MoreBlack Queen performed well at Keeping Abreast luncheon
Reggae-dancehall songstress Black Queen recently performed at the annual Keeping Abreast luncheon in association with the Jamaica Reach to Recovery and Sagicor Life Foundation on October 28. “It was a really enjoyable experience, they hosted a virtual event this year as a result of the pandemic, and I had to perform through a Zoom link, […]
Read MoreZiDon drops club banger, Money Inna Coil
Dancehall singjay ZiDon has been generating a buzz both locally and internationally with the release of his new get-money club banger, ‘Money Inna Coil’. “People are feeling the song in both local and international markets. I am excited about everything that is happening currently but am not surprised because of all the hard work that […]
Read MoreLaden for Santa Cruz RM
Popular dancehall artiste Laden, whose real name is Okeefe Aarons, will spend the weekend in a lock up in St. Elizabeth. He will head to the Santa Cruz RM court on Monday, November 2 to face charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Two other men, one of whom, is a minor, and […]
Read MoreSeven persons shot in Southboro, Portmore
Seven persons were shot by gunmen Tuesday night in Southboro, Portmore, St. Catherine. Two of them later died and the other three were hospitalised. The incident took place shortly after 9 o’clock.
Read MoreToots Hibbert will be buried on November 8
Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, frontman of Toots and the Maytals, will be buried in National Heroes’ Park in downtown Kingston on Sunday, November 8. There will be viewings in Treadlight district in Clarendon as well as the National Arena in Kingston. “There will be tributes from several industry members both here and overseas for Toots Hibbert, […]
Read MoreContract killer Boysie killed by cops
A man who the police said was wanted for multiple murders and shootings in the parishes of St Catherine and St Ann was one of two men who were fatally shot in a reported confrontation with the police on Monday night in St Catherine. The deceased men have been identified as Ashado McFarlane, otherwise called […]
Read MoreHelp find Kelleshia Morgan, missing teenager
An Ananda Alert has been activated and a search is on for 17-year-old Kelleshia Morgan of Mount Ogle, Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew, who has been missing since Friday, October 23. She is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 142 centimetres (four feet eight inches) tall. Reports from the Lawrence Tavern police are that […]
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