Dancehall artiste Skeng, whose had a meteoric rise to stardom, was unable to make it to the Dream Weekend event this year due to medical problems. He was among the stellar lineup of entertainers set to perform at the 2022 staging of Dream Weekend, but the organisers issued an apology to “all the patrons and […]
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Cops to question Noel Maitland on Saturday in Donna-lee Donaldson disappearance
Constable Noel Maitland, the boyfriend of missing social media personality Donna-Lee Donaldson, will be grilled during a question and answer session which is set to begin at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Attorney-at-law Christopher Townsend, who filed a writ of habeas corpus to secure the release of Maitland today, said the cops called to schedule the interview […]
Read MoreTommy Thompson, triggerman of Chinese couple murder, capped by cops
Chinese vengeance is slow but sure. Tommy Thompson, who was listed as wanted in connection with last December’s murder of a Chinese couple in Bellevue (near Southfield) in St Elizabeth, was shot dead during a confrontation with police on Tuesday night. A senior police source said Thompson was shot and killed in Bloomsbury District in […]
Read More‘Informers’ cash in on Crime Stop
The ‘informer culture’ in Jamaica may be dying a quick death as there was a marked increase in the number of calls to share intel on gangsters on Crime Stop over the past year. The calls jumped from 679 in 2020, to 685 in 2021, however the ratio of success remained the same, a lethargic […]
Read MoreTwo killed in Clarendon home invasion
Murders continue to haunt Central Jamaica. Two persons were killed in a home invasion in the parish of Clarendon late Tuesday. Gunmen shot 6 people in the savage raid. Reports are that at about 11: 45 pm armed men kicked in the door to a house in the New Town section of the parish and […]
Read MoreBounty Killer mad after Ishawna sits in his face
So Bounty Killer got hopping mad this week when Ishawna sat down on his face, oops, a cardboard cutout of his face while onstage at Reggae Sumfest this weekend. Bounty Killer, and others, when it was first released in 2017. Killer had threatened to ‘rush’ (interrupt) Ishawna if she performed the song at a concert […]
Read MoreNBA YoungBoy set to stand trial today
NBA YoungBoy is set to stand trial for gun charges in California and Baton Rouge this month. NBA YoungBoy‘s federal gun trial in Louisiana is set to take place on July 11, with a jury to determine whether the rapper is guilty of several drugs and illegal firearms offenses. Simultaneously, his California case also begins […]
Read MorePrestige says the ‘Struggle is On’
Reggae artiste Prestige is concerned about a new level of savagery and indifference that seems to be creeping into society as the financial struggles deepen and people feel trapped in their situations. To this end, he has released a new single, Struggle is On, on the Haad Rokk Muzik label to inspire the people to […]
Read MoreDona-V releases Dennis Brown classic, ‘Should I’ , via VPAL Music
Dennis Brown may be the most-covered reggae artiste given his amazing catalogue of reggae and lover’s rock songs. Talented reggae singer Dona-V is a D. Brown super-fan who stands out among the legend’s legion of fans, and he showed that dedication by paying homage to the Crown Prince of Reggae with a cover of the […]
Read More‘Videoropes’ gets rave reviews for ‘Reality of the Dancehall Pt. 2’ film in England
Dancehall videographer-turned-film-director ‘Videoropes’ locked into promoting his two hour film, ‘Reality of Dancehall pt. 2’ in the black community in England and in the Caribbean. Starting this month, he will be releasing snippets of the film online in an episodic format. The film is a sequel to his 2012 film, ‘Reality of the Dancehall’. “Reality […]
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