Bloggers have been wondering if the Jamaica Tourist Board will follow the example of St. Vincent and The Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) and use Vybz Kartel to promote the island’s top notch tourist product? The question emerged in the wake of a promotional video, produced by the SVGTA and the La Vue Hotel and Beach […]
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Rygin King out on bail
Rygin King was arraigned and released from jail after being arrested on Monday and slapped with several charges related to possession of an illegal firearm. He appeared in the Queens Criminal Supreme Court in New York on Friday, July 12. He is reportedly out on a US$5,000 bond.
Read MoreCapleton scores big hit with ‘Gone Up’
Dancehall artiste Capleton is concerned that Jamaican consumers will be hit with higher prices for agricultural items within the next couple of weeks because of the devastating effects of Hurricane Breyl on farmers in the ravaged farmlands in the ‘bread basket parish, St. Elizabeth. “Food is the staff of life, we cannot do without food […]
Read MoreFootballer jumps in gully to retrieve ball but washed away by Hurricane Beryl
Residents of Trench Town are mourning the death of a 20-year-old man, known as Lala, who was washed away in the surging waters of a gully in Havana in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew, this afternoon during rains associated with Hurricane Beryl. The Corporate Communications Unit could not confirm the death,
Read MoreSkillibeng visits St. Thomas to put spell on stolen US$100,000 jewelry
Skillibeng, whose given name is Emwah Warmington, has made claims that someone snatched an expensive bit of jewelry from his travel bags. “The person weh tek out mi 100kusd wut a jewelry a NMIA before it guh pan di Airplane Dam me and save yuhself,” he wrote in a post on the social media site […]
Read MoreJamaicans can no longer seek asylum by crossing US-Mexico border
Read up Jamaicans! The ting change pon yu now! President Joe Biden has announced an executive action which will ban asylum seekers who cross the US-Mexico border illegally. The new executive action bars migrants who cross the border illegally from seeking asylum, once a daily threshold is met. The measure could be turned on and […]
Read MoreCerine Rage is back!!!!
Dancehall is known to be a male-dominated space with only a few female artistes surviving the test of time. However, dancehall sex bomb Cerine Rage thinks her music will set her apart from her peers. “I am bringing a different style to the industry being a little sexy, edgy and classy at the same time. […]
Read MoreWill cops charge Valiant with ‘reckless driving’? Fined for traffic tickets
Will Valiant be charged with reckless driving after accident with the Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton this morning. Dr. Tufton is recovering at the UHWI after an accident this morning when he took a fall from his bicycle. “Well this Sunday wasn’t planned! Took a fall this morning on my bicycle. Counting […]
Read MoreFather Wally, owner of Inner City sound system, is dead
The dancehall community is mourning the death of Walford ‘Father Wally’ Jibberson, the owner of Inner City Sound system, one of the most iconic megawattage sound systems which ruled the roost in the late 1980s and 1990s blasting the electronically-enhanced riddims of the best dancehall DJs across the globe. He was rumoured to be in […]
Read MoreNatty prepares for ‘Ascension’
Natty announces his new single, ‘Ascension’. Released to align with Spring Equinox, his captivating track marks the beginning of an extraordinary journey, blending profound personal experiences with the universal quest for inner transformation and healing. Destined to be the first release from this project, ‘Ascension’ introduces the concepts of healing and raising collective frequencies via […]
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