KINGSTON, Jamaica — The fire is no longer just on the riddim. It has reached the pulpit. Gospel deejay Mr. Gallimore has launched a blistering musical response to reggae artiste Yaksta, accusing the Rastafarian firebrand of sowing spiritual doubt among young Jamaicans with his provocative declaration: “(expletive deleted) Jesus nah come save we.” Gallimore’s answer […]
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Jay-A debuts at #3 on reggae iTunes with ‘Quick7’ EP
The urgency in Jay-A’s Quick7 wasn’t just in the name. Now, the numbers are moving quickly too. The Miami-based Jamaican dancehall artiste is celebrating after his new EP Quick7 debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. iTunes Reggae chart, giving the rising entertainer another reason to believe his moment is arriving. For Jay-A, born Tarik […]
Read MoreRamona Samuels defeats Voice winner Tessanne Chin to win back her brand name , The Voicebox
In the digital age, a name can be worth its weight in gold—and Jamaican creative entrepreneur Ramona Samuels has spent 16 years making sure hers has a voice. Samuels has emerged from a bruising behind-the-scenes battle to protect The Voicebox, the media and production brand she established in 2010, after another party began using the […]
Read MoreMelissa Mais pens letter to the Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness
Dear Most Honourable Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness and Honourable Minister of Culture Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange I write to you as a writer and creator whose difficult experience with intellectual property has convinced me that a larger conversation is needed about how Jamaica protects the people whose ideas power its extraordinary creative industries. I recently […]
Read MoreJDF shot dead in downtown Kingston
A 37-year-old Jamaica Defence Force soldier was shot dead in a hail of bullets along Eve Lane in Kingston late Sunday night, leaving investigators with a firearm, spent shell casings and a vehicle to piece together the circumstances of his killing. The deceased has been identified in the report as Andrae Thompson, a member of […]
Read MoreCOP CAUGHT IN HOMOSEXUAL VIDEO STORM – Senior St Ann sergeant faces online frenzy over alleged hotel footage—but no misconduct has been established
A senior police sergeant has been plunged into a social-media firestorm after videos purportedly showing him in a private encounter allegedly began circulating online. The officer, identified online by bloggers, and said to be attached to the St Ann’s Bay Police Station, has become the subject of feverish speculation as the unverified footage spreads across […]
Read MoreSquash release date is November 11 – deportation next
Dancehall artiste Squash could be out of US federal prison by November 11, 2026—75 days earlier than first projected. Updated Federal Bureau of Prisons records list the new date for the entertainer, whose given name is Andrae Maurice Whittaker. His projected release has changed four times this year, moving from January 25, 2027, to December […]
Read MoreTruth about Tameka Thomas-Mills and Carrie Gould Elementary
We are proud to celebrate Dr. Tameka Thomas-Mills as our 2027-2028 Teacher of the Year at Gould Elementary School.
Read MoreIs Yung Drilla dead in Jamaica?
The Jamaica Constabulary Force has been unable to confirm that underground Canadian rapper Yung Drilla was shot and killed in Jamaica. “We have been unable to confirm the fatal shooting, the exact location of the villa, we checked Montego Bay and the north coast…and we don’t have a definitive motive behind the shooting…it’s not showing […]
Read MoreVanessa Bling or Gaza Slim, who will show up at ‘Sophisticated’ at Plantation Cove on August 29
With 15 years of hits, heartbreak and reinvention behind her, the dancehall star faces one delicious dilemma: what can she possibly leave out? Vanessa Bling does not have a shortage of songs. She has a surplus of eras. When the dancehall star strides onstage at Sophisticated: The Summer End Beach Party at Plantation Cove on […]
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