Chelsea’s players and coaching staff were ordered into isolation as Callum Hudson-Odoi became the first Premier League player confirmed to have the new coronavirus late on Thursday. The news casts the viability of this weekend’s games further into doubt after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive, also throwing their team into lockdown. “Chelsea men’s team […]
Read MoreJamaica now has eight cases of coronavirus
Jamaica is confirming six new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the island. The cases, which bring to eight the number of confirmed cases, include: Two males, aged 63 and 67, who came into the island on March 7 from Trinidad, having travelled from Malaysia by way of Dubai and London. They presented […]
Read MoreBull Bay a ghost town as coronavirus fears spread
The entire communities of Seven Miles and Eight Miles in Bull Bay on the St Andrew/St Thomas border have been placed under quarantine, initially for two weeks, as Jamaica ramps up efforts to contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The island’s authorities are also adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to a […]
Read MoreEtana to launch new single, ‘Truly’ from upcoming album
Reggae star Etana will be releasing the first single, ‘Truly’ from her upcoming album, ‘Gemini’ on March 20th. “The single is called Truly, a sexy love song with a little play on words and emotions. I wrote this song in ten minutes…a sweet love connection vibe,” Etana said. She will be doing three album launches […]
Read MoreKapri goes for the ‘Glory’
Fast rising dancehall artiste Kapri a.k.a Pree is hoping to use 2020 to catapult into stardom as he eyes the top spot of the dancehall industry. He is banking on the success of his latest single, ‘Glory’, produced by US-based producer Andre ‘Drizzy’ Patterson. “This is a powerful song with an incredible message that one […]
Read MorePreditor revs up comeback with Come in Money
Dancehall star Preditor is mounting a serious comeback with his latest single, ‘Come In Money’ for brilliant new label, JB Productions. “Mi ready for the road again, the song is getting a lot of airplay on the radio. The riddim is on every mixtape, crazy people ah show mi love in the streets. Big up Grants […]
Read MoreJamaican man chops up wife in Trinidad
A 49-year-old Jamaican man who allegedly chopped his wife to death in Trinidad and Tobago was remanded in police custody when he appeared in court there on Monday. The accused, Adrian Byfield, a security guard of Quarry Village, Siparia in the twin-island republic, was charged last Saturday with the murder of his wife, 46-year-old Rachel […]
Read MoreAmerican tourist killed in Mobay
As the country’s murder rate continues to spiral out of control, embattled St James police are probing the death of an American man at a small hotel on the Godfrey Dyer Boulevard. The American was scheduled to leave the island yesterday. The police were reportedly summoned after his body was discovered by a member of […]
Read MoreAre Tashina and Intence dating?
The streets are buzzing about a romantic relationship between former Digicel Rising Stars contestant Tashina McKenzie and rising dancehall star Intence. Selectors such as Boom Boom have been playing up the idea that the two are dating even though Intence is involved in a relationship with dancer Rebel. Intence and Tashina have been spotted partying […]
Read MoreUnknown Gringo threatened by Skillibeng’s fans because of Coil pon Coil comments
Dancehall artiste Unknown Gringo is not perturbed by the death threats that he has been receiving since his comments about Skillibeng’s ‘Brick pon Brick’. “People ah call mi phone and ah say tings and dem ah call pon mi phone and a hang up. Dem a post tings under mi song and ah run up […]
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