St. Ann pastor, Peter Chambers, who is affiliated with the Miracle Healing Deliverance Ministry and was recently detained by the police has been released and he is now explaining his innocence. According to the Pastor, he was not charged and the large sum of money that was found at his home has been accounted for […]
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Tommy Lee Sparta to rub three years in prison
Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and was sentenced to three years in prison. The ‘Blessings’ artiste appeared before the High Court Division of the Gun Court and was represented by Queens Counsel Tom Tavares Finson and Donahue Martin. He received a three-year sentence for […]
Read MoreMavado’s son sentenced to life imprisonment
Dantay Brooks, the 18 year old son of entertainer Mavado Brooks, was sentenced to life imprisonment today in the Home Circuit Court. Brooks will have to serve 22 years before he is eligible for parole. Brooks was sentenced to 20 years for illegal possession of firearm and 15 years on the arson charge. All charges […]
Read MoreShabba Ranks mourns the death of ‘Mama Christie’
CLAUDE MILLS/STAFF REPORTER Multi-Grammy winning artiste Shabba Ranks is mourning the death of his mother, Constance Christie, aka ‘Mama Christie’. The hardworking mother of seven children was reportedly 81 years old. Word of her death spread like wildfire on social media. Several persons, include Dexta Daps, tweeted their condolences. Dexta Daps wrote to his 1 […]
Read MoreJamaica. Death. No problem.
by CLAUDE MILLS Jamaicans always feign embarrassment and horror at the stunning level of violence that happens daily in the ‘Mad Island’. But people, I say to you, be ashamed no more! I say, let us celebrate our violence, embrace our cultural peculiarities and idiosyncracies, heck, let’s market it! Forget about bauxite, the haemorrhaging Business […]
Read MorePM Andrew Holness to reopen the industry soon
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to begin discussions on the reopening of the entertainment industry soon. The prime minister, during a virtual press conference from Jamaica House yesterday evening, said the Government will begin reviewing measures in relation to the sector at the next COVID-19 management meeting this Friday. Event promoters have suggested that the […]
Read MoreFari DiFuture shines with ‘Still I’
Reggae artiste Fari DiFuture felt a sharp stab of pain when he first heard the news that his former Excelsior High School teacher Colleen Walker had been gunned down at her home. “It was so shocking to know that such a remarkable and dedicated educator was gunned down like that. She never taught me while […]
Read MoreJCF says ‘Day of Mourning’; Tashina : Ghetto Lives Matter. Is she right?
Fast-rising dancehall singjay Tashina McKenzie is making an urgent call for Jamaicans to recognise that all lives matter, especially those from inner city communities. “I do recognise that today is a day of mourning for the police and my condolences go out to the families. It is really sad that the people who protect us […]
Read MoreBeenie Man returns to the Billboard Reggae top ten after Verzuz clash
Patrick Roberts, chief executive officer of Shocking Vibes Production, has hailed the return of Beenie Man’s ‘Best of Beenie Man album’ to the top ten of the Billboard Reggae charts as an affirmation of the greatness of that era of dancehall music. “That album was more like a compilation, and it is a remarkable achievement […]
Read MoreInmate dies after 40 years in prison system without being charged
The general public has reacted with a mixture of dismay and horror at the death of an 81 year-old inmate, who had severed 40 years in prison without being tried or convicted for an offence. Photos emerged on Twitter that showed the emaciated, insect-bitten body of the 81 year-old man who seemed to have been […]
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