A man who defrauded singer Marcia Griffiths of $32,000 was remanded when he appeared in a Kingston court on September 8. Marcia Griffiths The man, Ray Morgan, has been in custody since June on a charge of obtaining money by means of false pretense. His next court date is October 14. According to the police, Morgan collected money from Griffiths as payment for a property. She paid him US$3,000 and J$250,000 after he approached her with the real … Read entire article »

By Kevin Jackson— Spice SPICE leads the pack for female dancehall artistes with most charted entries on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart. Emancipated, released August 26 via Stealth Music/Spice Official ENT, debuts this week at number seven. It sold 1,500 in album equivalent units according to Luminate, which reports streaming and sales data to Billboard Magazine. Emancipated is Spice’s fourth entry on the reggae table. Her previous efforts were So Mi Like It (EP) which stalled at number 14 in 2014, Captured, a … Read entire article »

CNN anchorman Bernard Shaw appears on set at the network’s Atlanta headquarters on Friday, Nov. 10, 2000. Shaw, who was CNN’s original chief anchor when the network started in 1980, died of pneumonia in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, according to Tom Johnson, the network’s former chief executive, died of pneumonia in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, according to Tom Johnson, the network’s former chief executive. Shaw was 82. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, … Read entire article »

After releasing his fourteen-track album at the end of August, singer-songwriter and producer Richie Stephens is now gearing up to do a three-day album launch stint in Florida. His first concert will be at Flexx Fridayz on September 9th at The Garden in Lauderdale Lakes. There he will be supported by guest artist Dilly Chris, as well as selectors DJ Lance 876 and DJ Action Kwame. This event will be followed by another album release party at Reggae Riddim Jamaica Restaurant & … Read entire article »

Maxine Osbourne entertains the audience during one of the cultural presentations at the 2019 Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival. This year’s festival is scheduled for November 13th at Miramar Regional Park. The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary on Sunday, November 13th, at Miramar Regional Park in Miramar, Florida. To kick off a host of activities to celebrate this milestone, patrons will have the opportunity to get tickets to the festival for … Read entire article »

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· Tevin “Lumba” Taylor Popular music video director Tevin “Lumba” Taylor of Blacq Road Media Films died suddenly on Sunday morning of a suspected heart attack. “Lumba ah one of my favorite cousins, and to know say him just gone so, it hard to deal with me, this is kinda shocking,” dancehall artiste Miguel Wealthy, a cousin of the deceased, told Jamaica Observer. According to reports, Lumba fell sick after eating a meal of jerk chicken. He experienced severe diarrhea and … Read entire article »

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Law enforcers say they will be looking to crack down on businesses found in breach of the Noise Abatement Act. Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says with the recent lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions, the issue has become a cause for concern, particularly in the entertainment sector. “There are instances where the music is played in a loud manner beyond what is acceptable. That creates a disturbance to others, and in … Read entire article »