Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z announced Monday that he’s headed to the City of Brotherly Love this Labor Day weekend to headline the “Budweiser Made in America” festival, which he’s also curated. In partnership with Budweiser and the United Way, Jay-Z has developed a showcase of almost 30 acts from across the musical spectrum, including rock, R&B, Latin, dance and hip-hop. The official lineup will be announced on May 21. Tickets to the event will go on sale May … Read entire article »

Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Gimme more fish and pizza, bro! A Wisconsin man got cut off after he wolfed down a dozen pieces of fish at an all-you-can-eat fish fry, so he did what any red-blooded American would do: he made a picket sign and protested. Bill Wisth — a fish-eating machine at 6-foot-6-inches tall and 350 lbs — was miffed when workers at his favorite local restaurant in Thiensville, Chuck’s Place, said they were running out of … Read entire article »

Sheriff’s deputies and SWAT team members converged on a Port St. John home early Tuesday after reports of shootings—-. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Tanya Thomas called three of her wounded children home and shot them again, killing them In all, Thomas killed her four children before shooting herself, police say Children’s father doesn’t live with the family; police say he’s distraught Authorities received calls about past incidents at the home, including a “domestic incident” Check out CNN affiliate WKMG-TV in Orlando for updates on the … Read entire article »

A Jamaican man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release last week after pleading guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship and illegally re-entering the US. He has been identified as Andre Mark Walters. Walters was arrested by the Yuma Sector Border Patrol in Arizona yesterday. He was held after a Border Patrol canine team became suspicious of a vehicle driven by Walters at a checkpoint on Interstate 10. A secondary inspection … Read entire article »

  Despite strong opposition from the governors of two major United States cities and immigrant groups, the Obama administration says it will extend a controversial fingerprinting program that identifies Caribbean and other illegal immigrants. In e-mails dispatched last week to officials and the police in Massachusetts and New York, officials of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said the program, Secure Communities, would be activated in all remaining jurisdictions today. ICE spokeswoman, Barbara Gonzalez said Secure Communities has proven … Read entire article »

Ekwe Sample allegedly strangled Rukayat in April Ekwe Sample A Reggae artist, Sunday Ekwe, is in police custody for allegedly killing his lover. Ekwe, popularly known as Ekwe Sample, allegedly strangled Rukayat Idris in her car on April 13, 2012. Ekwe was arrested by homicide detectives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba in Lagos. Police sources said they were alerted by passersby who discovered Rukayat’s corpse in her car by the Trade Fair Complex along Badagry-Seme road. Her … Read entire article »

By Basil Walters—— WITH the country’s 50th anniversary Independence celebrations in August, the June 9-17 Jamaica International Ocho Rios Jazz Festival, will have a largely Jamaican cast. Singer Jimmy James (of the Vagabonds’ fame), is headliner for the opening concert at Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. This was disclosed by festival director Myrna Hague-Bradshaw at its launch at the Hotel Four Seasons, Ruthven Road, St Andrew. “The main feature of this year’s jazz is that it is going to … Read entire article »

By Debbie-Ann Wright—– President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Evelyn Smith says it is surprising that the Philidelphia to Montego Bay route cannot be made to perform well. She was speaking against the background that on Friday news emerged that the Philadelphia-Montego Bay route is the first to be slashed by Air Jamaica in its new round of rationalisation. Philadelphia is reportedly deemed one of the unprofitable routes for the former national carrier, which is now owned by … Read entire article »