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Shaggy (left) on stage with British rocker Sting during the 2018 staging of the charity stage show Shaggy & Friends on the lawns of Jamaica House in St Andrew— There will be no staging of the biennial charity showcase Shaggy & Friends in January next year. The event, which is staged by diamond-selling reggae artiste Shaggy to raise funds for the Bustamante Hospital for Children , the country’s lone paediatric hospital, was first held on January 3, 2009. … Read entire article »

Stefan Whyte, director/writer and star of the movie Foolish Advice, with fellow actors Belinda Bartley (left) and Sandra Chin (right) and Vontrell Lee-Kin, host of the September 22 premiere which took place at Tradition Town Hall in Port St Lucie, Florida.— After an encouraging turnout for its September 22 premiere, director/writer Stefan Whyte is looking at Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach as locations for the next showing of his film, Foolish Advice. The premiere took place … Read entire article »

Minister of Transport and Mining, Robert Montague (File photo)— THE Ministry of Transport and Mining will be introducing new security features on driver’s licences to eliminate fraud. Speaking in the House of Representatives recently, Transport Minister Robert Montague said the new security features will be facilitated under the regulations of the new Road Traffic Act. “Right now, people are walking up and down with bogus driver’s licences, and it is hard to distinguish between the bogus and the … Read entire article »

BY AALIYAH CUNNINGHAM—Observer writer— Barrington Levy— Nerro Levy, son of Barrington Levy, has dismissed rumors that his father suffered a stroke. Speaking to the Jamaica Observer’s Splash yesterday afternoon, the younger Levy said the singer is in good health. “I can’t disclose any information as it relates to that because I don’t know of that rumor. I don’t know of anything like that. I just talked to him and he is in good health. As far as I know, nothing like … Read entire article »

By K’Shema Francis— Reggae singer Maxi Priest has designed his very own sneakers to coincide with the launch of his first full-length album in five years, ‘It All Comes Back to Love.’ According to Maxi Priest, fans who purchase his newly released album will get a chance to sign up to win a signed pair, of his 2theMax designer sneakers. Executive produced by Grammy-winning singjay Shaggy, Maxi Priest’s 14 track album, features key collabs with R&B singers Anthony Hamilton, and Estelle, as well as … Read entire article »