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Rihanna — NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Singer, makeup entrepreneur, lingerie designer and now the first black woman to head a top luxury fashion house —  Rihanna has racked up a US$600 million fortune to become the world’s richest female musician, Forbes said Tuesday. The 31-year-old — born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados — has amassed wealth exceeding that of Madonna (US$570 million), Celine Dion (US$450 million) and Beyonce (US$400 million), whose husband Jay-Z was just named the world’s … Read entire article »

By Kimberley Small – STAR Writer— Photo Former dancehall deejay Michelle Harrison-Timol, known then as Shelly Thunder, celebrates her graduation with the Jamaican flag.– Though she has been living in the US for the past few decades, former dancehall star Shelly Thunder takes many opportunities to boast her nationality. Earlier this year, she took the opportunity to brandish Jamaica’s flag as she marched across a stage to collect her bachelor’s of arts in behavioural science. Currently a human resource manager, … Read entire article »

By Howard Campbell—Observer senior writer— The ATF Band: (from left) Lyndon Webb, Herbie Harris and Stephen Lee — IT is a dilemma many Jamaicans face at airports abroad — demeaning treatment by customs officers who ask inappropriate and ignorant questions. Those scenes begged for a song and the ATF Band were only glad to write and record it. Yardie is the name of their humorous take on harassment Jamaicans are subject to as they negotiate Customs. According to Yardie, officials ask … Read entire article »

By Yasmine Peru – STAR Writer— Photo Tony Rebel on stage at the IRAWMA Awards held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.— Rastafarian artiste, Tony Rebel says the best thing that artistes and music industry persons who are gay could do is come out. “Dem say Jamaica homophobic, but look how much gay people you have in reggae and dancehall and people know dem,” he declared. “You have artistes who have locks who are gay, even if … Read entire article »

Deejay Scaramooch has fond memories of his years at Arrow’s recording studio, where he saw some of the biggest names in dancehall hang out and record. The sound he developed at that east Kingston institution can be heard on Intoxicated, a song he did with singer Ed Robinson. The prolific Robinson also produced the single which hears Scaramooch going full-throttle, old school style. It’s a sound that has served him well since he began recording 25 … Read entire article »

The Guard of Honor removing the body of the late Edward Seaga from the Caribbean Airlines plane to the hearse at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. The body of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga has arrived in Jamaica. It arrived on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Miami, United States just after 6:00 p.m. Edward Seaga A team of government officials, led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness and other government ministers, along with family members were at the Norman Manley … Read entire article »