CLINTON LINDSAY

Fans blast Mavado after the Dancehall artist shared a photo of himself dressed as Jesus. Mavado sent fans into a frenzy after sharing a photo of himself dressed as a deity. Dancehall fanatics blasted the Jamaican artist over the picture, which many are referring to a “blasphemy.” Mavado can be seen portraying an art of Jesus as he sports pearly white robe with a red sash across his chest and a halo over his head. Mavado uploaded the controversial image … Read entire article »

Former Jamaican 100m hurdles junior record holder Daeshon Gordon has died. Gordon, who was completing studies for her undergraduate degree at Northwestern State after finishing a remarkable collegiate track and field career this spring, passed away suddenly Sunday morning, NSU officials confirmed. At the 2015 Beijing World Championships Trials, Gordon smashed the Jamaican junior record with a personal best of 12.97 seconds to take fourth place in the final of the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Gordon, who represented … Read entire article »

By JOHN ANNESE  and NANCY DILLON | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS— Golden Krust franchise owner Stanley Dennis has been sued in Brooklyn Federal Court this week by an unidentified cashier. (Facebook) A Golden Krust pie purveyor in Brooklyn is facing claims he sexually harassed and assaulted a former employee. Franchise owner Stanley Dennis, 64, was sued in federal court in Brooklyn this week by an unidentified cashier. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in her paperwork, claims she started working for Dennis in August … Read entire article »

B “Hammond, at 63, remains an energetic and charismatic performer, his soulful, gravely vocals delivering timeless hits written about falling in and out of love and the bittersweet exchanges between those sentiments.” – Billboard VP Records is proud to announce that legendary reggae artist Beres Hammond’s new album “Never Ending” has debuted at number one on the Billboard Reggae Chart in its first week. The album was also number one on iTunes in the US, UK, and … Read entire article »

Dancehall entertainer Spice has been creating a buzz on social media with her latest post on Instagram of a photo of herself with a lighter complexion. The entertainer, whose real name is Grace Hamilton, removed all her posts on the platform recently, and this afternoon used Instagram live to share an interview in which only a part of her light-skinned face was visible. She made mention of her latest mixtape called ‘Captured’ in the interview and explained … Read entire article »

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter—-    Jawara McIntosh, aka Tosh 1 — Jawara McIntosh, the son of reggae luminary Peter Tosh, who was left in a coma for over a year following a beating in a New Jersey jail — reportedly at the hands of a fellow inmate, is slowing making progress. Tosh’s daughter Niambe McIntosh gave an update on the health of her brother, popularly known as Tosh 1, who was recently released from hospital and is on … Read entire article »

File Businessman and radio personalty George ‘GT’ Taylor— There will be one major change at this year’s 18th GT Taylor’s Reggae Christmas Extravaganza, which takes place on Christmas Day at the Luana Sports Complex in St Elizabeth, as time will be dedicated to a special sound-system segment streamlined towards younger patrons. GT Taylor, founder and promoter of the event, revealed that as the demographic of patrons and become younger, he is putting a major focus on creating … Read entire article »

By Howard Campbell—-  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen (left) and Wayne Jobson jamming in Lime Hall, St Ann, in 1999. (Photo: Arthur Gorson) — Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who died on October 15, was not only a computer genius and one of the world’s wealthiest men, but an outstanding guitarist who loved reggae and Jamaica. Allen, who was 65 years-old when he died from non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, was a close friend of Jamaican disc jockey and music industry player … Read entire article »

I Shot the Sheriff, the lead-off episode in the Netflix documentary series ReMastered, which center around the 1976 assassination attempt on the life of reggae superstar Bob Marley, is the subject of a lawsuit in the United States. Documents filed in the Superior Court of California on October 11, noted that TJ Barrack and Marc Joubert of the Los Angeles-based Adaptive Studios are suing the executive producers of the Netflix series Jeff and Michael Zimbalist. Barrak … Read entire article »

ROC Riva the group…. consist of three creative musical minds, with lots to say, and voices that can lyrically and melodically tell you stories of all times, across all genres of music. Derrick “Percent” Brown control’s the joystick at the helm, and he works assiduously to write and produce the group’s songs that reflects the plight of the world, his country’s culture, politics and attitudes. He hail from Kingston and was signed to Steele and Clevie … Read entire article »