CLINTON LINDSAY

By Kimberley Small— Over the years, Hall has been a mother to many.— “My Jesus walks on water. My Jesus calms the sea. He’s a healer and a restorer – just take one look at me. Just look at me!” This is a line from one of the songs from Minister Marion Hall’s upcoming album. Formerly known as ‘Lady Saw’, she has taken a new lease on life and is gearing up to minister to the masses. “On December 14, … Read entire article »

Capleton— By Livern Barrett, Senior Gleaner Writer— The attorney for popular entertainer Capleton has blasted police investigators, saying they rushed to charge the internationally-renowned recording artiste without doing a thorough investigation. The 51-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Clifton Bailey, remains in custody after he was arrested yesterday and charged with rape by detectives at the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA). The police say the complainant, who is a hairdresser, reported that he … Read entire article »

By Stephanie Lyew— Kirt ‘DJ Wheelchair’ Walcott— Whoever decided to use the word ‘disabled’ to describe persons in wheelchairs due to physical deformations did not think through all the nuts and bolts. Thirty-seven-year-old Kirt Walcott (formerly CJ Killer), who goes by the name DJ Wheelchair, said that his ‘so-called’ disability and music are the two things that have kept him going for more than half his life. He relies on a wheelchair, but despite having the condition, he is … Read entire article »

By Sade Gardner Observer writer— Selector Niko Chromatic of popular sound system Chromatic is dead.—   The disc jock succumbed to complications of kidney disease at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew on Tuesday. His girlfriend Kimberly Mais, who is the mother of their two children, took to Instagram yesterday to explain the circumstances surrounding his death. “This is to confirm that yes, Niko did pass away yesterday at 4:36. I can’t answer everybody, I can’t wrap my … Read entire article »

 Donisha Prendergast — Donisha Prendergast, granddaughter of Bob and Rita Marley, is planning to take legal action against the Rialto Police Department in California. Her action comes in the wake of an April 30 incident in which she and three friends were detained by the police as they were leaving an Airbnb residence they rented. Airbnb is the online marketplace and hospitality service for people seeking to lease or rent short-term lodging. According to media reports, while Prendergast and friends … Read entire article »

By Simone Morgan-Lindo— Ninja Man Rumors are flying that incarcerated dancehall artiste Ninja Man was transferred from the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town to the Horizon Adult Remand Centre, Kingston, last week. According to a prison insider, the decision was made after a video leaked of the entertainer smoking behind bars. “Him did mad bout the video because him never know it a record and him never tell nobody to record him. Him did just … Read entire article »

By Richard Johnson Observer senior reporter—-  Wayne Marshal— Individuals outside of his inner circle got some inkling with the recent release of his track Glory to God, which dropped a few days ago. The heavy gospel-influenced recording, which features his sister-in-law, songstress Tessanne Chin, and gospel act and minister of religion Ryan Mark, has been earning rave reviews and offers a window into what the artiste and producer has been going through. “The song itself came out of one … Read entire article »