Fast rhyming dancehall lyricist Busy Signal currently in Trinidad for a concert was arrested at the Hyatt Hotel and taken into custody to the Port of Spain high court before Justice Rahim. According to court documents the Jamaican singjay was arrested under the Absconding Debtors Act. After he was paid the sum of U$37,000 as performance fee for a concert in May 2013. However the concert wascancelled by the promoters, Peppers Entertainment, but Busy Signal had agreed to perform at a later date.   Busy Signal The documents further indicated that Busy never performed at the rescheduled concert nor was the U$37,000 sum repaid to the organisers.  When the case was mentioned, Justice Rahim ordered the entertainer to pay U$15,000 immediately with the balance to be paid within thirty (30) days. Busy was later released, the artist is currently riding high with the … Read entire article »

By Richard Johnson—  Busy Signal in performance.—- THE management of dancehall deejay Busy Signal has denied the artist was deported from Panama last weekend. According to the artist’s manager Gely Gordon, Busy Signal, 33, was en route to the Jump Festival in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, but was not allowed to transit through Panama by authorities in that country due to his past infractions with the law in the United States. “He had a one-hour, 20-minute layover in Panama before connecting on the flight to Colombia. He disembarked the plane and then he was informed that they would not allow him to transit through their country due to his past situation,” Gordon told the Jamaica Observer. “We got the authorities here (Jamaica) to speak to the people in Panama, but they wouldn’t budge. So he was … Read entire article »

 Top: Busy Signal Center: Andre Gordon (left), brother of dancehall act Busy Signal, and wife Nichola (right) share lens time with DJ Amber at the function  Bottom: (From right) Shahine Robinson, MP for North Eastern St Ann; Oral Heaven, St Ann Chamber of Commerce president; Mayor Desmond Gilmore; and Dr Dayton Campbell, MP North West St Ann, at the launch of Busy 2020 Helping Hands Foundation at the Jewel Dunn’s River Resort and Spa in St Ann, recently.—- DANCEHALL artist Busy Signal launched his Busy 2020 Helping Hands Foundation at the Jewel Dunn’s River Resort and Spa in St Ann, recently. The foundation is expected to buy critical medical equipment for the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital. The event was attended by several St Ann stakeholders, including Desmond Gilmore, mayor of St Ann’s Bay; Shahine Robinson, … Read entire article »

 By Brian Bonitto—  Busy Signal— NEXT month, dancehall deejay Busy Signal will be embarking on his latest project — the Busy 20/20 Helping Hands Foundation Limited. According to the dancehall artist, the venture is for a much-needed cause. “My priority is the St Ann’s Bay Hospital. It is in need of vital X-ray/CAT scan equipment for detecting cancer. It costs roughly $12 million,” Busy Signal told the Jamaica Observer yesterday. The foundation — which was registered last year — will be officially launched at the Jewel Dunn’s River Resort & Spa in Ocho Rios on April 2. Busy Signal, whose given name is Reanno Gordon, explained his reason for taking on this project. “This is the hospital I was born in. The majority of people from St Ann are farmers and they don’t have the money fi … Read entire article »