By Howard Campbell—  George Nooks— SHORTLY before her death in February 2001, singer George Nooks made a commitment to his grandmother Estella Marshall that would revive his career. “Shi was real ill an shi always ask mi, ‘when yuh a come back inna the church an’ sing some nice song?’. So, mi sey, ‘alright, mi a go do some gospel tune fi yuh’,” Nooks recalled. He kept that promise. Most of Nooks’ songs since then have been spiritual, including the massive God Is Standing By, released months after his grandmother’s death, and his latest, Ride Out Your Storm. “When yuh look at it, wi all riding out wi own kinda storm. Wi jus’ need guidance an’ protection,” said Nooks. Like most of his songs in the last decade, Ride Out Your Storm is self-produced for Nooks’ … Read entire article »

 NOOKS… wanted court to strike out bank’s defense against his lawsuit—- ENTERTAINER George Nooks has suffered a blow in his lawsuit which he brought against First Caribbean International after an employee there reportedly drained his account of $15 million. Nooks’ setback came as Supreme Court judge Justice Bryan Sykes recently denied his application to strike out the bank’s defence against his lawsuit. Had Nooks been successful in having the defence struck out, he would have won the case by default. The entertainer had filed the suit after the money, which was deposited in the account in 2013, went missing. The bank employee — Abbey-Gaye Thompson from the Half-Way-Tree Branch of the bank — has since been charged with larceny as a servant, forgery, uttering forged documents and falsification of accounts and is currently before the … Read entire article »

After months, George Nooks is still waiting for more than $12 million dollars that was taken from his account by an employee from a reputable bank in Kingston. The singer tells Music News that though the matter is before the court the process is ridiculously slow. Reports are that in September last year; George Nooks started doing business with the bank and had instructed the woman in question to open a Jamaican and US dollar account for him. However, it is alleged that the woman instead opened two Jamaican dollar accounts. The woman was arrested and charged with theft as a servant, forgery, uttering forged documents and falsification of accoun … Read entire article »