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Congratulations to dancehall star Vybz Kartel's sons, Likkle Addi and Likkle Vybz, who have submitted their album ‘Team Different’ for Grammy Consideration in the ‘Best Reggae Music Album’ category. Both brothers made the announcement yesterday via Instagram. Likkle Vybz wrote, “#TEAMDIFFERENT Music with Substance, @recordingacadey, Nuh joke nuh ina we ting #1UTG. #1UTG #GAZANATION @utg.teamdifferent @uptowngazarecords @onerpmfrc”. The duo released their...

Retired track star turned artiste and producer Usain Bolt is once again giving back to his Alma Mater, William Knibb Memorial High School in Falmouth Trelawny. During his visit to the school yesterday (Oct 19), Bolt announced that the institution will receive a multimillion-dollar donation from not only himself, but from the Digicel Foundation, and sports gear manufacturer PUMA. He said,...

  Rapper Post Malone suffered another injury on stage while performing at State Farm Arena on Tuesday night. Malone twisted his ankle during the Atlanta stop of his ‘Twelve Carat’ Tour. During his performance of ‘Pyscho’, he fell in a gap in the stage meant for pyrotechnics, Post started limping around before falling to the ground. Eventually, stagehands rushed to his...

Rushane Barnett who pleaded guilty to killing five of his relatives in Clarendon, in June, was this morning sentenced to five concurrent life sentences. The sentencing in relation to the murders of his 5 cousins – 31-year-old Kemesha Wright and her children, 15-year-old Kimanda Smith, 12-year-old Sharalee Smith, five-year-old Rafaella Smith and 23-month-old Keshawn Henry Junior is to take place...

A heated exchange between rapper Cardi B and the lawyer for a man suing her for copyright infringement got so intense Wednesday that the judge briefly stopped the trial. The Grammy winner delivered pointed answers to several questions by attorney A. Barry Cappello, who is representing a man who claims the rapper misused his likeness on the cover of a...

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s cruise industry is rebounding well. Speaking in Parliament yesterday (October 19), Mr. Bartlett said the industry which was lagging behind due to the COVID-19 pandemic is improving. He said it is expected to bring over one million cruise passengers to the country between December and the middle of next year. The Tourism Minister said the sector...

Dancehall artiste Skillibeng is now perceived as a threat to concerts in St. Lucia after a person brandished a gun on stage during his performance over the weekend. Following the incident, senior government minister Dr Ernst Hilaire raised concerns about the event being permitted even though the police initially took a stance against it. The Onyx concert featured several other dancehall...

Rushane Barnett who pleaded guilty to killing five of his relatives in Clarendon, in June, is to be sentenced today (October 20). The sentencing in relation to the murders of his 5 cousins – 31-year-old Kemesha Wright and her children, 15-year-old Kimanda Smith, 12-year-old Sharalee Smith, five-year-old Rafaella Smith and 23-month-old Keshawn Henry Junior is to take place in the...

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority. Making a hastily scheduled statement outside her 10 Downing Street office, Truss acknowledged that “I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected...

  Barbadian beauty Rihanna is prepping for her annual fashion special, Savage X Fenty. Last Friday, the new mom released a teaser of her upcoming “Savage X Fenty Vol. 4” show set to drop on Nov. 9. The show will feature an “all-star lineup of models, actors, some of the biggest names in music, and more debuting the latest Savage X Fenty...