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  British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran must face trial in the US over claims he copied his 2014 smash hit 'Thinking Out Loud' from Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic 'Let's Get It On'. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in Manhattan denied Sheeran's bid to dismiss the copyright infringement suit, saying a jury should decide on whether the two songs are substantially similar. The move...

  Incarcerated dancehall artist Adidjah ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer has released his latest EP titled 'True Religion'. The EP features seven songs and was released via Adidjahiem Records. The project comes on the heels of his transfer from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre to the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre. It was revealed this week that the deejay, became engaged to a Turkish woman...

  The Opposition People's National Party PNP, has reiterated the need for a values and attitude campaign across the country, to prevent violence among students. The recommendation follows yesterday's (Thurs) tragedy at the Kingston Technical High School, which left a female student dead and another wounded. The deceased has been identified as 17 year old Michian Campbell of Nine Miles Bull Bay,...

  A few hundred Cubans took to the streets Thursday night in Havana demanding the restoration of electricity, protesting more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island following the passage of Hurricane Ian. It was the first public outpouring of anger after electricity problems spread from western Cuba, where Ian hit, and knocked out all of the island’s...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to annex parts of Ukraine in defiance of international law, saying Moscow would protect the newly incorporated regions by “all available means.” He also urged Ukraine to sit down for peace talks but immediately insisted he won’t discuss handing them back, opening a new escalatory phase of his seven-month invasion of the country. Kyiv...

The Attorney representing Vybz Kartel has expressed concern about the entertainer's transfer to the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre during heavy rains. The transfer reportedly took place yesterday afternoon following recent revelation of Vybz Kartel's engagement on Fox 5 earlier this week. Attorney at Law, Isat Buchanan says he's concerned about his client's heath and safety following the transfer. He said the...

The winners of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia will take home a prize money of US $1.6 million, the same amount as the last year's edition, the ICC announced on Friday. Similarly, the runners-up will collect $800,000 and the two losing semi-finalists $400,000 each. The 16-team tournament, starting October 16, will be played in two rounds. The eight teams will...

The father of the teen boy who he mistook for an intruder and shot dead, was interviewed by Police yesterday in the presence of his Lawyer. Dead is 15 year old Raheem Shaw of Hellshire, St. Catherine and of Wolmer's Boys School. The man who is a licence firearm holder, is represented by Attorney At Law Peter Champagnie . The lawyer...

The Kingston Technical High school student who was fatally stabbed during a dispute at the school yesterday has been identified as 17 year old Michion Campbell of 9 Miles, Bull Bay, St. Andrew. Reports are that about 2:20pm, an argument development between Campbell and anther female student on the school compound. It escalated into a fight during which both girls allegedly...

R. Kelly, the multiplatinum R&B singer convicted twice this year of sex crimes, will be required to pay at least $300,000 in restitution to some of his victims. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly said at a hearing in Brooklyn, that the money will compensate two women, known as Jane and Stephanie, for the costs of therapy and herpes treatment. That figure...