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  Koffee is set to start the second staging of her “Haffie Mek It” school tour, which is said to inspire and empower youth. The Grammy-winning artiste shared the news in a recent interview with a local newspaper. The theme for this year’s tour will be 'Rise Up Against Bullying', focusing on different aspects of bullying. The tour is set to begin on September 14th. It...

Drake leads the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 nominations with 14. The 35-year-old rapper will go up against Kanye West, who has 10 nods, in several categories, including the coveted Hip Hop Artist Of The Year. Drake and Kanye will face stiff competition in the category from Cardi B, Doja Cat, Future, Kendrick Lamar, and Megan Thee Stallion.

Prices in the US increased at an annual rate of 8.3% last month, remaining high even as petrol costs eased. While the annual rate retreated from 8.5% in July, the cost of food, housing and medical care continued to climb, the Labor Department has said. Economists had hoped to see more widespread easing of the inflationary pressures. Inflation remains a key issue...

The Health Ministry is investigating a suspected Monkeypox related death. While noting that the death was recorded last week, the Ministry said further information is not available. Meantime, Jamaica has recorded 5 additional confirmed monkeypox cases. The cases were recorded last week, and are for 1 female and 4 males. Two of the new cases were recorded in Kingston and St....

Anthony Joshua has accepted WBC champion Tyson Fury's terms for an all-British heavyweight fight on December 3 and is "awaiting a response", his management company has stated. 32 year old Joshua was sent an offer by Team Fury, suggesting a 60-40 purse split to the champion and a December fight date. The fight was agreed on Friday but the announcement was...

Jamaican- American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph used her Emmy acceptance speech to remind the audience and viewers everywhere that she's got major pipes. While on stage, Ralph, who won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in the comedy "Abbott Elementary" for her role as seasoned teacher Barbara Howard, broke out into Dianne Reeves' song "Endangered Species." Jamaicans like Veteran broadcaster Fae...

One of the main characters in Canyon Bicycles' most recent commercial, which is currently airing throughout Europe, is Jamaican cyclist Llori Sharpe. As the first Jamaican to sign with a European cycling team, Sharpe, then 22 years old, made history in 2021 when she agreed to a one-year contract with the German cycling team Canyon-SRAM Generation.

PNB Rock was shot and killed during an armed robbery at a Los Angeles Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles restaurant on Monday, September 12. The "Selfish" rapper, whose real name is Rakim Hasheem Allen, was immediately transported to a hospital after the shooting, but ultimately did not pull through. According to eyewitnesses, the attack was a full on robbery attempt at taking...

Our Z weather report and forecast for today sees A Trough across Jamaica. The Met Office says The Trough is expected to remain across the island over the next few days. This Morning continues to see Isolated showers and thunderstorms across south-central and eastern parishes, partly cloudy elsewhere. This Afternoon/Evening expect Scattered showers and thunderstorms across most parishes. Tonight will be Mostly cloudy. Maximum...