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Former South African President Nelson Mandela 13-year-old great-granddaughter, Zenani Mandela, was killed in a car accident shortly after midnight on the way home from a concert to mark the start of the global sporting event in Soweto. Her driver was arrested on drunk-driving charges and could face culpable homicide charges.

Nelson Mandela said he won't be able to attend the World Cup's opening match Friday due to the death of his great-granddaughter,

Moses "Beenie man" Davis was arrested wednesday morning June 09, 2010 and charged with assault causing bodily harm when he went to the Hunts Bay Police Station.

Beenie Man was charged after interview with Police detectives at the Hunts Bay Police Station. He was charged and given bail for $100,000.

Beenie Man is accused of assaulting LA Lewis following the funeral of Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards when LA Lewis reportedly ran into the back of Beenie Man’s audi Q 7. It is alleged that Beenie Man came out of his vehicle and physically punch LA Lewis in the mouth.

Marvin Isley, a bassist who provided the foundation for his family’s hit-making R&B band, the Isley Brothers, died on Sunday at a hospice near his home in Chicago. He was 56.

Marvin Isley had fought diabetes for more than 20 years and in 1997 lost his legs to the disease.

Marvin Isley was born in Cincinnati on Aug. 18, 1953, the youngest son of O’Kelly and Sally Isley. Besides his brothers Ernie, Ronald and Rudolph, he is survived by his wife, the former Sheila Felton; a son, Corey; and two daughters, Sidney and Jalen.

Chris Brown has been forced to cancel his UK tour after being denied permission to enter England.

The singer was refused a visa on the grounds of being found guilty of a serious criminal offence after assaulting his ex-girlfriend singer Rihanna in February 2009.

He is currently serving a five-year probationary sentence after carrying out a community service order.

Brown was due to play four dates, kicking off at Glasgow Academy wednesday June 9, 2010.

Windel "Gyptian" Edwards was involved in a motorbike accident in Kingston Jamaica Today. Gyptian sustain a head injury and was taken to Andrews Hospital.

According to his publicist Ralston Barrett a pedestrian reportedly stepped out in the path of the singer's bike causing him to lose control of the motor bike.

The reflective and calming mood of the funeral for Voicemail's Oniel Edwards seemingly did little to soothe the nerves of deejays Beenie Man and LA Lewis who reportedly came to blows shortly after.

that after the funeral, both deejays were heading off when Lewis reportedly slammed into the back of Beenie Man's Audi. It is alleged that an argument developed between the two, during which Lewis was punched in the face.

Lewis said he was travelling along Perkins Boulevard, near Red Hills Road, when the incident occurred. "I was coming down the road and I noticed...

A jury found Desire "Dizzy Dee" Sibanda, 24, guilty of raping his friend's girlfriend as she lay sleeping after a night of heavy drinking in a Melbourne Australia flat in November 2008. She awoke to find him raping her.

The court heard Sibanda was thought of as one of the most talented reggae singers in Australia, but will now miss many musical opportunities through incarceration.

He will serve a non-parole period of three-and-a-half years.

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said last week

Jamaica will launch a sustained assault on gangs that control poor communities
across the island and fuel one of the world's highest murder rates,

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Golding addressed parliament before he survived a no-confidence motion by the opposition People's National Party. On a 30-28 vote, lawmakers rejected censuring him over his handling of the U.S. extradition request for Coke.

While Tivoli Gardens ranks among the most notorious areas in Jamaica, violent gangs are also deeply entrenched in Spanish Town, just...

Nas and Jr. Gong lit up the stage on Monday May 31, 2010 in Los Angeles. Nas, son of noted jazz musician Olu Dara, joined forces with Grammy winning dancehall artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, the youngest son of late reggae king Bob Marley, to perform a powerful set of rap, roots and reggae that was delivered with a heartfelt message that, despite our differences, we are all distant relatives

They were headlining the second day of UCLA’s 24th annual Jazz Reggae Festival at Drake Stadium. More than 10,000 people turned out for the outdoor show, which also...

Minister Audley Shaw said.

Jamaica is seeking $1 billion in loans and grants to rid the country of “cancerous” drug gangs that have taken over poor neighborhoods on the Caribbean island and hurt economic growth, Finance. The violence can’t be allowed to continue.

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Government officials met May 31 with representatives from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations, the U.S. and European countries to seek funds to expand the police force and rebuild communities where drug lords have become governors.

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With the recent violence in Jamaica and the controversy over alleged drug lord, Christopher “Dudus” Coke, many people are talking about the infamous Jamaican Shower Posse and the neighborhood of Tivoli Gardens, where they have their base. What is being is being ignored largely by the media, is the role that the American government and the CIA had in training, arming and giving power to the Shower Posse.

It is interesting that the USA is indicting Christopher “Dudus” Coke, the current leader of the Shower Posse for drug and gun trafficking, given that the CIA was...

Buju Banton is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to traffic more than five kilograms of cocaine. He had originally been scheduled to stand trial in Tampa on April 19. Days before trial was set to begin, U.S. District Judge James Moody rescheduled it for June 21.

On Friday, Moody moved the case to the September trial calendar. A trial date will be set at a hearing in August.

Banton's attorney filed an objection, saying the change violates the federal Speedy Trial Act. That generally requires trial to begin within 70 days after a defendant is charged or...

Ziggy Marley, his eldest son of Bob Marley, has brought us a new song, “Africa Land,” that he’s released to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the fact that the competition is being held in South Africa. Marley says the song is also meant to promote unity.

My friends I want to announce the launch of the wild and free singles. It's hard not to make music and since I happen to be in the studio I thought why not make some songs in between albums.
So I decided to record a collection of singles which means one song at a time and call it the wild and free...

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Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the June 12 Diamond League meeting in New York City because of an Achilles tendon issue, organizers said Monday.

Organizers of the meeting said they were notified by Bolt's management team that the world and Olympic triple gold medallist has inflammation in the affected tendon and has been advised to rest.

The meeting, the fifth in the 14-event elite Diamond League series, is held at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, where Bolt first broke the 100m record in May of 2008.

Voicemail member, O'Neil Edwards, will be laid to rest on Saturday.The funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 am at the Church on the Rock, Clifton Avenue, Kingston 8 and the body will be layed to rest at Meadowrest.

O'Neil, a much-loved figure in entertainment circles, died last week Wednesday at the Kingston Public Hospital, after being admitted there following a shooting incident in which he was attacked at his gate on the morning of May 10.