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Just days after the shocking murder of Mighty Diamonds lead singer Donald 'Tabby Diamond' Shaw, the reggae group has been plunged into mourning yet again with the passing of bandmate Fitzroy 'Bunny Diamond' Simpson. Simpson died Friday morning after a long battle with diabetes. He was 71 years Old.

Garfield "Zebra" Vassell was sentenced to 30 years in prison with hard labor in the St. Catherine Circuit Court yesturday morning. Zebra sexually assaulted the teenaged daughter of his girlfriend. He was arrested in June last year, after eluding the police for four months. Zebra, who was represented by attorney-at-law Everton Dewar was convicted on Tuesday. He was sentenced to 20 years on the rape charge and 10 years on the carnal anal assault charge. Zebra was previously convicted on a rape charge in 2002 and sentenced to eight years of hard labor. Prior to that in 2001, he was sentenced to three and a half years prison term with hard labor after being found guilty of two counts of assault with intent to rape.

Don Corleon and singer Alaine have severed their musical relationship after a four-year partnership. Not much reason has been given for the split in their relationship, but Alaine told the Star that they relationship ended on good terms. In the weekend paper Alaine was quoted as saying "First of all I have to big up Don all di way. He is 100 per cent an amazing producer and we've had a lot of success together. We just returned from Japan where we released my second album 'Luv-A-Dub' and it has been doing great, getting serious album sales which is a big feat. It was a very beneficial positive experience, still is, but we're no longer working together." Alaine denied rumours that she married to Don and refused to comment...

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority has said effective immediately, the Boeing 737-8 Max and 737-9 Max aircraft will be temporarily restricted in Jamaica. The directive follows a similar restriction from the United States following Sunday's deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. The crash in Addis Ababa killed 157 people. It was the second fatal Max 8 disaster in five months after one crashed over Indonesia in October, killing 189 people. The FAA said new evidence from the crash site in Ethiopia, together with newly refined satellite data which became available on Wednesday, led to the decision to ground the planes.

Gyptian’s new single “Hold You” is featured on Ragga Ragga Ragga 2010 and will be release as a digital single on March 23. This new track from the soulful singjay has been burning up the airwaves in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Flippa Mafia whose real name is Andrew Davis is currently being housed in a Miami detention center in Florida. The deejay known for his high roller profile and flossing is currently in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department custody. He is currently being held in the Federal Detention Centre (FDC) in Miami as a material witness in an illegal alien smuggling case. The deejay is alleged to have attempted to enter the United States on a boat from The Bahamas with the assistance of two men. Andrew "Flippa Mafia" Kendrick Davis, is now being held as a prosecution witness against the men, Julio Santiesteban and Armando Amat, who are charged with encouraging and inducing an alien to enter or reside in the...

Jamaica recorded an estimated growth of 1.6 per cent between January and March 2014, relative to the corresponding period of 2013. The sectors of agriculture and mining and quarrying recorded the highest growth during the period. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries registered the largest increase of 18.0 per cent, followed by Mining and Quarrying, which was up by 8.0 per cent and Construction, up 0.5 per cent. For the Services sector, growth was recorded for all entities, except for Producers of Government Services, which went down by 0.2 per cent. The transport, storage and communication sector grew by 0.5 per cent; electricity and water grew by 0.4 per cent; wholesale and retail trade, 0.2 per cent; finance and insurance services...

The island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands was the scene of a near-deadly robbery in which Serani and his road manager were the victims of a daring robbery at gunpoint. According to a DASECA (the production group behind many of his hits...he is one of the producers BTW) rep"We believe that the promoter set them up. They were robbed inside the hotel while they were on their way to their rooms. They were held at gunpoint and robbed, everything gone, the money from the show the night before in St. Thomas and the show before that in Guyana, everything gone," Sourpuss Responded: This is fuck up how they blame the promoters. The promoters of this show have a very good reputation with artist they bring down. Serani and his...

Etana – Pamoja This is Etana’s second nomination for Best Reggae Album. Etana’s previous album, Reggae Forever received a nomination in 2019. Sean Paul – Live N Livin This is Sean Paul’s 9th Grammy nomination. He won the Best Reggae Album category in 2004 for his album, Dutty Rock. Past nominations include Best Reggae Album (2004, 2010, 2013, 2015), Best New artist (2004), Best Male Rap Solo (2004), and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (with Sia in 2017). Jesse Royal – Royal This is Jesse Royal’s first nomination. Gramps Morgan – Positive Vibration This is Gramps Morgan’s first solo nomination. As part of Morgan Heritage, he won the Best Reggae Album category in 2016 for Strictly Roots and received a nomination for Avrakedabra in...

The official launch of Pepsi Rebel Salute 2010, held at the Hilton Hotel in New Kingston, Flames Productions head Tony Rebel announced the full line-up for the event's 17th staging. He actually read the name of every single person who will perform on Saturday, January 16, at the Port Kaiser Sports Club in St Elizabeth. For 16 years Rebel Salute has promoted the idea of a healthy lifestyle, addressing the need for an event which caters to people who are conscious that their body is their temple, and so too their minds. Rebel Salute continues to edify as well as entertain with a unique blend of generation spanning artistes that share not only a love for Reggae music, but also reflect a positive message of peace, strength in...

Garnet Silk, born Garnet Damion Smith in Bromelia, in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica, on the second day of April 1966. On December 10th 1994 Garnett Silk, one of Reggae’s most revered and promising stars passed away. In Jamaica, he was quietly remembered, as radio stations across the country paid homage to the music phenomena that left us too soon. Born in the sleepy town of Hatfield in Manchester, Jamaica, Garnett born Damion Smith, inhibited musical aspirations as a young boy and by his mid teens had taken on the moniker “little Bimbo”. But it was not until his move from rural Jamaica to central Kingston did the artist we know as Garnett Silk begin to take shape. After stints with various labels including stalwarts such...

Buju Banton was arrested and is in a federal lockup in Miami, facing drug conspiracy charges. Drug Enforcement Administration agents say Buju Banton, real name Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in custody since Thursday and will soon be transferred to Tampa, where the U.S. Attorney is charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine. Buju Banton has homes both in Jamaica and Tamarac. Recently he encounter a firestorm of protest against him after the Grammys announced that his album "Rasta Got Soul", released earlier this year, was up for an award. Click Here to check Federal Bureau of Prison

Mary J. Blige and her husband, Martin Isaacs, are buried in tax and financial troubles. In February, the New Jersey tax authorities filed a state tax lien against them for $901,769. But compared to the federal tax lien of $3.4 million that's a drop in the tax bucket problems. Their IRS liens include: $574,907 for 2009 $2.2 million for 2010 $647,604 for 2011 The couple is being sued by various banks for more than $3 million in defaulted mortgages. Blige and Isaacs own an 18,000-square-foot mansion in Saddle River, New Jersey, and a $2.5-million house in Palisades overlooking Manhattan. The Saddle River home was purchased in 2008 for $12.5 million. They've been trying to sell it since 2011, with an original asking price of $14...

It is not unusual for people to do a double take, wondering if they are seeing doubles, when they see Paul 'Tu-Lox' and Patrick 'Curly Lox' Gaynor. After all, they are identical twins and perform as the highly entertaining and socially astute dancehall duo, Twin of Twins. And they are slated to do a double themselves shortly, releasing Stir It Up Vol. 8: Trial and Crosses, the latest CD in their gangster comedy series, and the Twinness Book of Records, which contains songs only. In previous 'Stir It Up' volumes, the two have been combined and Tu-Lox explained that "people did have a tendency to skip the song because they want to get to the talking. Not that the song no good, but they want to get to the talking". The artwork...

The celebrity Web site TMZ, which posted the photo Thursday night, did not explain its origin. The site wrote only that it was taken after an altercation between platinum-selling singer and her boyfriend, fellow pop star Chris Brown. Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton acknowledged Friday afternoon that the photo could prove embarrassing to the woman pictured, a view shared by some advocates for abused women. But in the welts and marks on the face of the woman in the photo, some also saw a teaching moment. Brown, 19, was arrested Feb. 8 on suspicion of making felony criminal threats, but police have not publicly identified his alleged victim. The woman was Rihanna, according to a person familiar with the situation, who was...

(AP) Jamaica is selling its 7 percent stake in a bauxite refinery operation, the island's energy minister announced Tuesday. Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell told Parliament that the government will sell its $11 million stake in the West Indies Alumina Company, referred to as Windalco. It is located in the central Jamaican parish of Manchester. The money will go to Windalco's parent company, Russian aluminum giant UC Rusal. The $11 million sale will roughly halve a $21.5 million debt to the Russian company. A debt of $10.5 million remains. Jamaica's once-flourishing bauxite industry has fallen on hard times in recent years. Globally, high levels of aluminum supplies have led to lower prices.

Shenseea is now an signed artist to Interscope Records. The 22-year-old artist who has worked with artists such as Vybz Kartel and Shaggy, has been making waves with her infectious dance hall tunes, and with a debut album in the works Shenseea released her new single “Blessed” featuring Tyga. The bass-heavy track was produced by Rvssian, and is dripping with energy as the rising star oozes self-confidence from start to finish.

Yesterday after getting his latest toy, a 2010 Nissan GTR, world 100m record holder, Usain Bolt, was invited to take his car this weekend to Dover for a gentlemanly race. Bolt was invited after JRDC Driver's Championship contender, Douglas'Hollywood' Gore heard of his new acquisition. Gore also invited formerrecord holder, Asafa Powell to the event as well. The Nissan GTR replaces a 2009 BMW M3 which Bolt overturned on the Highway 2000 toll road earlier this year Asafa Powell is also the proud owner of a Black Series CLK C63 Mercedes, which is the 575 hp version of the already hot Kompressor C-Class. exotic supercar Bolt, the fastest man in the world, drove away in the exotic supercar after...

Clive "Tenor Saw" Bright was born in Kingston, Jamaica, February 11, 1966. Tenor Saw was a prominent dancehall singer in the 1980s, and one of the most influential singers of the early digital reggae era. His best-known song was the 1985 hit "Ring the Alarm" on the "Stalag 17" riddim. Tenor Saw was raised in the Payne Avenue district of West Kingston. His first single, "Roll Call" was recorded in 1984 for George Phang's Powerhouse label, on the "Queen Majesty" rhythm. He moved on, with his friend Nitty Gritty, to work with Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion sound system and label, having hits in Jamaica with "Lots of Sign", "Pumpkin Belly", "Run Come Call Me", and "Fever". His most successful single, however, was "Ring the...

Haiti is angry over the treatment of their children from their young soccer team by Jamaica authorities after two players became ill. The Under-17 soccer squad was forced to withdraw from the competition after Jamaican authorities were pressured to send them home because several members became ill with a fever that was later determined to be malaria. The Haitian team was told that everyone would have to undergo testing. The team members were later placed in quarantine with armed guards. The Jamaican government confirmed that its ministry of health recommended that the Haitian soccer team leave the island. Jamaica chartered an airplane from Washington, D.C., to Montego Bay to take the players home For three hours on Saturday...