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Deejay Assassin is furious following his abrupt removal from the stage while performance at 'Red Stripe Live' on Saturday at Sabina Park. Assassin's set was supposedly cut short because of the use of the word 'fish' in a song he performed called Pre This. In the release, Assassin states: "My performance was ended prematurely and abruptly as I was stripped of my microphone and escorted off stage." Assassin says he had spent many years of hard work and sacrifice building his reputation as an artiste, with a great level of integrity and professionalism, so he felt the need to explain to his fans exactly what took place. Assassin said when he was booked for the event, the songs he would be performing were submitted in their...

Jamaican police say they have charged reggae singer Luciano with harboring a fugitive who shot and wounded three patrolmen while holed up inside the Grammy-nominated musician's home last week. Police Superintendent McArthur Sutherland said the 44-year-old Rastafarian was charged and released after posting bail. A police statement said the hourlong standoff last week ended with the fugitive gunman, Andrew Senior, being killed at Luciano's home in Kingston. Two of the injured officers still are hospitalized. The other officer was released.

Rapper T.I. was sentenced Friday to one year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to federal weapons charges after he tried to buy a stash of machine guns and silencers to protect himself after his best friend was killed. The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, will also pay a $100,000 fine as part of his sentence. He was arrested in 2007 after trying to to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers. He pleaded guilty last March to the federal weapons charges but wasn't sentenced until Friday as part of a deal to see if he would be successful in performing community service by speaking to youths about the pitfalls of drugs, violence and guns. Harris went to buy the cache after his best friend...

Luciano has denied knowing that his house guest, who engaged police in a shoot-out and was killed on his property, was a wanted man. "He denies knowing that aspect of the man of which the police speak," Delano Franklyn, Luciano's attorney said yesterday. Andrew Senior, who the police said was a notorious criminal wanted in connection with several crimes including murder, was shot dead Luciano's Westminster Crescent, St Andrew, house Wednesday. Senior died after a two-hour gun battle with lawmen, during which three cops were shot and injured. Luciano, born Jepther McClymont, was detained by the police after he rushed to the house following the shooting, but released after agreeing to provide the police with a voluntary...

After taking a brief sabbatical from hard-core dancing to work on developing her store, Keiva's Closet, Keiva has reunited with the Cosmic Dancers to hit the streets again. Known as one of the fore- runners when it comes to female dancers, for the last two years Keiva has kept quieter than usual where dancing and music videos are concerned. Now, however, she plans to blaze the dancing arena which she says has become boring. Thus far, Cosmic Dancers has been rehearsing on a daily basis, creating new, yet-to-be-named dance moves that reflect an old-school style of dancing. Since she re-immersed herself into dancing, Keiva has created a new dance called 'Sexy Mama' and has music videos with Spice, Voicemail, RDX among others in the...

Three Policemen were shot and injured this morning during a shoot-out with a lone gunman at a house belonging to popular singer, Luciano. Reports are that shortly after 5 a.m, the police, acting on information, attempted to conduct a raid at a house located at 21 Westminster Crescent in the Half-Way Tree area in St Andrew. The officers were greeted with heavy gunfire and a shoot-out lasting almost two hours, ensued. During the battle, two policemen were shot. Another, who was a part of a team that attempted to rescue the injured lawmen was also shot. The response team reportedly managed to gain entrance to the house and was shot at by the gunman, the fire was returned and he was shot dead. Police sources say the gunman was...

Garfield Anthony Sibbles, son of popular reggae singer Leroy Sibbles, was yesterday given a six-and-a-half-year sentence for killing a child that had been left in his care. Justice Bruce Durno sentenced Garfield Anthony Sibblies, 40, of Brampton, yesterday. But since Sibblies has spent the equivalent of almost six years in custody – based on the usual two-for-one credit inmates receive for pre-trial incarceration – he could be released after serving two-thirds of the remaining six months in a provincial jail. Sibblies pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to manslaughter in the March 22, 2006, death of baby Elijah, who was six days short of his first birthday. An autopsy revealed the boy had 38 injuries but could not determine a single cause...

A seven-apartment house with a studio, which is owned by dancehall artiste Miguel 'Sizzla' Collins, was destroyed by fire yesterday, police confirmed. The cause of the fire remain unknown, left an estimated $25-million worth of damage at the Richings Avenue, Kingston 6, dwelling. One person was injured in the incident. It's reported that about 9:45 a.m.sunday morning, the artiste left home to attend a meeting when he received a call that the house was on fire. The police and the fire brigade were summoned. Two units, one from York Park and the other from Half-Way Tree, extinguished the blaze. The police say Sizzla's grandfather, who was at the premises at the time, sustained minor burns. The building and its contents, which...

Dancehall deejay Desmond 'Ninja Man' Ballentine was yesterday charged with murder, conspiracy to murder, shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm following a shooting incident on Tuesday. The deejay was yesterday charged after an interview with detectives from the Major Investigation Task Force. Head of the Major Investigation Task force (MIT), Assistant Commissioner Les Green, confirmed the charges and added that the case might be mentioned in court as early as next Friday. Ninja Man is now being held in custody. Ninja Man was wanted for questioning about the murder of 20-year-old Ricardo Johnson on Tuesday. The Hunts Bay police conducted an interview on Thursday before MIT detectives met with Ninja Man yesterday.

Popular dancer, Wayne 'Colo Colo' Stewart and his girlfriend were left nursing wounds after being brutally attacked by a group of men during a video shoot. The incident, which took place on Wednesday night in Half-Way Tree, has left the creator of the 'Rum Ram' dance in great concern. It was alleged that Stewart and his girlfriend, Lisa Brown, were taking part in a dance documentary on hip hop and reggae on Half-Way Tree Road on Wednesday night when they were attacked by a group of bus conductors. Stewart said the men approached them and demanded to be in the video shoot that was taking place. However, it was said that a fierce altercation then developed between Stewart's girlfriend and the men. The men subsequently drove...

After her two underage daughters were caught at a dance in Portmore, St Catherine, Isolyn Jones was sentenced on Tuesday for breaching the Child Care and Protection Act. Jones, a resident of Drewsland in St Andrew, appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court and was sentenced for negligence to two years' probation with strict supervision. It was said in court that the police had responded to reports of 'night noise' in the Portsmouth community last month where a dance was in session. Jones' daughters were said to be seen dancing in what the police described as a sexually suggestive manner. Source: Jamaican star They were subsequently taken to the Greater Portmore Police Station where they were questioned...

Desmond Ballentine, aka Nnjaman, who is wanted by the police for questioning in regard to the murder of a man known as Ricky Trooper that occurred on Lower Mall Road in Kingston yesterday morning. Desmond Ballentine more popular known as Ninja Man might be able to help the cops along with their investigation in a situation where one man was left dead. According to the Constabulary Communication Network, about 11:15 am, Johnson, otherwise called ‘Ricky Trooper’ [not the selector from sound trooper and killamanjaro sound] was sweeping his yard in the company of a friend when a grey motor car with three men aboard drove up. An argument reportedly developed between one of the men and Johnson’s friend and the car drove off. The...

A warrant has been ordered for the arrest of the head of Shocking Vibes Entertainment, Patrick Roberts. Roberts was scheduled to appear before the Tax Court on tax evasion charges yesterday, after it was alleged that he owed the Government millions of dollars in unpaid taxes. Roberts, a businessman and music producer, ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the People's National Party against the Jamaica Labour Party's Andrew Holness in the 2007 general elections for the West Central St Andrew seat. He is currently the constituency caretaker. As head of the Shocking Vibes Crew, Roberts was one of the main persons behind the careers of artistes such as Beenie Man, Tanto Metro and Devonte. Beenie Man also appeared in court last...

A 26-year-old handyman has been found guilty of manslaughter in the March 2006 killing of a Jamaican trade official, whose naked body was discovered in his town house in an upscale Kingston development. Sheldon Pusey had testified that he stabbed the chairman of Jamaica's Trade Board, Peter King, in self defense after he spurned the 63-year-old official's aggressive sexual advances. A jury returned the verdict on Monday. At the time of his death, King was special adviser to the Ministry of Commerce and chairman of the Trade Board, which monitors and certifies goods exported and imported into Jamaica. Sentencing is scheduled for April 1.

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The ever-controversial Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis launched a verbal broadside against several entertainers during an appearance on Ed Lover’s Morning show on POWER 105.1 earlier this week. Beenie Man held nothing back in the interview, revealing details about his marital problems, his feud with arch-rival Bounty Killer and the fight dancehall is receiving presently from government authorties.When radio announcer Ed Lover asked about his marriage Beenie said he met someone he thought was ‘the one’ but she (D’Angel) changed over time. “I am now divorced, I am single again,” the man known as the ‘Girls Dem Sugar’ told an audience of millions. The marriage has produced one child, two year-old Marco Dean. Last year, there were...

Mavado's latest VP Records album Mr Brooks . A Better Tomorrow raced to the top of Billboard's Reggae Album chart. The album, which was released via iTunes more than a week ago, was officially released on compact disc earlier this week. The album contains some of Mavado's recent chart hits as well as a few exclusive tracks. Among the more familiar tracks are Don't Worry, On the Rock and the recent Billboard R&B singles chart hit I'm Special. Mr Brooks..A Better Tomorrow features a plethora of dancehall producers including Linton 'TJ' White, Daseca and Trevor 'BabyG' James. Mavado's debut album Gangster for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks, stalled at number six on Billboard's Reggae Album chart in 2007. The set watered out at...

An armed teenager who went on the rampage at a secondary school in southwest Germany on Wednesday, eventually shot himself when police caught up with him. He killed at least nine school students and three teachers at the school. After the school shooting, he went on to kill another three people. Is it now time for Europe to tighten its gun laws? German media report that the gunman was a 17-year-old former student at the school. Dressed in black combat gear, he entered the Albertville-Realschule in Winnenden, a town of 27,000 near Stuttgart, at around 08.30 UTC and began firing. He was eventually injured by police at a car dealership roughly 30 km (20 miles) from the school. With no where to go, he eventually turned the gun...

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Television Jamaica (TVJ) will not air the carnival road march live, for the first time in over a decade, whilst rival CVM TV will make its decision this week, amidst fears of violating Broadcast Commission directives. This soca sacrifice will cost the stations a lot of advertising revenue but avoid costly penalties and public criticism. CVM TV will by Friday decide whether to air the march live. "We are in serious discussions at the moment about whether we can have a live broadcast of the road march because the Broadcasting Commission has made it clear and we have to be careful about body gyrations," noted Ronnie Sutherland CVM marketing manager. "We might not be able to run it based on the guidelines." Under new guidelines...