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Adijah "Vybz Kartel" Palmer was freed last night, ending a two-week incarceration for the entertainer under special provisions under the State of Emergency that allow Jamaica Police to detain individuals for lengthy periods without charging them. Vybz Kartel is set to perform on Thursday night July 22, 2010 at the annual Reggae Sumfest show at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay.

The department's Special Enforcement Team, with the assistance of the police, and as part of their ongoing operations to clamp down on delinquent taxpayers, carried out the raid at O’Neil " Elephant Man" Bryan house in 3 Hillcrest Avenue, off Hope Road. Kingston. Earlier, the tax department started its operation in Haven Dale St Andrew at a house owned by Elephant Man but investigators said they found nothing of value. The tax officials along with the police then went to the Hillcrest Avenue house belonging to Elephant Man where the motorcar was seized. The Tax Department, however, declined to confirm how much money was owed by Elephant Man, but said assets are seized when individuals are 'chronically delinquent' in tax payments.

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...

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...

I want to apologize to everyone ReggaeMe was attacked on Sunday as to where some of our Files where damage. To repair the damage we had to reset the site back to Saturday. All information added after Saturday was lost. I want to apologize for the inconvenience.

Wayne Price was a member Bounty Killer’s entourage traveling to St Kitts for a concert. The group was about to board a flight back to Jamaica on Sunday when the artiste brother was being checked out by a custom agent, who left her phone on the counter. The agent then realized that her phone was missing after Price left the counter. She raised an alarm and airport security checked video surveillance footage and saw Price taking up the phone. When they search him for the device he had already removed the SIM card and battery from the device. Wayne Price appeared in court on Monday, July 06, 2015 where he pleaded guilty to charges of larceny. The Magistrate’s Court judge in St Kitts fined him EC$3,000 which is approximately US$1,111. He...

DYNAMQ THE SUDANESE CHILD,Kennedy O. Lorya born in Juba Sudan, Third born of 7 kids, Dynamq's love for music came from attending sunday school and also singing just for the sake of it. As a young kid, Dynamq & his family fled the war in Sudan & moved to Nairobi Kenya, about this time his mother was hospitilized due to a plane crash which happened in Sudan. Growing up in Kawangware in Nairobi Kenya was not easy for Dynamq's family, It was one of the worst Ghetto areas in Nairobi/kenya. To stay out of trouble, Dynamq played Football(soccer) and sang at stage shows hosted locally around his area. With his strong full of vibe voice, He always left the crowd wanting more. His first big stage show was at the 1996 King Lions Sounds "Rasta...

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...

NEW YORK (AP): The MTV Video Music Awards kicked off yesterday with a poignant, tender tribute to fallen icon Michael Jackson, but soon got back into raucous character thanks to Kanye West, who delivered yet another awards show outburst at the expense of country and pop sweetheart Taylor Swift. West - who has flipped out after losing at the VMAs, the Grammys, the American Music Awards and others - complained once again that the wrong person had been awarded a trophy, but this time, it was on behalf of Beyonce. Beyonce, nominated for best female video for Single Ladies, was bested by Swift, the best-selling artiste of the year outside of Jackson. The 19-year-old was giddy when she won for her clip You Belong to Me, saying: "I...

Another concert on Buju Banton's North American tour to promote his latest album Rasta Got Soul was cancelled on the weekend. Gay-rights groups in Columbus, Ohio, pressured the organisers through emails, phone calls and Facebook rallies to cancel the October 3 concert at the Lifestyles Community Pavillion. The Columbus Dispatch quoted the gay-rights groups, which included Equality Ohio and Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio, as saying: "The targeted audience for his message and the proximity to the OSU (Ohio State University) campus neighbourhood creates a tangible threat to the safety and well-being particularly of the gay and lesbian community in Victorian Village." PromoWest Productions, which booked the venue for the...

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Paul and Patrick Gaynor, more popularly known as the dancehall duo, Twin of Twins, were yesterday taken into custody by the Half-Way Tree police on reasonable suspicion of fraud. The brothers are accused of taking $50,000 from an upcoming artiste, under the guise that they were able to give him the opportunity to travel to the United States of America to perform. It is alleged, however, that they failed to deliver on their promise and subsequently refused to return the complainant's money. The act is alleged to have taken place earlier this year and was reported to the police in February. The brothers were arrested yesterday along Half-Way Tree Road and are now in custody awaiting an interview. The duo are known for...

United States-based artiste Flippa Mafia yesterday put to rest rumours that he was referring to Bounty Killer in his single, Unfinished House. In the song, he did not call any names. However, he said people have been saying that he is throwing words at Bounty Killer. The songs says: "Mi vehicle caan dearer than mi house/ Mi rims caan dearer than mi house/ Nuff bwoy a hype over unfinished house/ an mi madda nuh waan lef Waterhouse ... Nuff bwoy out a road nuh have no sense/ a run down the hype and dem still a pay rent." In a telephone interview with THE STAR, Flippa Mafia said: "Mi talk the things and anybody weh waan pick it up, pick it up. Mi hear seh Killer start work back pon him house and a talk all kind a things 'bout...

Studio engineer Freckles said that it was more than 10 years of pent-up frustration that caused him to attack and beat Rastafarian singer Luciano with a piece of metal pipe last week. Friday at a gas station on Dunrobin Avenue, St Andrew, producer, songwriter and booking agent Freckles took a piece of iron and repeatedly beat singer Luciano, whose real name is Jepther McClymont, in retaliation for what he claims was an incident that took place in August 1998. Freckles said his pent-up anger at Luciano has been brewing since he assisted some Australian promoters to book the artiste for a tour. Money issues arose from the incident. After leaving Australia, Freckles said he heard that Luciano was 'bad-mouthing' him and continued to...

Dancehall artiste Rodney Pryce popularly known as "Bounti Killa" is scheduled to stand trial in the Traffic Court on Tuesday. In February, Bounti Killa appeared in court on several counts of reckless driving and other traffic violations, including refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test. The artiste is accused of running seven traffic lights in an incident in Half Way Tree late last year. The police reported that on December 29, 2008, Bounti Killa and members of his entourage left a dance on Hillview Avenue off Eastwood Park Road about 3am and ran a red light. They were signalled to stop by a police patrol team but the men reported sped away with the cops in pursuit.The police say during the chase, Bounti Killa ran six...

Well people people!! Mi go tell unno story but mi naah tell unno nuh lie. Word on the street a seh Taurus Riley and Etana relationship mashup afta how much years. Sad eeeh but life goes on still!

NINJA vs MERCILESS Ninja Man, who came with the intention "to settle all arguments" with Merciless, might be kicking himself right now. After totally dominating the 'Warhead' Merciless in the early goings, getting most of the 'forwards' from the crowd, the Ninja gave it away in the end. He attacked Merciless with "Yuh talk bout Cobra a bowers, Bounty a coward, yuh nah tel dem di amount a man whe ...... u down a Riker's". Merciless appeared to have been speechless as the crowd went into a frenzy. Ninja Man thought that was the defining moment and declared himself winner by walking off the stage. But Merciless stood strong and when Ninja Man came out for a second time that was the beginning of the end. "You a run... me ago...

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 that Beenie Man stop in the road talking to somebody in another car." He said he was attempting to drive past the cars when the rear of his car hit the rear of Beenie's...

Jovan "Pretty Rick" Rouse was an MC otherwise known as the "mic man" for Tek 9 Sound. ReggaeMe has been informed that Pretty Ricky passed away while he was asleep last night. Cause of death appears to be an heart attack. ReggaeMe would like to send its condolences to the family of Pretty Ricky, Tek 9, Tek 9 Virgin Island, Tek 9 Europe, Gully Squad, UK Family and the entire clashing fraternity for the loss of a true Reggae & Dancehall music lover. Pretty Rick Viewing to be held This Friday January 14 at St Lukes Lutheran Church Located at 259 Washington Ave Bt Willoughby Ave and Dekalb Ave Brooklyn, Ny 11205 Begining at 2pm with Services proceeding at 7pm.

New York Hot 97 DJ and producer Calvin "Mr. Cee" LeBrun was arrested last night in a prostitution sting. The 46-year-old Hot 97 employee was taken into custody in Brooklyn after trying to solicit an undercover police officer who was posing as a male prostitute. This is the DJ’s third time being arrested on prostitution related charges in the last three years. Mr Cee was busted on loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution on October 8, 2010 in Lower Manhatten. He pled guilty to those charges a month later. He was arrested in March 2011 after police observed him getting oral sex from a male prostitute in a parked car. Mr. Cee pled guilty to a charge of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense in June...