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(AP) Jamaica is preparing to abolish a slavery-era law allowing flogging and whipping as means of punishing prisoners, the Caribbean country's justice ministry said Thursday.

The ministry said the punishment hasn't been ordered by a court since 2004 but the statutes remain in the island's penal code. It was administered with strokes from a tamarind-tree switch or a cat o'nine tails, a whip made of nine, knotted cords.

Justice Minister Mark Golding says the "degrading" punishment is an anachronism which violates Jamaica's international obligations and is...

David Rodigan is known for his encyclopaedic like knowledge of Reggae/dancehall music. He is a multiple winner of Sony radio awards however he was recently moved to a midnight slot on the Bauer Media-owned station, in order to accommodate a show hosted by the singer Craig David.

Rodigan has been with Kiss FM since it ended its pirate radio status and became a legal station in 1990. He has broadcast on the station ever since but has in recent years been pushed to later night schedules, despite receiving growing levels of recognition from the radio for his work...

Lil Wayne recently lost his lawsuit against Quincy Jones III, resulting in the rapper ordered to pay $2.2 million to the producer. The jury has ordered the Weezy to pay the amount based on Jones’ countersuit that argued Weezy blocked the release of the docu-flick, "The Carter 3,” leading to lost profits.

Wayne’s behavior in the deposition video, in which he refuses to answer questions and mocks the proceedings, might have affected the jury’s decision. His lawyer was forced to show the video because Wayne missed court and therefore his opportunity to testify...

Three buddies talking bout if they in they casket and friends and family are mourning over them, what they would like to hear them say 'bout them?

The first fella say, "I would like to hear them say that I was a great doctor, and a great family man."

The second fella say, "I would like to hear that I was a wonderful husband and school teacher who mek a huge difference in the children of tomorrow."

The third fella say, "I would like to hear them say......LOOK DEY, HE MOVING!!!!!"

Last Night At "City Jam" held in Riverton City, Jamaica, Bounty Killer and Tommy Lee got into a small altercation. Reports are that while Tommy Lee was performing on stage a member of Bounty Killer's security crew went on stage and inform him that it was time for Bounty to perform.

It was reported that Tommy Lee's then reply with "a wah do dem goat head ya". Bounty Killer and his entourage instantly rushed the stage. Tommy Lee then jumped off the stage walked away from the scene. Bounty Killer then started to perform his set. While Bounty was performing, the...

(AP) Hurricane Sandy made landfall Thursday just west of Santiago de Cuba in southern Cuba, where residents boarded over windows and cleared drainage gutters ahead of the strengthening storm that had roared across Jamaica and left two dead in the Caribbean.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sandy, which had strengthened to a category 2 hurricane, was located over southeastern Cuba and moving north at 18 mph (30 kph), with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph) and is expected to remain a hurricane as it moves through the Bahamas.

The 18th named...

Throughout his extensive career, soulful reggae singer Junior Kelly has prided himself in making music that is both uplifting and empowering. Providing music that is eternal and knows no boundaries. Internationally known for his breakthrough single "Love So Nice", Junior Kelly cemented his name in reggae music history and thereafter delivered numerous hits such as "Sunshine", "Boom Draw", "Juvenile", "Tough Life", "Too Late" with Queen Ifrica and "Missing You" with Bar-Bee amongst others.

In support and with the success of his latest single "Been There", Junior...

Jamaica police have charged three men with the murder of attorney at law, Clover Graham. Owen Patterson, 23, Simeon Lewis, 36 and Shamone Campbell, 18, all from Gordon Pen in St Catherine were arrested late Friday evening.

On August 18, Mrs. Graham drove to her home to Eltham View in St. Catherine and on entering her the men abducted her. She was reportedly taken away in her silver Honda Aria motorcar. The car was found abandoned along Waltham Park Road about 9 p.m. the same day.

Ms. Graham's body was found around 6:30 the following morning, at the Kingston...

Nicki Minaj released the official video of her collaborative track with Cassie, titled “The Boys”; it’s a track from the sophomore album of this Young Money Cash Money star and is due for a re-release on November 19th.

The video was directed by Colin Tiley. If you love day-glo and neon colored ambience with Nicki Minaj kind of sex appeal thrown in then you should not have a problem liking this video.

Born in Jamaica Dawn Penn studied classical music from the age of five at Duke Street by Miss Campbell and later with Lena Robinson- Kensington Avenue and reached Grade V11 in theory and practical with examinations from the Royal School of Music. During that time she also studied the violin with her sisters Pat and Audrey and was taught by Major Wilson of the Salvation Army Bramwell Booth Memorial Hall. The PENN Sisters used to perform at churches i.e. Grace Missionary and Kingston Youth for Christ-at Coke Church Memorial Hall to name a few.

New York Session...

Pioneer is set to release a new-product to their line up, the DDJ-SX. For those of you not familiar with controllers setup, this means it's a controller with a Serato mixing software. As such, integration with the popular DJ application is tight, and includes dual deck, slip mode, FX mode and hot cue functionality.

The four-channel mixer section can be used with external hardware, which you can hook up via a pair of phono inputs, and, as usual, the DDJ-SX can be used as a MIDI controller with other software should you so desire. As for outputs, you've the...

Wiz Khalifa initiated his 2050 Tour at the the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park at Penn State and treated his fans to a brand new song “Rise Above” that features Pharrell Williams. This treat was preceded by the artist performing his new single “Remember You”.

The song will be a part of his ONIFC album that is set for release on December 4, 2012. The artist has a busy year-end with the tour, the release of his Cabin Fever 2 mixtape, the new album, and of course his girlfriend Amber Rose’s pregnancy.

Jamaica's top police commander Owen Ellington, on Tuesday condemned a recent surge of killings by vigilante mobs in Jamaica, reminding citizens that taking the law into their own hands is a serious crime.

The statement from Police Commissioner Owen Ellington came two days after a crowd of furious residents in the southern city of Portmore fatally beat and stomped Dwight Lester, a 29-year-old mason, after he was allegedly caught breaking into a house in the middle of the night.

Ellington warned

Every case of mob killing is classified as murder and...

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Joseph Kernizan, the estranged ex husband of Tracey Benette, who shot and killed her along with Wayne "Captain Barkey" Hamilton in New York, was found dead in Miami this evening. After he was cornered by police he shot and killed himself.

Justin Bieber’s video “Beauty and a beat” featuring Nicki Minaj has helped him reclaim his record for most eyeballs in 24 hours for a video on VEVO. Justin was the proud record holder till One Direction beat him to it only last month. The Irish band’s single “Live While We’re Young,” clocked 8.2 million views in 24 hours.

In twenty four hours of the video being put up, it stacked up a staggering 11 million views and total over 26 million views.