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(AP)The UN's refugee agency on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the abduction and slaying of a human rights activist that has increased worry over crime in this Caribbean country.

Attorney Clover Graham, who was Jamaica's honorary liaison for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, was found at daybreak Sunday with her throat slashed in tall weeds by the Caymanas Polo Club just outside of the capital of Kingston.

Deputy Police Commissioner Glenmore Hinds said detectives are working to establish a motive in the 56-year-old woman's slaying. There...

A federal jury convicted a Jamaican woman Thursday of entering into a "sham marriage" with a Kansas soldier so she could get legal immigration status.

Shannakay Hunter, 28, fought back tears after the jury returned guilty verdicts for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, marriage fraud and lying to the government.

Hunter, who lives in New York, faces up to five years imprisonment on each count. She is likely to get far less, if any, prison time under federal guidelines during sentencing, which has not been set.

The government contends her 2010 marriage...

Jamaica Labor Party legislator Daryl Vaz announced today that he is taking a leave of absence as the opposition’s chief spokesman on information and communications technology issues while he facing charges of perverting the course of justice.

Daryl Vaz is accused of breaching an anti-corruption law while intervening in a traffic violation involving a businessman friend. Vaz went to a police station and spoke to police commanders about dropping a case against Bruce Bicknell. Bicknell had tried to bribe the police officer to get out of a ticket..

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Western Union has temporarily shut down its services in Montego Bay, that is now the hot bed for a multimillion-dollar lottery scam that targets mostly elderly Americans.

Company spokesman Dan Diaz says Western Union locations in St. James parish, which includes the resort city of Montego Bay, will be closed for a systems review over the next two weeks. The scammers often use disposable cellular phones to cheat mostly elderly Americans out of their savings by requesting they transfer money to claim winnings from a lottery, which later turns out to be fake...

(AP) Ranking Trevor, a pioneer of rap reggae during the 1970s, has died in a traffic accident in Jamaica. He was 60. The musician's brother, Robert Grant, says he was crushed by a car Tuesday after being knocked off his motorcycle. Police did not respond to calls about the fatality.

Born Maxwell Grant, Ranking Trevor was one of the leading "toasters" in Jamaica during the 1970s, recording mainly for the Channel One studio. Toasting is a form of Jamaican rapping that directly inspired hip-hop. Songs like "Caveman Skank" and "Three Piece Chicken and Chips" made...

By Shannon Shields

The Icon Concert which took on Saturday, July the 28th in the St. William Grant Park in South Parade was an inspiring addition to Jamaica's 50th Year of Independence celebrations. The Free Concert which was sponsored by Lime and CB Chicken and organized by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation in association with the Jamaica Vendors and Higglers' Association was the final event of the Downtown Sizzling Summer Savings event which consisted of three days of shopping and entertainment held in Downtown Kingston.

Under the clear blue evening...

Andrew "Sluggy Ranks" Gregory, a vocalist who rose to popularity within New York City's reggae dancehall community of the 80's and 90's with numerous socially conscious songs, was killed in a car accident on Sunday morning July 29 in the Stony Hill area of Kingston, Jamaica.

The car in which Sluggy Ranks was traveling swerved several times before crashing into a cement light post. Sluggy was taken to Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was only 44 years old.

Jamaica police have charged the deputy mayor Michael Troupe of Montego Bay with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition as part of an investigation into a lottery scam targeting elderly Americans. Police said Friday that 51-year-old Michael Troupe and his 21-year-old son Jevaughn Troupe both face the same charges.

Both were among four suspects arrested during an early-morning raid as police investigate a lottery scam that generates about $300 million a year. Authorities so far have detained 142 people in connection with the scam, but only 19 have been...

Snoop Dogg wants you to know that he's tired of hip-hop, and stated that he is Bob Marley reincarnated. He is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. His new name is Snoop Lion.

The artist said at a news conference in New York that he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in February and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to."

Snoop Lion is releasing a reggae album called Reincarnated in the fall. He said that in Jamaica, he connected with Bob Marley's spirit and is now...

By Shannon Shields

Well, well, well, folks, the Annual Reggae Sumfest for the year of
2012 is over and done but I doubt it will ever be forgotten by the
people who were fortunate enough to make it to the festival. Whether
you were lucky enough like me to attend all three nights or only one
night I'm sure that your annual Reggae Sumfest experience was a great
one and I am also sure that every one of this year's lucky patrons are
already booked, hotel-ed and ready to return to the beautiful island
of Jamaica next year.

This year's annual Reggae...

Ivy Rose - ReggaeMe Writer

On July the 19th the Annual Reggae Sumfest takes off into high gear with Dancehall Night with the likes of the great Rodney "Bounty Killer " Price and Moses "Beanie Man" Davis Performing along side of them is the first lady of Dancehall, Lady Saw, who will, also, be honored that night for her many achievements in Dancehall over the years.

The festival continues July the 20th with the first International Night with the legendary Shabba Ranks and internationally known Trey Songs. Friday night also offers a real taste of reggae...

Barbadian born singer/songwriter Nyron debuts his music to the world with his EP on July 31, 2012. Determined to give the world a sample of his sounds, the EP contains three tracks spanning three genres, and will be available digitally worldwide with distribution from FOX FUSE.

A Barbadian breeding led to a diverse musical portfolio for this budding artist, who harbors strong backgrounds in the R&B, pop and soca genres. With the goal of giving fans a solid introduction to his versatility, each song on the EP explores a different genre, and presents an artist...

(AP) A tiny blood-sucking parasite that infests fish on Caribbean coral reefs has been named after Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley.

Arkansas State University marine biologist Paul Sikkel discovered the parasite off the U.S. Virgin Islands a decade ago but it was only recently unveiled as "Gnathia marleyi" as an homage to the singer.

Sikkel says he dubbed the tiny crustacean due to his "respect and admiration" for Marley, who died in 1981.

The National Science Foundation says the creature is a new species within the family of gnathiids, parasites commonly...

The leadership of Jamaica's governing party acknowledged Thursday that it received $1 million from a high-profile swindler who defrauded thousands of people across the Caribbean and the United States, but said it doesn't believe it is obligated to refund a cent.

The People's National Party said it spent the $1 million it received from David Smith during the 2007 campaign for national elections, but its investigators found no records of another alleged gift of $2 million.

Ruling party chairman Robert Pickersgill said party leaders don't believe they have to...