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(AP) Usain Bolt remained unbeaten in two races this season, winning the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds Tuesday at the Golden Spike meet but unhappy with his time.

He pulled away from fellow Jamaican Steve Mullings to match his time in Rome last week. Mullings finished in 9.97 for second place, and Daniel Bailey of Antigua was third in 10.08.

The race was held with a slight headwind, but Bolt said he had expected to improve on his performance in Rome, where he edged Jamaican rival Asafa Powell.

"My time, 9.91, is not bad, but it could be better," Bolt said. "I...

The all-Jamaican film Ghett’a Life will vie for box office domination against the superheroes and villains from Hollywood and the film has sufficient clout to make fans sit up and take notice. Ghett’a Life is written, directed and produced by Chris Browne, the director of Jamaica’s highest grossing film to date Third World Cop. Browne’s impressive resume includes the award winning short films Entry Denied and Crossfire. Ghett’a Life combines both new and experienced talent among its all Jamaican cast and crew.

Ghett’a Life also brings a newcomer to the screen...

A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying an after work cocktail with her girlfriends when an exceptionally tall, handsome, extremely sexy middle-aged man entered. He was so striking that the woman could not take her eyes off him. The young-at-heart man noticed her overly attentive stare and walked directly toward her. (As all men will.)

Before she could offer her apologies for so rudely staring, he leaned over and whispered to her, "I'll do anything, absolutely anything, that you want me to do, no matter how kinky, for $20.00 only on one condition..."...

Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer is set to debut a short film series based on his life. He will be shooting 33-part series of half-hour short films; to be unveiled periodically in the upcoming months.

Kartel will co-direct the series along with popular music video director, Wayne South whose know for directing the video for Vybz’s popular single Life Sweet in 2008. It will Katel first acting project since his appearance in the popular Jamaican movie, Thug Life in 2001.

Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Since there is often a lag of many years between when people start smoking and when it affects health, the epidemic of tobacco-related disease and death has just begun, the WHO said. But by 2030, the annual death toll could reach 8 million.

The United Nations health body urged more governments to sign up to and...

A release from Adidja "Vybz Kartel" Palmer via Riddimstream was sent out on friday. In it, he compares himself to Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley and others . He says that he has deliberately made himself into an attention-seeking, porn-producing, bleached out face clown to trick Babylon. Read the full release below

Many of you have heard or seen the recent accusations made by my former associates in the past few weeks. I don’t know why all of these individuals, think the most appropriate action to take after a philosophical difference occurs is to go...

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VP Records sees the release of the year's biggest Reggae and Dancehall hits with Reggae Gold 2011, in stores and online on June 28, 2011. The Reggae Gold series continues to keep VP Records at the forefront of Reggae music, for 19 years now. This best-selling collection is renowned for featuring the biggest Reggae and Dancehall anthems of the year and blazing hot artists while breaking new ones to Reggae aficionados around the globe.

Reggae Gold 2011 lives up to this standard, showcasing the hottest acts of the year and featuring the sweet sounds of Billboard...

Get ready to jump and wave to the sounds of the Caribbean with the latest installment in the award-winning franchise series Soca Gold 2011, scheduled for release from VP Records on June 14, 2011. Packing tropical heat for the summer, Soca Gold 2011 is the definitive Soca collection featuring artists from throughout the Caribbean and spreading the sounds of carnival to the rest of the world, year round.

This year's compilation has the latest sizzlers from the trailblazers of the genre and is a collection Soca fans traditionally turn to each year to get their...

The Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths is the latest artist to join the Skinny Bwoy Agency roster of artists. Griffiths is available for worldwide bookings through the agency.

The US based Skinny Bwoy Agency, LLC. now in it's second year offers promoters the chance to book artists of the highest calibre. "We are very excited about working with Marcia Griffiths," said CEO, Henry Buckley, Jr. "We believe that quality beats quantity any day, and so our approach has always been to represent artists who are legendary or artists that we feel have the potential to...

Corey Todd has chosen to immediately dissolve his business partnership with Adidja "Vybz Kartel" Palmer in the wake of alleged threats made against Todd’s life.

Corey Todd stated;

I cannot be associated with or do business with someone I don’t trust. Kartel and I haven’t seen eye to eye in a while, and late last week, after a disagreement, he threatened me on the phone because I refused to tek chat. I don’t take kindly to threats against me and my family, and I have contacted my lawyers and the relevant authorities to deal with this issue immediately...

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There have been many reports and rumors that dancehall/reggae artist Opal has been involved in a serious car accident. Opal Josephs better known as "Opal" was en route to a family function with 4 of her family members including her 8 years old niece, when a car proceed to U turn and hit their vehicle. No one was seriously injured but one of the passenger leg and neck was sprained while others received minor cuts and bruises. The 8 years old child is being observed but is not in serious condition.

Opal who has one of the hottest summer songs "Balance" produced...

Fresh from her performances in French Guiana, Kym has been enjoying
the heavy rotation of her new song "Bubble" on the quick fix riddim. This
has been her biggest hit since leaving the gaza in 2010. She has been
working with Bounty Killa and payday music group and they have been
giving her the support she needs to build back the confidence she lost
last year.

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I-Octane’s busy summer continues as the artiste once again prepares to leave the island to travel the world with his music. This time he journeys to England where he will have two shows, one in Birmingham on Friday, May 20th and then again on Sunday, May 22nd in London. The singer will then return to Jamaica for a few days before flying to Miami on May 29th for the much anticipated show “Best of the Best” of which he is one of the headliners.

In the interim, I-Octane continues to work on his debut album which is set to be released near the end of the summer...

Dancehall artiste Michael "Risto Benji" Benjamin was shot and killed in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, Monday night. The 36 year old veteran deejay was shot several times by a gunman in an area known as Vietnam.

Risto Benji was taken to the Spanish Town hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Jamaican drummer Lloyd Knibb, who helped develop and popularise the ska beat has died at the age of 80. Knibb was an original member of The Skatalites, a ska and reggae band created in 1964. His frenetic style was one of the band’s hallmarks.

Born in Kingston on March 8, 1931, Knibb came up in jazz but started exploring African rhythms in the early '50s as part of Rastafarian drummer Count Ossie's jam sessions. These beats, plus American R&B and a Jamaican folk style called "mento," led Knibb to develop ska's trademark propulsive drum sound, with accents on the...