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The International Monetary Fund’s executive board said it concluded its third review of a loan to Jamaica and approved the release of $49.3 million.

The loan brings the amount released under the fund’s standby agreement with Jamaica to about $838 million, the IMF said today in an e-mailed statement. The fund’s board approved a 27-month loan agreement in February for $1.27 billion to help the island nation cope with the global economic downturn.

(AP) Jamaica's health minister is warning the public to take care when they prepare the popular but potentially deadly ackee fruit following an increase in poisoning cases.

Minister Rudyard Spencer says 35 people have fallen ill since last month after eating unripened ackees, the country's national fruit.

The red-skinned fruit with golden flesh produces a compound known as hypoglycin that can reach dangerous levels when it is picked too early and is not ripe. The toxin can cause a drop in blood sugar and vomiting, and, in rare cases, convulsions, coma and...

The new album from veteran reggae act Midnite titled Treasure is set to hit stores on January 25, 2011. Armed with a firm foundation in Jah Rastafari and a strong, uncompromising musical vision, Midnite champions a sound that is on the cutting edge of modern roots music.

The newly recorded studio album features the outstanding talents of brothers Vaughn Benjamin (lead vocal) and Ron Benjamin (bass & production), who have guided the sound and recording career of this distinctive unit since 1997. Midnite's live performances, which often exceed three hours, have...

USA: It's been a long time since I have seen you girl....
JAM: Gyal, you noh dead yet?

USA: Oh Lord, we have lost electricity again.
JAM: Lawd Gad... current lock awff again to rahtid!

USA: This meal is not too bad
JAM: Di food cyan eat

USA: Where did you buy that awful bracelet Cindy?
JAM: A weh yuh buy dat-deh big ole ugly bangle deh missis?

USA: Hors d'oeurves?
JAM: Ah wah dis likkle sinting yuh a gi me?

USA: Here kitty kitty... get down from the roof
JAM: Hey dutty puss...come awff a di housetap before a buss yuh rass!

USA: I think...

Reggae star Gyptian brought in the New Year in style as his smash hit "Hold You" was voted as the #2 song of the year on New York's WQHT HOT97. The rhythmic powerhouse in the top media market in the nation conducted a contest for listeners to vote for their favorite song of the year, and Gyptian was favored all the way to the number two spoon the Hot 97 Songs of the Year countdown, second only to Drake.

This comes on the heels of Gyptian being ranked a top artist internationally and his single "Hold You" as one of the hottest songs of 2010 by numerous media...

Collie Buddz is set to release his highly anticipated EP “Playback” on January 18th 2011. The single and music video, "Holiday" sets the tone for the first official Collie Buddz release since his critically acclaimed self-titled debut which hit the top 100 on the Billboard charts in 2007. To reciprocate the years of overwhelming support, Buddz has decided to make the entire EP available for free on his website.



Always the perfectionist, Collie has spent much of the last three years since his...

A question to all men: Would you remove your wife’s or girlfriend’s underwear from the clothesline or from the washer or dryer?

I have asked this question quite a few times before and I never failed to get the same answer. As I finished typing the previous sentence, I decided to ask this question once more, in a desperate attempt to find a man who would do for his wife or girlfriend the same thing she usually does for him without giving it a thought.

I asked the interviewee, “Would you take your girlfriend’s panties out of the washer for her?” To my...

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...

Legends, icons, trailblazers, pioneers, innovators and trendsetters are just a few words often used to describe this group. From Grammys to MTV Video Awards, they have won them all. Whether it’s the top of the charts or on stages at sold out coliseums across the country, they have done it all. They are Grammy Award winning group, Salt-N-Pepa, which consists of Cheryl James and Sandy Denton (“Salt” and “Pepa”, respectively), and Deidre “Dee Dee” Roper (DJ Spinderella).

As the first ever female rap crew, Salt-N-Pepa, broke barriers and opened doors wide open that...

Shade, female Reggae artist from Jamaica has been promoting, and performing in Okinawa, and Mainland Japan for about one year now. Her fans are very excited about the new style of Dancehall Reggae that she brings to the Japanese culture.

Shade album releases in all major outlets in Japan January 19th 2011 Tsutaya, HMV, Tower Records and more. The self title album "life in the SHADE" feat Junior Reid, Macka Diamond, Calton Coffie, Lady G, U-Duo & Platy, and is expected to be well received in Japan.

(AP) Police in Jamaica say a motorist lost control of his car and crashed into a house where a wake was being held, killing four people and injuring three.

Police Cpl. Natalie Lawrence says the driver of a Toyota Caldina swerved off the busy Bustamante Highway in Clarendon parish in southern Jamaica and slammed into a home where dozens of mourners were gathered before dawn Sunday.

Lawrence says the three injured are being treated at a hospital, including the driver. She says the driver is under police guard as authorities investigate the crash.

The Honourable James "Jimmy Cliff" Chambers OM, was born April 1, 1948. He is a ska and reggae singer, musician, and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences.

He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Sitting in Limbo," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world and his covers of Cat...

Adidjah Palmer born January 7, 1975, better known as Vybz Kartel celebrates his birthday today. Since his initial introduction as a deejay in 2002, Kartel quickly established himself as one of the most domineering lyricist in Dancehall.

In 2003, he nearly topped the Billboard Reggae Chart for the most singles sold, coming in second to Elephant Man. He has released five albums: Up 2 Di Time (Greensleeves; 2003); More Up 2 Di Time (Greensleeves; 2004); Timeless (Greensleeves; 2004); JMT (Greensleeves; 2006); and The Teacher’s Back (released independently; 2008)...

Cops are searching for Carrie Dixon, 25, a suspect in a homicide around 5:30 a.m. on New Year's Day in the area of Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto Park in Queens. Dead is Dwayne Haughton, 29. Cops heard shots and found Haughton on the ground at 127th Street and 94th Avenue with gunshot wounds in his neck and chest. He was DOA at Jamaica Hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline, 800-577-TIPS. You can also submit tips at nypdcrimestoppers.com or text them to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577.

According to Nielson Soundscan Nicki Minaj has just been certified platinum after six weeks on the shelf. In today's Hip Hop market is almost unheard of to go platinum this quickly. Pink Friday has made the statement that female rappers are a viable option in a male-dominated industry.

Nicki Minaj Said;

A part of me expected it, because I wanted it so bad, but I never saw all of this.

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