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Apparently, promoters have been advertising that Cecile will perform at a dancehall event in Kenya this December. However, the artist has refuted any such claims, though she hopes to tour Kenya at a future date. The following statement was issued today by Cecile:

I am aware that there are promoters that are advertising that I will be performing in Nairobi, Kenya during December. To protect my fans from these unscrupulous people I am issuing this statement. I have not been booked for any shows in December so anyone saying otherwise is seeking to...

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Gyptian won another major award on Wednesday night. He beat out five other nominees Mr Vegas, Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley, Gramps Morgan, Jah Cure and Vybz Kartel in the Best Reggae Artiste category of the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards.

The Soul Train win comes closely on the after the UK's MOBO award that the singer won a few weeks ago. Gyptian performed a medley of his current hits Hold Yuh and Nah Let Go during the Soul Train awards telecast.

Buju Banton was released from jail yesterday, on bail. He walked out of the Pinellas County lock-up in Florida after he was granted bail in an immigration court.

He was granted bail in the sum of US$300,000 in the federal court last month, but an appeal of an aspect of his bail conditions set by US magistrate Anthony Porcelli by the prosecution held up his release, along with his visa issue that resulted in him having to apply for bail in the immigration court to prevent his further detention.

As part of his bail conditions, Banton will have to wear a...

After Jay-Z took a slight jab at the rapper-minister-Cash4Gold spokesman in a verse on Kanye West’s “So Appalled,” making light of Hammer's well documented financial problems, Hammer took to Twitter and promised retaliation.

In the song Jay-Z talked about Hammer losing his money, and apparently the retired rapper took it to heart even though Jay-Z is definitely not the first person to talk about MC Hammer’s financial problems.

Jay-Z rapped on one of West's G.O.O.D. Friday tracks

Hammer went broke, so you know I’m more focused/I lost 30 mil’, so I...

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A Jamaican couple got married, and in their family,
it was tradition that the best man dance with the bride for the first song.
Well, this happened...but then they danced for the second song too.
And the third. By the time the fourth song came on,
the groom ran up and kicked the bride between the legs.
and say "whey the bloodcloth"
A riot broke out, and all the invited guests were hauled off to jail.
In court the next week, the judge asked the best man what happened.
'Your honor, we jus a dance,
and the man jus ran up and kick the gal between she...

Capleton is set to rock Zimbabwe at Glamis Stadium in the exhibition park in December this year. Several dancehall artistes such as Sizzla, Beenie Man, Saun Paul, Luciano, Maxi Priest and Brick and Lace have since mesmerized Zimbabwe fans.

The highly anticipated show will run concurrently with the 2011 New Year celebrations as it has been slotted for December 31, courtesy of Red Rose Entertainment.

Rodney "Bounty Killer" Price trial for unlawful wounding was post poned yesterday until January 11, 2011. He is accused of using a hammer, a gold chain and mosquito zapper to beat his girlfriend. The trail was post poned because the female accuser failed to show up to court for the triail.

Bounty Killer was arrested in September on a charged of unlawful wounding following an alleged incident at his Oaklands apartment in Kingston, where he reportedly attacked his 19-year-old lover, Raquel Smith.

The Judge made several calls for Raquel Smith which went...

UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron wants to send home prisoners from Jamaica and other nations, when they’re imprisoned, even if they do not consent to be sent home. About 942 Jamaicans head the list of foreigners in the British prison system followed by Nigeria with 727 and Irish Republic with 681.

According to the British prime minister, it costs taxpayers £38,000 to keep someone in jail for a year. He said his administration hopes to reduce the prison population to 3,000 by 2014, rather than add 8,000 extra prison cell that the previous government said would...

Usain Bolt has captured one of the top honors at the 29th annual Commonwealth Sports Awards, despite not participating at the Games last month in Delhi.

Bolt walked away with the Outstanding Male Athlete accolade at the Awards ceremony at the International Convention Centre Saturday night. He opted out of the Commonwealth Games and was not present at the award ceremony.

Rihanna has filled a huge room in her new Los Angeles mansion with memorabilia, a giant painting of the legendary Jamaican reggae artist, gun-shaped chandeliers and a bar where she can go and relax.

Rihanna explained:

The Bob Marley room is my loungey room, so there's incense burning, there's a painting on the wall of Bob Marley in black and white, which I love. The rest of the room goes from green into yellow into red, like the Jamaican flag. There's a little coffee table and these seats that are like big pillows on the floor, so it's not formal at...

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The management team for reggae singer, Beres Hammond, is livid over recent Internet reports that the singer is suffering from a rare form of throat cancer.

Bere's manager, Mervys Walsh who has represented Beres for over 20 years said:

There is absolutely no truth to the report, As a matter of fact, for the last 10 years every so often there is a story that Beres has throat cancer or that he is dead. Cancer is not an illness that you call down on even your worst enemy

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Every morning John would drive down Long Lane. And almost every morning he would stop and give the resident beggar $20.

After a while John started to give the beggar $10. The Beggar, noticing that his money has been reduced was not too pleased, but said nothing.

After a while John started to give the Beggar $5. The Beggar, noticing this further decrease became noticeably upset and decided to speak to John about it.

He stopped John one morning after accepting the $5 and said, "What's happening man, yuh used to give me $20, then you cut it down to $10, and...

After performing in Virginia Beach and having a long trip home, Fire Star comes again with the new single titled AFRICA feat. Elhadji Niang from Africa. The song tells us about unity and togetherness for the youths and culture.

Fire Star has other singles locking the airwaves of Jamaica like Motherly and Fatherly Love feat. I Wayne; Kingston on the Ice Riddim by Digiplay Records, which is getting heavy rotation on Irie FM; Lock Dem Out on the Crank it Up Riddim by Sounie; Rise We A Rise on the Cold Stove Riddim by Panta son...

Legendary reggae matriarch Rita Marley will be the recipient of the Marcus Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award at the 17th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards Gala hosted by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2010.

Rita Marley will accept the award during the gala dinner to be held at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC.

Kat Stacks, whose real name is Andrea Herrera, has been on the verge of jail time twice - once for prostitution and another time for holding a concealed weapon.

Kat Stacks has been arrested on immigration charges. She was arrested and charged with being an unlawful citizen in the United States, and was denied bond.

It is rumored that her deportation process has begun and she could be deported back to Venezuela.