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Buju Banton is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to traffic more than five kilograms of cocaine. He had originally been scheduled to stand trial in Tampa on April 19. Days before trial was set to begin, U.S. District Judge James Moody rescheduled it for June 21.

On Friday, Moody moved the case to the September trial calendar. A trial date will be set at a hearing in August.

Banton's attorney filed an objection, saying the change violates the federal Speedy Trial Act. That generally requires trial to begin within 70 days after a defendant is charged or...

Ziggy Marley, his eldest son of Bob Marley, has brought us a new song, “Africa Land,” that he’s released to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the fact that the competition is being held in South Africa. Marley says the song is also meant to promote unity.

My friends I want to announce the launch of the wild and free singles. It's hard not to make music and since I happen to be in the studio I thought why not make some songs in between albums.
So I decided to record a collection of singles which means one song at a time and call it the wild and free...

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Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the June 12 Diamond League meeting in New York City because of an Achilles tendon issue, organizers said Monday.

Organizers of the meeting said they were notified by Bolt's management team that the world and Olympic triple gold medallist has inflammation in the affected tendon and has been advised to rest.

The meeting, the fifth in the 14-event elite Diamond League series, is held at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, where Bolt first broke the 100m record in May of 2008.

Voicemail member, O'Neil Edwards, will be laid to rest on Saturday.The funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 am at the Church on the Rock, Clifton Avenue, Kingston 8 and the body will be layed to rest at Meadowrest.

O'Neil, a much-loved figure in entertainment circles, died last week Wednesday at the Kingston Public Hospital, after being admitted there following a shooting incident in which he was attacked at his gate on the morning of May 10.

Ali Ollie Woodson, who led the Motown quintet the Temptations in the 1980s and ’90s and helped restore it to hit-making glory with songs like “Treat Her Like a Lady,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 58.

Mr. Woodson was not an original member of the group, which had several lineup changes since it started in the 1960s.

Woodson died Sunday in Los Angeles California after battling cancer.

Dion, 42, has openly expressed her desire to expand her family and now she and husband Rene Angelil are adding two to their home. The singer is pregnant with twins after several in-vitro fertilization procedures, publicist Kim Jakwerth confirms. Dion is about 14 weeks into her pregnancy

Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and canceled three joint military drills on Monday after Israeli commandos killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens aboard a Palestinian aid convoy unofficially sponsored by Turkey.

The convoy of six ships was led by a Turkish vessel with 600 people on board and set sail for Gaza from international waters off Cyprus on Sunday in defiance of an Israeli-led blockade of the territory.

Commandos boarded the ships in international waters overnight, backed up by warships and helicopters...

The self titled debut album from Romain Virgo releases June 8[SUP]th[/SUP] on VP Records. Romain Virgo came to national attention in Jamaica by winning the ‘Digicel Rising Star’ competition in 2007. The young vocalist made fans with his convincing vocal performances and youthful star quality. Performing familiar hits throughout the televised, multi-week competition, his charm emerged like a diamond in the rough. For the last two years, the singer has...

All but a handful of the roughly 980 Jamaicans detained during raids by security forces on gang-heavy Kingston slums have been released in recent days, police said Saturday.

So far, 70 civilians and three security officers are listed by the government as killed during the fighting.

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Actor Gary Coleman died Friday morning at the age of 42. The "Diff'rent Strokes" star had suffered a brain hemorrhage and died in a Utah hospital.

Coleman was pronounced dead after he suffered from a brain hemorrhage. He suffered an injury in his home in Utah on Wednesday, and his condition significantly worsened and he was placed on life support. When he was admitted, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.

The boy is overweight and uses a toy truck to get around because he can’t keep up with other kids, but the dad of a chain-smoking Indonesian toddler doesn’t see what the big deal is. And, mom adds, don’t even think about taking the coffin nails away from their little stovepipe terror of a tyke.

“He’s totally addicted,” mother Diana Rizal, 26, said of Ardi, the 2-year-old ashtray of her eye. “If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick.”

Ardi had his first smoke at 18 months...

On June 1st VP Records releases the reissue of Just A Man by the Legendary Beres Hammond. With over 30 years in the business and an impressive history of hit songs, Beres Hammond has earned his place among the firmament of reggae singers. Just A Man; his second album, reveals an early version of Beres; R&B/ Disco crooner and quite a convincing one. This 1979 album, produced and recorded with Joe Gibbs contains the highly sought after UK Soul hit “Do This World A Favour” plus 9 other...

Trinidad and Tobago made history Wednesday when it swore in Kamla Persad-Bissessar as the Caribbean nation's first female prime minister.

Patrick Manning called early elections for energy rich Trinidad and Tobago to be held on Monday, May 24, 2010 after increased public outrage caused by an increase in crime and allegations of public corruption. Initial estimates reveal that about 60% of Trinidad and Tobago’s more than 1 million voters turned out on Monday and as the votes began to tally it was clear that there would be a change in government.

People, the...

50 Cent lost weight for a movie called “Things Fall Apart” a movie the 6 foot rapper wrote and stars in, which tells the story of his football player friend, who passed away because of cancer.

50 Cent said he lost 54 pounds thanks to a liquid diet in addition to three hours a day on a treadmill. 50 Cent went from 214 pounds to 160 in only 9 weeks.

Former child television star Gary Coleman is in critical condition near his Utah home with what his family calls a "serious medical problem."

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said Coleman, 42, was admitted to the Provo facility on Wednesday but she couldn't release any other details.

Coleman lives in Santaquin, which is 55 miles south of Salt Lake City.In February, Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of "The Insider."

Coleman has had a string of financial and legal problems, in addition to continuing ill health from the kidney...