DESPITE the recent outbreak of Ebola in sections of Africa, and warnings issued by the local health authority, a number of Jamaican artistes continue to work on that continent. On Sunday last, producers of the televised talent show Digicel Rising Stars said goodbye to judge Alaine...
[caption id="attachment_689" align="alignleft" width="300"] A mother donates milk at the Fernandes Figueira Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP)[/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Thirty years ago, poor Brazilian women were paid for their breast milk, leaving their children at risk of malnourishment. Equipment at the...
INTERNATIONAL recording artiste Sean Paul, reggae sensation Chronixx and EDM outfit Major Lazer lead the field with four nominations in the 33rd International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) scheduled to take place at the Coral Spring Center for The Arts in Florida, on Saturday,...
DANCEHALL singjay Mr Vegas is mourning the loss of his mother Lucille Ellis Maitland, who died on Monday night. She was 82. According to Vegas, whose given name is Clifford Smith, his mother was hospitalised in critical condition at the University Hospital of the West Indies in...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s 18-year-old nephew was gunned down at about 8:45 tonight while hanging out with friends in the Point area. Albert “Pressureman” Browne, son of Glen Browne was shot multiple times in Boobey Alley, residents on the scene reported. The dead teen’s father said his...