October 27, 2011
Protesters chained in ‘Occupy Half-Way-Tree’ in Jamaica
A small group of Jamaicans, led by Children’s Advocate Betty-Ann Blaine, this morning chained themselves to the median near the clock in Half-Way-Tree square in a protest against “inequities and injustices in the Jamaican society”. Taking their…
October 27, 2011
Shell and Exxon see profits up sharply on oil prices
Higher gas and oil prices have pushed up profits at ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell during the three months to the end of September. Current cost of supply net income at Shell doubled to $7.2bn (£4.5bn), compared with $3.5bn during the same period…
October 27, 2011
Conrad Murray Tears Up during Testimony of Former Patients
Patients of Michael Jackson’s doctor described the physician on Wednesday as generous and kind as the defense sought to humanize the man charged in the singer’s 2009 death. Dr. Conrad Murray has admitted giving Jackson the anesthetic propofol —…
October 27, 2011
Mavado, Rihanna, Vybz Kartel Nominated For Soul Train Award
Dancehall heavy weights Mavado and Vybz Kartel received a nod for this year’s Soul Train award. The Soul Train awards recently announced that they will discontinue the reggae category and make way for a new category called Best Caribbean…
October 27, 2011
Mavado And Drake To Release Collaborative Album
With the return of his United States visa, a new record deal with We The Best Music Group and a slew of hit singles in rotation, Mavado is winning. Some exclusive inside info reaching Urban Islandz is that the Gully Gad and rap star Drake plans to…
October 27, 2011
Aidonia Talks Vybz Kartel’s Predicament, Getting Kicked Out Alliance
J.O.P. head Aidonia says he pray for Vybz Kartel, his former friend now turn enemy, who is going through a serious predicament. In an interview with Winfred Williams of OnStage last week, Donia said despite his differences with the Portmore Empire…
October 27, 2011
Deaths rise to 523 in Turkey
The number of people known to have been killed in Sunday's earthquake in Turkey's south-east has risen to 523. Officials say 1,650 people were injured in the 7.2-magnitude quake which had its epicentre in Van province - 185 people have been…
October 27, 2011
UN votes to end Libya operations
The United Nations Security Council has voted to end international military operations in Libya next Monday. In March the council voted to authorise "all necessary measures" to protect civilians, after then-leader Muammar Gaddafi launched a deadly…
October 27, 2011
Kenya-Somalia border attack: Al-Shabab suspected
Gunmen have ambushed a vehicle in Kenya near the border with Somalia, killing four people, reports say. A school teacher and a government official were among the dead as the attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade, police said. Kenya blames…
October 27, 2011
Israel transfers Egyptian prisoners towards border for swap
An Israel Prison Service (IPS) convoy carrying 25 Egyptian nationals freed in a prisoner swap to gain the release of an Israeli-American held in Cairo on Thursday noon headed towards Taba crossing point in the southern port city of Eilat. The…