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April 28, 2011

Reps For Beyonce Deny Royal Wedding Performance With Jay-Z

A rep for R&B singer Beyonce has denied reports that she and her…

April 28, 2011

Failed Rick Ross/Erykah Badu Concert Results In $50K Lawsui

A failed concert that was supposed to feature rapper Rick Ross and R&B singer Erykah Badu during the Soul Train Music Awards has turned into a lawsuit. While neither Rick Ross or Erykah Badu are named in the lawsuit, a concert that was supposed…

April 28, 2011

Beenie warns Barbados to stop pressuring Jamaicans

DANCEHALL deejay Beenie Man has warned immigration officials in that country to stop pressuring Jamaicans, reports the Barbados Nation. “Ease up Jamaican. Stop pressure Jamaican,” he said from the stage at the Reggae Beach Party in Brandons Beach,…

April 28, 2011

Kartel says…’NO MORE GUN, WAR BADMAN LYRICS’

Controversial deejay Vybz Kartel says he will no longer be recording counteractions,…

April 28, 2011

Jamaican artistes team up to stop the violence

Two of Jamaica's upcoming Dancehall artistes, Hype Type and Marlon Binns (a member of Alliance), have linked up to collaborate on the single Stop The Violence. Born in Manchester, Marlon and Hype both grew up sharing most of the same dreams and…

April 28, 2011

Barbados PM breaks silence on Shanique Myrie case

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said surveillance cameras will be installed at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) as Barbados continues to deal with the controversy sparked by allegations by a Jamaican woman that she had been sexually…

April 28, 2011

Disaster officials informed at National Hurricane Conference to expect above average 2011 Season.

Disaster Section Head Paul Martens said disaster management officials attending the National Hurricane Conference (NHC) in Atlanta, Georgia, expect an above average hurricane season. Martens said the NHC being a platform for networking, allowed…

April 28, 2011

Man gets $136,440 for false imprisonment

A 25-year-old Morvant man who was beaten with a metal broom handle by police officers in Tobago and detained for 72 hours without any charges being laid against him has been awarded $136,440 in damages. Lawyers for the State entered into a…

April 28, 2011

Clico/HCU files confidential

CHAIRMAN of the Clico/HCU Commission of Inquiry Sir Anthony Colman has acceded to lawyers’ requests to cover all documents filed in the public enquiry with blanket confidentiality, sources yesterday confirmed. The crucial issue of the status of…

April 28, 2011

Vulture damages Caribbean Airlines aircraft

A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing here yesterday with more than 150 passengers on board after a bird was sucked into its engine. Aviation Minister, Robeson Benn said “the engine sustained critical damage”…