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Reggae Legend Bob Marley Deserves National Hero Recognition, Says Golding

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has pledged that a future People’s National Party (PNP) government will name Reggae legend Bob Marley Jamaica’s next National Hero. During the 2024/25 Budget Debate in…

Vybz Kartel Will Be Retried For Murder If DPP Paula Llewellyn Has Her Way

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn says her office will ask the Court of Appeal to order a retrial for Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused Shawn “Shawn Storm”…

Mr. Lexx No Longer Retiring

Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx, who called time on his career in 2022 after three decades in the dancehall industry, has changed his mind about retiring. The Cook artist told DancehallMag…

Mutabaruka Warns Jamaican Gov’t Not To Take Sides With France, United States In Haitian Conflict

Dub poet Mutabaruka is warning the Government of Jamaica not to take sides with France and the United States, in determining how to pacify the political conflict taking place in…

Queen Ifrica Says Vybz Kartel Should Mentor Youth If He’s Released From Prison

Reggae singer Queen Ifrica wants Dancehall star Vybz Kartel to be a mentor to youth if he's released from prison.  Attorneys for the Worl’ Boss are eyeing bail following his…

Mr. Lexx Says 2000 Was A Good Year: Multiple Hit Songs And Four Women Pregnant At The Same Time

Veteran Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx says the year 2000 was the golden era of his 30-year music career, a time when he had multiple hit songs and also found himself…

YG Marley’s ‘Praise Jah In The Moonlight’ Certified Silver In The UK

YG Marley's debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, almost three months after its release. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the…

Vybz Kartel Not “The Least Bit” Worried About A Retrial, But Urges Court Of Appeal To Do The “Right Thing”

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has openly declared his readiness for a potential retrial but is calling on Jamaica's Court of Appeal to act justly in determining whether there should be…