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JDF Seemingly Responds To Critics Of Its Independence Day Dancehall Drill

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has implicitly responded to criticisms of its soldiers' performance during the Independence Day Gala on Sunday, where they combined traditional drill movements and rifle techniques…

Stefflon Don Parts Ways With Her Agents

British/Jamaican rapper Stefflon Don has made it clear that she's no longer affiliated with Donatella Panayiotou and Eugene Church of the talent management agency, Connect The Dots International. The 16 Shots rapper…

Gospel Singer Acacia Islands Credits “Jesus Intervention” For Escaping Fatal Accident That Claimed Five

Gospel singer Acacia Islands believes that it was nothing less than divine intervention that she is still alive today after narrowly avoiding death in a horrific three-vehicle pile-up over 11…

Some Jamaicans Upset After Soca Star Machel Montano Honored On Independence Day

Some Jamaicans are up in arms after the Government presented the Keys to the City of Kingston to Trinidadian Soca artist Machel Montano at the National Gala on Independence Day,…

Burning Spear To Perform In Israel For First Time In 30 years

Two-time Grammy Award winner Burning Spear will performing in Israel on August 14 and 15, for the first time in 30 years. The Marcus Garvey singer will perform at the…

DJ Kool Herc, Father Of Hip-Hop, To Receive National Award In Jamaica On National Heroes Day

Three months after it was announced that he will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, New York-based DJ Kool Herc who has the distinction of being…

Steely & Clevie Challenge Motions To Dismiss Reggaetón Lawsuit

Steely & Clevie Productions has firmly responded to five motions seeking to dismiss its massive copyright infringement lawsuit against nearly all of Reggaetón's biggest stars, including Bad Bunny, Luis Fonsi,…

Buju Banton Says ‘Destiny’ Was Recorded At Pivotal Point In His Life

Buju Banton said that his 1997 track Destiny was penned during a period of profound introspection, a time when he grappled with the thought of abandoning his musical journey. “Destiny was a song…