Vegas hospitalised again – Swore career was over Dancehall artiste Vegas has been admitted to hospital again following an acute case of pericarditis and gastroesophageal reflux. Sports medicine specialist, Dr. Paul Wright, breaks down the disease in simple terms. He says, “The pericardium is tissue that surrounds the heart itself, so if that is inflamed [...]
Reggae Tempo personality goes for acting boundary Ahead of Monday night’s premiere of the cricket drama, Hit For Six, at Carib 5, Cross Roads, Jeanille Bonterre was like a cricketer who had finally reached the Test level. Happy to be in the big leagues, but aware of intense scrutiny of every stroke, every catch and [...]
Rapper Fabolous coming The 11th staging of the annual beach event, Fully Loaded, will take place on Sunday, July 29 at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa. The event will feature the top sound systems of the day as well as a performance from top US rapper Fabolous. Fabolous, who recently released the album From Nothing [...]
‘Skill’ Cole gets 18 months, fined $1 million Alan ‘Skill’ Cole, one of Jamaica’s best known footballers, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months behind bars and fined $1.015 million after being found guilty on several drug-related charges arising out of an incident in February 2002. According to Cole’s attorney Patrick Atkinson, the football icon was [...]
Islands create lures for the passport-weary New regulations that went into effect in January made passports mandatory for air travel to Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda. Suddenly, U.S. travelers were in a mad scramble for the document, which created such a backlog of applications (now estimated at just under 3 million) that the federal [...]
Stewart Girls and Marley Boys Battle It Out In London Club! Two of the biggest music families, the Stewarts and the Marleys, were at war last night after a clash erupted in a London club. Kimberley Stewart had been out celebrating her younger sister Ruby’s 20th birthday with the likes of Natalie Imbruglia, when the [...]
Gay bashing reggae performers promise to stop the hate Three of the world’s top reggae and dancehall singers have renounced homophobia and condemned violence against lesbians and gay men. Beenie Man, Sizzla and Capleton had previously released anti-gay hate songs, including incitements to murder lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Still My Angel – Despite fight, Beenie says ’till death do us part’ After deafening silence from celebrity couple Beenie Man and D’Angel, after the two reportedly had a domestic dispute that left Beenie Man in need of medical attention, ‘The Doctor’ says all is well again with him and his ‘Angel’. It was reported [...]
No to ‘kill people’ music Some sound system selectors and radio disc jockeys are taking a stand against violence in music. Lyrical violence has slowly spread throughout the dancehall, resulting in feuds that incite fans and ruin dances. However, members of the Bembe Squad, and at least one radio DJ say they are not into [...]
Jamaican memories Jamaica is known for great reggae singers, wonderful and hard working people, fantastic food, beautiful beaches, and an interesting bob sledding team. While boxing is not an active sport, the tiny island nation has had a hand in producing (either by birth or by parentage) a disproportionate number of very notable boxers. But [...]