A warrant for the arrest of Tivoli Gardens strongman, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was signed this morning by a Resident Magistrate.The warrant gives the police Fugitive Apprehension Team the power to collar Coke who is wanted in the United States on drug and gun running charges.

Coke’s stronghold of Tivoli Gardens and Denham in West Kingston has been barricaded by his supporters who say they fear an invasion from the security forces.

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Reports from the Constabulary News Network, (CNN), confirm that the house of dancehall deejay Mad Cobra, in Portmore, St. Catherine, was attacked and shot up late last night.

The deejay was home at the time of the attack but no one was injured. There is speculation that last night’s attack is related to the incident last week, where Cobra was shot and injured by unknown assailants who were reportedly offended because the deejay shine his car lights on them. ...

My fellow Jamaicans..I have spent the last several days in deep contemplation about the issues that have caused so much anxiety throughout the society including the reaction to my statement in Parliament last Tuesday and the events and circumstances that led up to it.

I have listened very carefully to the views expressed by members of the public. I have also consulted with my Cabinet and parliamentary members, the party organization and various civil society groups. I thank those who have expressed their support and have urged me to find a way to deal with these matters and to put them behind. I respect the views of those who feel that, in the circumstances, I should step aside.

I have asked God to guide me in my response and the decisions I must make. I regret the entire affair and it has ...

Aiyana Jones, a 7 year-old girl who was sound asleep in the sofa of their family apartment’s living was shot dead by a Detroit Police who was looking for a homicide suspect. The police came busting through the door and an officials gun went off hitting Aiyana Jones in the neck.

Aiyana Jones’ father told Detroit News that he just tucked in Aiyana covering her with her favorite Disney blanket and then went to bed early. After a while he heard a flash grenade and the a gunshot went off. He then quickly rushed to the living ...

I was inquiring with Empress from Youthman Promotion Sound in which Sugar Minott is the owner, on the status of Lincoln “Sugar” Minott health. I was then informed that he did not have a heart attack, however he wasn't feeling well.

"I spoke to him on Saturday and as I called him he said, Empress di people dem ah try make it look like me a drop out" said Empress referring to the rumor that he had a heart attack.

Sugar Minott said "he wasn’t feeling well but I did not have a heart attack” and tell my fans "bugga naw guh nuh weh". ...

One of the main suspect in the shooting of Voicemail artist O’Neil Edwards, was found dead in the Chancery Hall community this afternoon, Police said the unidentified man managed to escape checkpoints set up to nab him several hours earlier.

Edwards’ cellular phone was found in the dead man’s possession. Meanwhile a second suspect was picked up by the Manchester Police in that parish last night and is being transported to Kingston where he will be questioned.

Oniel Edwards is still critical ...

Disney and SheKnows are presenting the premiere of Ziggy Marley’s latest single, which also serves as one of the tracks off of a new Disney record for all ages. The Disney Reggae Club! Disney took some of reggae’s biggest stars and paired them with Disney song classics giving them the Jamaican music overhaul.

Disney Reggae Club not only features Marley and the first family of reggae, but also current musical legends Matisyahu, Steel Pulse, UB40 and Yellowman. They all join together to bring 12 tracks from the Disney library and one classic from Louis Armstrong to life in classic reggae arrangement. ...

Ewart "Mad Cobra" Brown was shot and injured tonight in the Braeton Phase 1 Community, Portmore Jamaica. It is said that Mad Cobra and a group of men had an dispute,which result in the deejay being shot.

The deejay was rush and admitted to the Spanish Town Hospital and currently being treated for a gunshot wound to the chest. It is said that Mad Cobra is out of surgery and is stable condition. ...

Oneil Edwards, one-third of the popular dancehall group, Voicemail, was reportedly shot multiple times at the gate to his house in Duhaney Park, Kingston, early this morning, and is now undergoing critical surgery at the Kingston Public Hospital. Unconfirmed reports indicate that robbery was the motive, and that he was shot at least once in the head.Residents say two gunmen were seen running away from the scene. Edwards was found lying on his back in a pool of blood in his backyard. He was ...

With a population of less than three million people, police kill hundreds of people every year in what they claim are crime-related shootouts, making Jamaica's police force among the deadliest in the world.

Rights groups say that these shootings add up to a campaign of extra-judicial executions carried out by police who have taken the law into their own hands. ...

Lincoln “Sugar” Minott is undoubtedly one of the elders of Jamaican popular music. A veteran of 30 years, Sugar is a significant figure in the formation of the music in the post ska/rocksteady and reggae eras.

A release from the organisers of show in Toronto, which should have been headlined by singer Sugar Minott, states that they "received sad news that reggae's veteran entertainer, producer and sound system owner has fallen ill in his home in Jamaica".

"Diagnosed with a heart condition ...