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Oniel "Elephant Man" Bryan has been charged with grevious sexual assault and rape. Elephant Man was taken into police custody on monday January 30, 2012 for allegations that he raped a 31-year-old female at his Hillcrest Avenue, St Andrew home earlier in the month. The alleged rape victim who is of Chinese descent reported the matter to the police shortly after the incident.

Elephant Man was booked to appear in court on wednesday. He was taken into custody by detectives from the Center for ...

Consumers now have access to more affordable state-of-the art portable computers coupled with internet service due to a new partnership between computer manufacturer HP and Jamaica’s sole triple play service provider Flow.

Flow and HP have joined forces to give consumers great value when making their PC purchases this season - a PC/Internet Service bundle that combines the HP’s personal computers with the power of Flow’s blazing speed internet. This initiative is in keeping with the broadband service provider’s commitment to deliver the ...

Lil’ Wayne has partnered with Grand Central Publishing to put together a memoir that will shed light on his days behind bars. The project, called Gone Till November will give us details on his eight months at the Rikers Island complex for gun possession charge, and will be based on diaries he kept while locked up.

Gone Till November will be released in November, which will mark the two- year anniversary of his release. ...

The Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival has proven to be an important tool for marketing Jamaica throughout its 15 year history. The Festival’s ability to do this was further augmented this year with the premier of the HBO documentary special titled One Love: JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival, which widened the Festival’s audience from the several thousand who attend annually to the over 300 million viewers of the cable network.

The One Love documentary eases aside the curtain to the spectacle and entertainment at JAMAICA Jazz and Blues and takes the Festival audience behind the scenes where it allows them to delve into the making ...

House of Marley, the reggae brand inspired by Bob Marley has made its debut at Computer Electronic Show (CES), showcasing a variety of audio equipment made from enviromentally friendly and sustainable materials like Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved wood, hemp and canvas.

The company released 52 styles of headphones, last year according to Digital Trends and showcased three docks at CES.The most expensive product showcased at CES is what they've named the One Foundation AirPlay system which sells for $599.99. It will ...

Wiz Khalifa is being sued for more than $2 million by Max Gregory Warren, who claims Wiz and his team stole his idea for their hit song “Black and Yellow.” Warren says he wrote a song called “Pink N Yellow” and several versions with other colors in November 2007. But, he claims, Wiz jacked the idea before he was able to file for copyright protection in February 2008.

Warren’s suit accuses Wiz, his labels, the song’s producers and its publishers for fraud, copyright infringement and other infractions. ...

50 Cent tweeted he had signed a distribution deal with Pepsi for his energy drink Street King. And for each bottle of SK purchased around the world, Pepsi will provide a meal to a hungry child through the United Nations World Food Program.

50 Cent Tweeted Monday Janaury 02, 2012


However pure Growth Partners' co-founder Chris Clarke has lent some context to business partner Curtis 50 Cent Jackson's Twitter message that his company had signed a deal for Pepsi to distribute Street King energy ...

Blackstreet Entertainment, Inc., Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Two Former Work for Hire Singers with the Grammy Award Winning Group Blackstreet.

There is nothing more valuable to any world renowned recording artist than legally protecting rights to their brand. “My clients icons Teddy Riley and Chauncey Black d/b/a Blackstreet Entertainment Inc., have retained attorney Duncan G. Byers of the Byers Law Group in Norfolk, Virginia to file a Trademark and Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. The “Blackstreet” brand must ...

Jamaica's youngest prime minister is battling to keep the ruling party in power Thursday in a closely contested general election.Whoever wins Thursday's election will face significant hurdles to rebuild a tourism-dependent economy that has failed to grow over the past four years and been hit hard by economic troubles in the United States and Europe.

It is expected to be a close election battle between Jamaica's two parties, the ruling Jamaica Labor Party, or JLP, led by Holness, and the opposition People's ...

Mark "Buju Banton" Myrie is appealing his federal drug conviction, insisting there was not enough evidence to prove he was involved in a cocaine conspiracy. Banton's attorney filed appeal papers on Friday December 16, 2011 claiming his client was the subject of entrapment by a federal informant who hounded the singer.

Buju Banton appealed for a shorter jail term earlier this year in June and the judge presiding over the case received several letters from Banton's children, Jamaican officials and celebrities ...

Adidjah "Vybz Kartel" Palmer, who is facing two murder charges, has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay J$15 million in damages to Jamaican promoter Alton Salmon for his failure to perform at a concert in the Turks and Caicos Islands in August 2009.

Salmon said he paid Vybz Kartel a deposit of US$8,500 and the balance was to be paid at the end of the show. Salmon said he honored the agreement however Kartel breached his contract by not appearing to perform at the show.

After the suit was filed ...