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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea. Islamic practice and tradition calls for the body to be buried within 24 hours. A small team of U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden Sunday in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in a suburb about 35 miles north of Islamabad, in a helicopter assault on the massive, heavily secured compound where he had been hiding. The U.S. team took custody of bin Laden's body and confirmed his identity

Vybz Kartel claims that he will no longer record any gun, badman lyrics or counteractions to any artiste lyrics. Kartel insists he will no longer perform such lyrics so that other artist will stop living off his name. Kartel stated Source: Jamaica Star

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their third anniversary by becoming parents to a baby girl and boy.Carey, 41, and Cannon, 30, confirmed the news via Twitter today. Carey delivered the babies Saturday at 12:07 p.m. EST at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. The baby girl was born first, weighing 5 lbs., 3 oz., and was 18 inches long; her brother was next, at 5 lbs. 6 oz., and was 19 inches.

Jamaican Marloe Rodman rode the race of his life to win the feature 14-lap grind at the Beacon-sponsored Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Festival around the Queen’s Park Savannah. And for his victory on Thursday night, he collected a handsome $10,000 along with a $5,000 bonus for being a West Indian rider.

The region’s new low-cost carrier, REDJet, may not encounter as many obstacles to fly to Jamaica as it is currently facing in Trinidad and Tobago. The airline was told last week that it should stop advertising for flights to Trinidad and Tobago until it got approval. REDJet is scheduled to begin its initial flights on May 8, offering base fares from US$9.99 one-way, excluding applicable taxes and other charges, between Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana and Barbados. REDjet (Airone Caribbean/Airone Ventures Limited) is a startup LCC based at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church, Barbados. The privately-owned airline, incorporated in St. Lucia, features two McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft. Initially...

It appears that some of the employees at Flavor Flav’s Chicken restaurant are a bit upset with him. According to the employees, their payroll checks have bounced and they are owed at three weeks of back pay. One of the employees stated that the bank wouldn’t even cash her check, which was only $150. Flav, along with the co-owner of the restaurant, Nick Cimino opened this restaurant in Clinton, Iowa back in January 2011. Flav used his past experience in the restaurant industry and his culinary degree to develop the plan for the restaurant. His business partner, Cimino, also owns several other restaurants located in Las Vegas and Clinton as well. Although the restaurant has been open since January, they just had their grand...

The man accused of chopping the English couple Peter and Murium Green was set free, more than 18 months after the horrific assault, without a trial in Trinidad and Tobago. The couple suffered a brutal cutlass attack at their Bacolet home on August 1, 2009. The bloody assault left them physically scarred and traumatised. Clint Alexis was arrested a few days after the incident, but even then there were signs that something was amiss with the case. In an unusual move, his Argyle neighbours protested outside the court, saying he had been at home with an injured leg when the attack took place.

Ice Cube and Bow Wow have joined forces to create a new television sitcom. Bow Wow will star as one of the actors in the show and Ice Cube will be behind the scenes serving as the director. Bow Wow’s acting career has really taken off in the last couple of years. He is currently starring in Tyler Perry’s newest movie, “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” which is scheduled to hit the big screen on April 22, 2011. In the movie, Bow Wow plays the role of Bryon, who is trying to live a straight life after serving time in jail. Bow Wow is also bringing in his mentor Rapper/Producer Jermaine Dupri, who will create all of the music for the television show. At this time, the name of the show has not been determined. The creators are in the...

Fans hoping for a reunion between Ice Cube and Mack 10 will be disappointed to hear that it is not in the works for the Westside Connection member. Mack is planning on going on the road this summer with Xzibit, Richie Rich and Glasses Malone. when asked about a reunion with Cube, Mack said The two had a falling out in 2007 over business issues and Mack says,

(AP) Mikeisha Simpson covers her body in greasy white cream and bundles up in a track suit to avoid the fierce sun of her native Jamaica, but she's not worried about skin cancer. The 23-year-old resident of a Kingston ghetto hopes to transform her dark complexion to a cafe-au-lait-color common among Jamaica's elite and favored by many men in her neighborhood. She believes a fairer skin could be her ticket to a better life. So she spends her meager savings on cheap black-market concoctions that promise to lighten her pigment. Simpson and her friends ultimately shrug off public health campaigns and reggae hits blasting the reckless practice. "I hear the people that say bleaching is bad, but I'll still do it. I won't stop 'cause I...

Documents out of St Maarten issued Tuesday April 12, 2011, states that effective Monday, April 11, 2011, Guyanese and Jamaicans will have to obtain a visa before they are allowed to enter the country with a population of approximately 40,000 persons. Under the new regulations, Jamaicans going to St Maarten on business must show a confirmed copy of their hotel bookings and between US$100 and US$200 per day to cover their expenses. They must also show travel medical insurance of US$15,000. The Cayman Islands and the Dominican Republic are the other regional states which have imposed visa requirements for Jamaicans.

Jay-Z will be battling clothing giant Volcom, as Volcom has filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label due to infringement based upon usage of their logo. The diamond stone used in Roc Nation ads looks very much alike to Volcom’s logo, which has been trademarked since 1991. We don't have a figure on the amount of money Volcom is suing for, but they feel their logo has been compromised. Do you think Volcom has a case?

As a business-minded individual, hip-hop icon Jay-Z does not limit his interest only in entertainment and music. As a proof that he is also into lifestyle and stuff, he just launched his new website which he called Life + Times. Life + Times features all kinds of interesting content but with no particular focus. Life + Times which doubles as a promo for the rapper’s upcoming album includes advice, innovations and entertainment in categories of style, leisure, art and design, technology, music, and sports. It also offers a section called Jay’s which includes insight from the rapper himself on various aspects of life. Jay-Z gets plenty of media exposure but he has never into much of online engagements. This project seems to be a...

Two members of the Royal Barbados Police Force, who are accused of rape and sexual assault of a 27-year-old Jamaican woman, have been formally charged. Constables Jonathan Barrow, 32, and constable Melanie Denny, 25. Barrow is charged with serious indecency while Denny is accused of aiding and abetting Barrow to commit an act of serious indecency on the woman. Both were charged on Thursday April 07, 2011 and appeared in District A Magistrate’s Court on Friday April 08, 2011. They are expected to reappear in court on September 1. Both were granted bail in the sum of B$5,000.

The movie The Harder They Come may be getting a remake. The 1972 film, which starred singer Jimmy Cliff, is credited with helping to introduce the world to reggae. The film came out around the same time that Bob Marley was also bringing reggae to the international arena. Filming on the new The Harder They Come is scheduled to start later this year in Jamaica and England; the cast is still being finalized.

After collapsing at home last Friday and being rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew, rocksteady and Reggae pioneer, Bob Andy is said to be resting well. The 66-year old artiste, whose real name is Keith Anderson, is reported to have suffered from a bleeding stomach ulcer. Bob Andy is now resting well under the care of his medical team at the UHWI, and is doing much better. Source: Jamaica Observer

A Jamaican man admitted in U.S. federal court on Tuesday to swindling thousands of Florida and Caribbean island investors out of more than $220 million. David Smith, 41, pleaded guilty in Orlando, Florida, to multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering. He laundered approximately $128 million to conceal the wire fraud. He could face decades in prison for defrauding more than 6,000 investors during his three-year Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. No sentencing date has been set. Last year, Smith was sentenced to more than six years in prison in Turks and Caicos on related fraud and conspiracy charges

KC started the day in the lead, by 21 points, and after the first set of finals, the 400m, which ended without a single victory for neither of the challengers, who watched as Javere Bell of Seaford (46.54), Lennox Williams of Manchester (46.54) and Jordan James (50.28) took classes 1, 2 and 3 respectively. KC, however, maintained their lead 150-124 over JC. The boys’ sprint hurdles were up next, KC with Stefan Fennell took the Class 1 110m Hurdles event in 13.68 while JC's with Tyler Mason (13.82) took Class 2, after which JC got closer with 164 to KC 169. In the 800m finals, Holmwood's won Class 1 with Kevin White (1:52.26), Foga Road High's Kevin Robinson (1:57.40) took Class 2 and Orville Dixon, a 13-year-old, with 2:00.24 for...

Mavado recently dies doing any collaboration with Trindiad soca artist KMC, on a song called Bada Dan Dem. The track was released late 2009 had fans fooled, but the Alliance deejay denied doing the song during a recent interview with Jason Williams on Synergy TV in Trinidad. Mavado Ft. KMC - Badda Dan Dem <iframe src="http://www.reggaeme.com/vbtube/includes/showmp3.php?f=http://www.reggaeme.com&fn=43645422.mp3" style="border:0px #FFFFFF none;" name="AudioIframe" scrolling="auto" frameborder="0" align=aus marginheight="0px" marginwidth="0px" height="35" width="400"></iframe> Mavado Interview

Rapper Snoop Dogg has decided to expand his Snoop Youth Football League to the city of Chicago. For the 2011 football season, he is planning to start at least eight chapters, which will cover different parts of the city. Chicago is the first city on the list for the expansion of the league. The first four chapters will be the Chicago Chargers, the Jets, the Southside Seahawks, and the Raiders. Each chapter will have six different divisions for football and cheerleading. Other chapters may be started at a later date. Appointed President Tonja Styles and Vice President Otis Wilson will run the Chicago league. Styles is the owner and CEO of I Am Image Entertainment and use to serve asthe Director of New Business Development at...