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Domino’s Pizza is getting ready to launch their special edition Reggae Reggae pizza from this April. Featuring the original Reggae Reggae Jamaican sauce from musician Levi Roots, the Domino’s Pizza will be available as both a vegetarian and meat option with the latter topped with chicken, tomatoes, green peppers, pineapple and mozzarella. Many franchises across the UK will be running their own special promotions on the Reggae Reggae pizza ahead of the official launch. In addition, Domino’s will also be introducing specially branded boxes to further advertise the launch of the Jamaican inspired pizza this coming month.

Wyclef Jean has been shot in Haiti on the eve of presidential elections on the Caribbean island. The singer was shot in the hand just after 11pm Lastnight and was rushed to hospital for treatment. Wyclef was treated at hospital and was later released following the attack in the city of Delmas, just outside the capital Port-au-Prince Haiti. It is unclear who the gunman was or if he was caught.

Barbados government issue a statement that there is no truth to a report by a Jamaican woman who claimed she was finger-searched before being denied entry into Barbados last week. The Barbados government is however planning a high-level meeting with the Jamaican High Commissioner to Trinidad to try to prevent any major fallout between the two countries as a result of the media hype surrounding the incident. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Maxine McClean stated at a press conference,

A 56 year old Jamaican woman and her 80 year old father have both been charged for cocaine trafficking. Jennifer Hall and her father Derrick Hall are both charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and taking steps to export cocaine. The elderly man was arrested at the Sangster International Airport on March 15 after eight packages of a white powdery substance resembling cocaine were allegedly found in two bags he had checked in. His daughter was later held after the father told police she had packed his bags.

A Jamaican convicted of indecent assault last month was sentenced to prison when he returned to the High Court on Tuesday in St John's, Antigua. According to the police, Justice Mario Mitchell convicted Noble Mayne on February 16. 2011. On Tuesday, he sentenced him to four years in prison at Her Majesty's Prison.

The American artist Richard Prince has been ordered to destroy works worth tens of millions of dollars after a court ruled that the paintings, which reworked a series of photographs by the French photographer Patrick Cariou, had breached copyright. A New York federal court has ruled that Prince and his gallery infringed Cariou's copyright when he produced a series of works in a 2008 show using 35 pictures from the book Yes, Rasta, published by Cariou in 2000. The ruling, which may lead to an appeal, stands to cost Prince and the Gagosian, one of the world's leading contemporary galleries, with outlets in London and New York, potentially huge sums. Eight of the works from the exhibition, which was entitled Canal Zone, have together...

Boomtown Fair an exclusive UK festival have confirmed that Capleton will headline the Reggae Stage show Lion's Den, Sunday night. Also added to the Lion’s Den is larger than life, nine piece, roots-reggae outfit, Gentlemen’s Dub Club on Saturday night. As dancehall’s original Prophet, Capleton is a reggae legend with a career spanning over 2 decades. In this UK festival first and summer exclusive Boomtown Fair have one almighty show closer for their reggae stage on the Sunday evening. Supporting Barrington Levy on the Lion’s Den Saturday evening slot is Leeds nine-piece ensemble Gentleman’s Dub Club. With a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, GDC have burst onto the UK circuit, rocking gigs and festivals up and down the...

Prince William and Kate Middleton can go straight from Westminster Abbey to your iTunes playlist. Royal officials say that for the first time in history, the entire April 29 royal wedding ceremony, including the couple's vows, will be released digitally within hours of the service though Britain's Decca Records to online retailers such as iTunes. Decca Records, which also recorded the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, says the album will be produced by multi-Grammy-nominated producer Anna Barry. Musicians confirmed to perform at the royal wedding include the Abbey's choir, the Chapel Royal Choir and the London Chamber Orchestra.

David "Smiley Culture" Emmanuel, died of a suspected stab wound in his Warlingham house, in England. Smiley Culture died when police with arm with an arrest warrant for him had raided his house at 7am Tuesday March 15, 2011. Emmanuel had been due to face trial next week having been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine. Emmanuel’s biggest hit was his 1984 single 'Police Officer'.

The 30th anniversay of the Internation Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) show which is dedicated to health awareness will be held on Saterday May 28, 2011. The event is schedule to be held at Napa Building in Port Of Spain, Trinidad. IRAWMA Nominees For 2010 Vote Here Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year Gyptian Machel Montano Damian Marley And Nas Shaggy Sean Paul Recording Artist(s)/Group of the Year Matisyahu Gyptian Sly & Robbie Vybz Kartel Damian Marley And Nas Best Male Vocalist Beres Hammond Gyptian Jah Cure Tarrus Riley Romain Virgo Best Female Vocalist Etana Alaine Marcia griffiths Queen Ifrica Tanya Stephens Best Song Clarks - Vybz Kartel Ft. Popcaan & Gaza Slim Hold...

The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) has directed the management of Nationwide News Network (NNN) Limited to immediately discontinue transmission of Kingsley 'Ragashanti' Stewart's popular call-in radio programme, 'Ragashanti Live'. In a statement this afternoon, the BCJ said that it had decided to take action following after receiving numerous public complaints over the last two months and after having conducted its own review of NNN's programming during the period February 7 to March 2. Transcripts of the offending programming was also supplied to the media. Ragashanti Live was held to have breached regulations by transmitting material that includes: profanity; may be harmful to children; is likely to incite violence or...

Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, hosted by legendary entertainer, Bill Cosby. For the 37th year, the star-studded Gala paid tribute to those who embody the humanitarian ideals of Jackie Robinson and who helped raise money for the Foundation’s premiere minority scholarship and mentoring program. This 2010-2011 academic year, JRF provided generous financial aid and program support to 220 Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars representing 31 states and the District of Columbia and enrolled in 92 different colleges and universities across the country. This year’s honorees included Sean “Diddy” Combs (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bad Boy Entertainment Group), Ingrid Saunders Jones (Senior...

The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, March 12 at The East Lawn of the historical Devon House site, Hope Road, Kingston. The Show went well and the winners are listed below. 1) DJ OF THE YEAR (MALE) (For overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) Beenie man Aidonia Bounty killer Vybz kartel Busy signal Assassin Winner: Vybz Kartel 2) DJ OF THE YEAR (FEMALE) (For overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) Tifa Stacious Lady Saw Cecile D’ángel Timberlee Spice Winner: Tifa 3) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (MALE) (For overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility) Hezron Stevie Face Jah Cure Christopher Martin Romain Virgo Tarrus Riley Richie...

America Movil has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Digicel Group to acquire 100% of Digicel’s operations in Honduras and El Salvador. As part of the transaction, America Movil will sell Jamaican subsidiary Claro to Digicel. The completion of the transaction is subject to governmental and regulatory approvals in Honduras, El Salvador and Jamaica, among other conditions, and is expected to be finalised during the second quarter of 2011. The financial terms of the transaction have not being disclosed, although it has been reported in the Jamaican press that there will be a net cash payment to Digicel. The deal will allow Digicel to solidify its place at the top of the Jamaican mobile telecoms arena, where it...

(AP) Gunmen brazenly shot up a police station and later swarmed inside a public hospital to rob doctors and nurses in a gritty city just outside the Caribbean island's capital, authorities said Friday. On Friday, gunmen invaded Spanish Town Hospital and robbed staff of money, phones and jewelry. There were no immediate reports of any injuries. National Security Minister Dwight Nelson said intelligence indicated the gun attack late Thursday in the southern city of Spanish Town was in retaliation for the deaths of three alleged members of the Klansman gang by security forces last weekend. No police officers were hurt during the attack, officials said. Nelson said authorities would make every attempt to crush the gunmen who...

Police recovered over T&T$18 million (J$240 million) worth of compressed marijuana concealed in a 40-foot shipping container at the port of Point Lisas, Trinidad on Wednesday. A bout 12 suitcases was found stored among boxes of pressure washers inside a 40-foot container at an industrial property at Point Lisas Industrial Estate Property Development Company between 4.30 pm and 11.30 pm on Wednesday. The container left Jamaica on February 25, arrived at the port of Port-of-Spain on March 1 and was transferred to the Point Lisas port last Friday. It was kept under surveillance by police before they decided to search the container on Wednesday. Officers discovered that the original seal on the container, affixed in Jamaica prior to...

The UN's human rights council is reviewing a report by the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Jamaica. The officer visited Jamaica in February 2010, and according to the UN, said that torture, did not constitute a major problem in Jamaica. However, he found that there is a general atmosphere of violence and aggression in almost all police stations, as well as discriminatory practices against detainees.

Orane Ferguson met his wife at his brother's funeral. At only their second meeting, she suggested they marry. He was Jamaican and, with his visa expiring, would have to return to his homeland. It was never a happy union, and less than three years after they married, authorities say Ferguson killed his wife, stabbing her more than 50 times. The 31-year-old is on trial this week, charged with first-degree murder in the July 20, 2008, death of Lenora Michelle Ferguson, 35. His attorneys don't dispute he stabbed her, but they say he was a man in a frenzy who had no conscious intent to kill his wife. She was found dead on the floor of a guest bathroom in their home in the Ballantrae subdivision of Land O'Lakes. Ferguson told...

Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Pryce had his bail extended to March 31 when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court Today. The artiste was charged for possession of marijuana. It was Alleged that Bounty was seen smoking along Grenada Way in New Kingston Jamaica in October 2010. He was held and searched and a small quantity of the drug was reportedly found in his possession. Bounty was arrested and charged for possession marijuana.

A pair of Royal Caribbean International crewmembers were busted for drug possession on Thursday Feb. 24 2011 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The crewmembers were both Jamaican nationals working on the 1,950-passenger Grandeur of the Seas The bust was confirmed by Royal Caribbean, which said that while the Grandeur was docked in Montego Bay on Feb. 24, Jamaican authorities detained a crewmember and found that he was in possession of 18 kilos of cocaine. Authorities then boarded the ship and found an additional 15 kilos in the cabin of a different crewmember This is the fourth time since December that Royal Caribbean has been in the news for drug busts on its ships.