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Moses "Beenie man" Davis was arrested wednesday morning June 09, 2010 and charged with assault causing bodily harm when he went to the Hunts Bay Police Station. Beenie Man was charged after interview with Police detectives at the Hunts Bay Police Station. He was charged and given bail for $100,000. Beenie Man is accused of assaulting LA Lewis following the funeral of Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards when LA Lewis reportedly ran into the back of Beenie Man’s audi Q 7. It is alleged that Beenie Man came out of his vehicle and physically punch LA Lewis in the mouth.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela 13-year-old great-granddaughter, Zenani Mandela, was killed in a car accident shortly after midnight on the way home from a concert to mark the start of the global sporting event in Soweto. Her driver was arrested on drunk-driving charges and could face culpable homicide charges. Nelson Mandela said he won't be able to attend the World Cup's opening match Friday due to the death of his great-granddaughter,

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Barbados for a regional meeting of foreign ministers, unveiled the administration's $124 million Caribbean Basin Security Initiative on Thursday, intended to help countries counter the illegal narcotics and arms trade and help prosecute offenders. Caribbean islands had one of their bloodiest years on record in 2009 as they battled drug-fueled crime, with Jamaica, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico hitting or coming close to all-time highs for homicides. Clinton also expressed sympathy Thursday with Caribbean nations about the potential impact of the Gulf oil spill on their shores. Some scientists fear the spill could affect the Bahamas and Jamaica.

Fashion icon Anna Wintour turned up at a local community board meeting Wednesday night to oppose a new Jamaican restaurant Miss Lily slated to open in her Greenwich Village neighborhood. Anna Wintour rallied the support of dozens of neighbors at a Community Board 2 committee hearing held to discuss a liquor license application for nightlife impresario Serge Becker’s new venture, Miss Lily. Anna Wintour Said

Chris Brown has been forced to cancel his UK tour after being denied permission to enter England. The singer was refused a visa on the grounds of being found guilty of a serious criminal offence after assaulting his ex-girlfriend singer Rihanna in February 2009. He is currently serving a five-year probationary sentence after carrying out a community service order. Brown was due to play four dates, kicking off at Glasgow Academy wednesday June 9, 2010.

1) DJ Of The Year (Male) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) Vybz Kartel Beenie Man Bounty Killer Eelephant Man Busy Signal Ding Dong Flippa Mafia Kiprich Winner: Vybz Kartel 2) DJ Of The Year (Female) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) Macka Diamond Stacious Tifa Lady Saw Spice Lady G Pampuattae Lisa Hype Winner: Spice 3) Vocalist Of The Year (Male) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility) Romaine Virgo Jah Cure Tarrus Riley Richie Spice Stevie Face Daville Hezron Winner: Jah Cure 4) Vocalist Of The Year (Female) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)...

The reflective and calming mood of the funeral for Voicemail's Oniel Edwards seemingly did little to soothe the nerves of deejays Beenie Man and LA Lewis who reportedly came to blows shortly after. that after the funeral, both deejays were heading off when Lewis reportedly slammed into the back of Beenie Man's Audi. It is alleged that an argument developed between the two, during which Lewis was punched in the face. Lewis said he was travelling along Perkins Boulevard, near Red Hills Road, when the incident occurred. "I was coming down the road and I noticed that Beenie Man stop in the road talking to somebody in another car." He said he was attempting to drive past the cars when the rear of his car hit the rear of Beenie's...

Buju Banton is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to traffic more than five kilograms of cocaine. He had originally been scheduled to stand trial in Tampa on April 19. Days before trial was set to begin, U.S. District Judge James Moody rescheduled it for June 21. On Friday, Moody moved the case to the September trial calendar. A trial date will be set at a hearing in August. Banton's attorney filed an objection, saying the change violates the federal Speedy Trial Act. That generally requires trial to begin within 70 days after a defendant is charged or makes a first court appearance.

Nas and Jr. Gong lit up the stage on Monday May 31, 2010 in Los Angeles. Nas, son of noted jazz musician Olu Dara, joined forces with Grammy winning dancehall artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, the youngest son of late reggae king Bob Marley, to perform a powerful set of rap, roots and reggae that was delivered with a heartfelt message that, despite our differences, we are all distant relatives They were headlining the second day of UCLA’s 24th annual Jazz Reggae Festival at Drake Stadium. More than 10,000 people turned out for the outdoor show, which also featured such artists as Barrington Levy, Etana, Baby Cham and Nneka. Their 22-song set included a mix of solo songs and tunes off their first CD together, “Distant Relatives,”...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said last week Golding addressed parliament before he survived a no-confidence motion by the opposition People's National Party. On a 30-28 vote, lawmakers rejected censuring him over his handling of the U.S. extradition request for Coke. While Tivoli Gardens ranks among the most notorious areas in Jamaica, violent gangs are also deeply entrenched in Spanish Town, just west of Kingston, and the northwestern coastal parish of St. James, which includes the resort city of Montego Bay. Fighting between the gangs for control of drug trafficking and extortion rackets was blamed for the vast majority of the 1,660 homicides last year on the island of 2.8 million people. Many of the gangs have roots in...

A jury found Desire "Dizzy Dee" Sibanda, 24, guilty of raping his friend's girlfriend as she lay sleeping after a night of heavy drinking in a Melbourne Australia flat in November 2008. She awoke to find him raping her. The court heard Sibanda was thought of as one of the most talented reggae singers in Australia, but will now miss many musical opportunities through incarceration. He will serve a non-parole period of three-and-a-half years.

Marvin Isley, a bassist who provided the foundation for his family’s hit-making R&B band, the Isley Brothers, died on Sunday at a hospice near his home in Chicago. He was 56. Marvin Isley had fought diabetes for more than 20 years and in 1997 lost his legs to the disease. Marvin Isley was born in Cincinnati on Aug. 18, 1953, the youngest son of O’Kelly and Sally Isley. Besides his brothers Ernie, Ronald and Rudolph, he is survived by his wife, the former Sheila Felton; a son, Corey; and two daughters, Sidney and Jalen.

With the recent violence in Jamaica and the controversy over alleged drug lord, Christopher “Dudus” Coke, many people are talking about the infamous Jamaican Shower Posse and the neighborhood of Tivoli Gardens, where they have their base. What is being is being ignored largely by the media, is the role that the American government and the CIA had in training, arming and giving power to the Shower Posse. It is interesting that the USA is indicting Christopher “Dudus” Coke, the current leader of the Shower Posse for drug and gun trafficking, given that the CIA was accused of smuggling guns into Jamaica and facilitating the cocaine trade from Jamaica to America in the 70s and 80s. In many ways Dudus was only carrying on a tradition of...

Minister Audley Shaw said. Government officials met May 31 with representatives from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations, the U.S. and European countries to seek funds to expand the police force and rebuild communities where drug lords have become governors. Jamaica’s dollar gained 0.2 percent to 88.0750 per U.S. dollar today. The extra yield investors demand to own Jamaican government bonds instead of U.S. Treasuries fell 5 basis points to 5.14 percentage points, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Voicemail member, O'Neil Edwards, will be laid to rest on Saturday.The funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 am at the Church on the Rock, Clifton Avenue, Kingston 8 and the body will be layed to rest at Meadowrest. O'Neil, a much-loved figure in entertainment circles, died last week Wednesday at the Kingston Public Hospital, after being admitted there following a shooting incident in which he was attacked at his gate on the morning of May 10.

Dion, 42, has openly expressed her desire to expand her family and now she and husband Rene Angelil are adding two to their home. The singer is pregnant with twins after several in-vitro fertilization procedures, publicist Kim Jakwerth confirms. Dion is about 14 weeks into her pregnancy

Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the June 12 Diamond League meeting in New York City because of an Achilles tendon issue, organizers said Monday. Organizers of the meeting said they were notified by Bolt's management team that the world and Olympic triple gold medallist has inflammation in the affected tendon and has been advised to rest. The meeting, the fifth in the 14-event elite Diamond League series, is held at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, where Bolt first broke the 100m record in May of 2008.

Ali Ollie Woodson, who led the Motown quintet the Temptations in the 1980s and ’90s and helped restore it to hit-making glory with songs like “Treat Her Like a Lady,” died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 58. Mr. Woodson was not an original member of the group, which had several lineup changes since it started in the 1960s. Woodson died Sunday in Los Angeles California after battling cancer.

Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and canceled three joint military drills on Monday after Israeli commandos killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens aboard a Palestinian aid convoy unofficially sponsored by Turkey. The convoy of six ships was led by a Turkish vessel with 600 people on board and set sail for Gaza from international waters off Cyprus on Sunday in defiance of an Israeli-led blockade of the territory. Commandos boarded the ships in international waters overnight, backed up by warships and helicopters.

All but a handful of the roughly 980 Jamaicans detained during raids by security forces on gang-heavy Kingston slums have been released in recent days, police said Saturday. So far, 70 civilians and three security officers are listed by the government as killed during the fighting. <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="586" id="utv831722"><param name="flashvars" value="autoplay=false&amp;brand=embed&amp;cid=375288&locale=en_US"/><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="movie" value="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/mediastream/375288"/><embed...