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 November
Entertainment 2009
Terry Linen Shook Up By
Accident
November 18 - Singer
Terry Linen, real name Kiplin Simpson, was
involved in a motor-vehicle accident on
Sunday in which one person died....
.. ....Read
November Entertainment
Kevin Lyttle Turns It On In Virginia Beach
Review & Photos by Empress Arleen
November 4 - On Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at Club Acapulco
located at 470 Newton Road in Virginia Beach, VA, Antanii Ent.
and Caribbean Fever presented Kevin Lyttle...... Read
November Entertainment
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October
31 -
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, of the 11th
Congressional District in Brooklyn, has announced that she will
be presenting pioneer reggae group the Mighty Diamonds with a
congressional proclamation recognizing their career, which has
spanned 40 years on Sunday, November 1st at the fifth
annual Reggae Culture Salute celebrations taking place at
Nazareth Regional High School Performance Center, 475 East 57th
Street in the heart of East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY......
Read More
 September Entertainment 2009
Andrew Tosh Convicted Of Marijuana Possession
September 30 -
Andrew Tosh, son of the late Peter Tosh, the reggae legend who promoted the legalization of marijuana has been convicted of possessing the drug.....Read More
 August Entertainment 2009
Dancehall pioneer battles
for life
Sunday, August 30 - Wycliffe 'Steely'
Johnson, of Steely and Clevie fame, is in critical condition at
a New York hospital but the music fraternity has been praying
for his recovery. "We want to keep a positive mind," Clevie
Brownie, the other half of the dancehall pioneering duo, said
"The chance of his survival is slim.".......
Read More In August Entertainment
 July
Entertainment 2009
Jah Cure Brings Curtain Down
On Sumfest International Night
July 31 - International
reggae artiste Jah Cure was in awesome form as the closing act
for International Night I of the greatest reggae festival on
earth, Reggae Sumfest 2009.......Read More in July
Entertainment
 June
Entertainment 2009
Singer Michael Jackson dead at 50
June 25 -
Across the world, people reacted in stunned disbelief on
Thursday as word spread that Michael Jackson had collapsed and
died. Within minutes of Jackson's arrival by ambulance at Ronald
Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, people
began arriving by the hundreds, the crowd quickly filling a
grassy entrance outside the hospital. Overhead, news helicopters
whirred noisily and TV trucks clogged streets.........Read More in June Entertainment
Wyclef Awarded
2009 ASCAP
Humanitarian
Award
June 21 -
Haitian
recording
artiste Wyclef
Jean triggered
swollen tear
ducts on June 8
as he accepted
the prestigious
2009 ASCAP-Harry
Chapin
Humanitarian
Award from
Jamaican-American
recording star,
actor and
humanitarian,
Harry Belafonte,
in Manhattan,
New York..........Read More in June Entertainment
 May
Entertainment 2009
Asylum Niteclub Closes In
Jamaica
May 30th -
In Jamaica, the popular nightclub Asylum officially closed its
doors on Tuesday, May 26th after 12 years of night-time
entertainment.......Read More In
May Entertainment
 Entertainment
- April 2009!
BUJU
BANTON. THE GARDEN. MOTHER'S DAY
Icon Buju Banton Will Debut Songs From Critically Acclaimed
New Album Rasta Got Soul - Special Guests Include First
Family Of Reggae Morgan Heritage...Read
More In April Entertainment News
 Entertainment
- March 2009!
Luciano Charged With Harboring A
Fugitive
March 31, 2009
E ntertainer Luciano has been charged
with harboring a fugitive.
He was charged on Monday, March 30th
by the Half Way Tree Police.
Luciano whose real name is Jepther
McClymont is to be offered station
bail...
Read March entertainment news
 Entertainment
- February 2009!
Soca Star Fay-Ann Lyons Hospitalized After Winning Road
March for 2009 Carnival & Making History in Trinidad &
Tobago with Three Titles.
The nation of Trinidad, especially the
fans of the reigning National Road March/Power and Groovy
Soca Monarch, Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez, are in prayer for Lyons
and her unborn child.........February 09 Entertainment
 Entertainment
- January 2009!
Vybz Kartel Case Discharged
January 29 - According to reports out
of Jamaica, a Judge in the
Spanish Town RM Court on Tuesday, January 27th admonished and
then discharged entertainer Adidjah 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer of
indecent language.... ..
Read More
 Entertainment
December,
2008!
Dancer 'Ice' gunned down
In Jamaica, popular dancer David
Alexander Smith, more popularly
called 'Ice' was gunned down along
Newark Avenue (close to Keesing
Avenue), Kingston 11, on Boxing
Day. According to the St Andrew
Central Police, Smith was shot and
killed .....Read More
 Entertainment
November,
2008!
Frigid Temperatures Hinder Thousands of Patrons
From Attending ICM/ObamaFest in Miami……And Which
Artist Once Again Disappointed Florida Fans? ......
November Entertainment News
 Grenada
- Calypso Competition Returns To
Independence Celebrations
Oct 26 -
Grenada's Ministry of Culture has
begun planning for the celebration
of Grenada’s 35th anniversary of
independence on Saturday
February 7, 2009.... October
Entertainment News '08.
 Sept.
28 - SLEDGE.....the
name is from a popular TV series called Sledge
Hammer, he went from Mc Sledge to SLEDGE MC,
hosting numerous talent shows in various
communities in the inner city area of Kingston,
Jamaica.
....September 08
 Entertainment August, 2008!
ICM Fest Voting Countdown!
It’s countdown time for voters to have their say in the
artistes lineup for International Caribbean Reggae Music
Festival (ICM FEST) which is slated to be held on its
original pre-thanksgiving weekend on Sunday, November 16
at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in Key Biscayne,
Miami, Florida......August 08 Entertainment
 Entertainment
Update July 2008!
New York Irie Yam Jam Weather's The Storm
Despite the wind, large hail, lightning, thunder and constant
down pouring of rain throughout the day on Sunday, July 27th,
Irie Jam Media made the decision that the Caribbean cultural
food festival would go on for those who braved the weather to
attend...
July 08 Entertainment
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Entertainment
Update May 2008!
(May 30th,
2008) By now we have all heard rumors and innuendos about
what took place backstage at Best of the Best 08 in Miami, Fl.
Well, West Indian Times was in the press area backstage when
things got heated between Buju Banton and Jr. Reid and we are
here to give you an EYEWITNESS report as witnessed by Dawn
Johnson for West Indian Times ....May 08 Entertainment
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FEW WORDS FROM GARGAMEL HIMSELF...
The Icon Buju Banton Speaks...
By now most have
already heard about the separation between myself and
Penthouse Music Group. Let me assure you that it was
one of mutual understanding...
Read
More...
 Entertainment
Update April 2008!
In a bold move of their own, some deejays in
Jamaica are placing a ban on Red Stripe, which
earlier in April announced they would no longer
sponsor live music events facilitating "violent
and antisocial lyrics". .. April 08 Entertainment
 Entertainment
Update April 2008!
Memorial Service for
Mother Cedella Marley Booker
A special Memorial Service
will be held Tues., April 15, from 7 PM to 10
PM, inside the Garden House at Fairchild
Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida.
April 08 Entertainment
 Entertainment
Update February 2008!
Farewell Joe Gibbs :
Joe Gibbs died of heart attack
at University Hospital of the West Indies from a
heart attack at age 65...
February Entertainment News
 Irie
TV & Irie-TV.com Respond To Scandalous Trademark
Infringement Accusations
New York:
Irie TV and Irie-TV.com are the registered
trademark and domain name of Irie Jam Media, a
New York based media group that has been in
operation for over 15 years....January
Entertainment News
 Entertainment
Update!
Published - January 23, 2008
Half Pint launches
his album 'No Stress Express' on Saturday,
January 26th at the Half Moon Hotel in
Jamaica... Read
 Jamaica
Announces February As First Ever 'Reggae
Month'
Published - January 15, 2008
Prime
Minister Bruce Golding announced on Thursday,
January 10th that Jamaicans, will for the first
time this year observe the month of February as
'Reggae Month' to highlight the impact of the
musical genre on the country's social, cultural
and economic development....
Read More
 Media
Veteran Stan Evan Smith Featured On TV
Program "Proud To Be" & In Anti-Gay Forum
Published - January 12, 2008
On
Saturday Jan 12th
2008, the program
“Proud to be" will feature a 1/2 hour
profile on Stan Evan
Smith, media veteran of
radio/television and print, publicist,
photographer, music on writer and culture....
Read More
 Scully
Simms: Africa For The Africans
Published - January 6, 2008
(L to R: Song
writers Ra-Umi Alkebu-lan & Scully Simms)
Africa for
the Africans, sung and co-written by Scully
Simms and produced and arranged by his
co-writer.... Read More
 Macka
Diamond Set To Tour Trinidad With Machel
Montano's Band!
Published - December 30, 2007
Come Carnival Season
2008, Trinidadians can get ready for a dose of
the Money Goddess herself....
Read more
 Bascom
X Arrested On Gun Charges plus more in
Entertainment News.....
Published - December 24, 2007
(Observer Report, WIT Photo)
Dancehall act Ryan Sudlow,
more popularly know as Bascom X, was arrested at
his Hellshire, St Catherine home and slapped
with gun-related charges.....
Read More
 Senseless
Threat Over Lyrical Warfare
Reggae DJ Mega Sample has decided to defend his
friend and colleague Munga Honorable in a verbal
clash against other fractions of the dancehall
fraternity....
Read More
 Vintage
ReggaeFest Almost Sold Out!!
Info on: Jamrock
Vintage Reggaefest, Saturday December 15, 2007
at The Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC Also read info
on Sean Kingston's Christmas Grammy Bash in
Ochi, Jamaica!!...Read
More
 An
In-Depth Look Into Andrew Tosh
Written by Lady
Cham - December, 2007
I
don’t believe that there are many people who
know the real Carlos Andrew McDonald McIntosh,
a.k.a. ‘Andrew Tosh.’...
Read More
 Entertainment
Round Up
Resident
Magistrate Carol Gonzalez-DaCosta Resigns From
The Ministry of Justice To Launch Her Debut
Album " The Music In Me".....
Read More
 Irie
Jamboree Delivers, As Usual
By
Stan Evan Smith, Photos by Alison Ione
Great
performances but bad for press...
Read
 Female
DJ Of The Year Macka Diamond Is Now A Powerhouse
Business Woman!
Plus
Steele & Queen Ifrica Join Forces....
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Teenage
Choice
Awards’
Female DJ of
the Year,
Macka
Diamond,
a
professional
artist who
is always
accessible
to media,
recently
spoke
to West
Indian
Times...
Read More...
 Chaka
Demus & Pliers - Back Off The Wall Tour! Plus
More Entertainment News....
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Jamstar Productions is pleased to announce
the BACK OFF THE WALL Tour 2007 featuring
reggae’s best selling duo, Chaka Demus &
Pliers... Read More
 Barbee
& Beenie Video Hot!!
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Barbee has lots to say about her
hot newly completed video with Beenie Man...
Read More
 Bushman
Blazes At Tosh's Tribute
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
In Jamaica, the Annual
'Tribute to Peter Tosh', staged at The
Independence Park in Savanna-la-Mar,
Westmoreland, lived up to its reputation as
one of Jamaica's best one-night shows...
Read the details
October 19th... Happy Birthday Peter Tosh!
He was born Winston Hubert McIntosh on October
19, 1944, in the small rural village of Grange
Hill, Jamaica.... Read
More
 Powerful
New Jamaican Radio Program Hit Airwaves in Atlanta
Thursday,
October 18th, 2007
Atlanta, GA - Future Movement
Radio (FMR) a hot new Jamaican radio program,
which airs weekdays (5:30pm – 8pm) and Saturdays
(9am – 10am), was recently launched in
Atlanta... Read More
 Entertainment
News:
Macka Diamond's Bood Sell Off!! Beenie
Man Has The Remedy....Bollywood News &
more.....
Wednesday,
October 17th, 2007
Read the stories
 Reggae
& Soca Entertainment News
Sunday,
October 14th, 2007
Shaggy is to receive the Order Of Distinction
in the rank of Commander for outstanding service to Jamaica on
Monday October 15 at King's House..
Read More
 Beenie
Man Gives In To Church
Popular dancehall
act Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis has agreed not to
air his controversial music video with the
scenes shot at the St Andrew Parish Church
cemetery in Half-Way Tree included....
Read this and more ent. news
 Curefest
- This Weekend In Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica: - The long
awaited Curefest celebrations
are here....
Read More
 Entertainment
Round-Up
Published:
Thursday, October 4, 2007
BET Networks
has selected Ky-Mani Marley to star in a
brand new reality series...
Read More
 Elephant
Man Denies Physical Altercation With P. Diddy
Printed Saturday September 22nd, 2007
Popular deejay Elephant Man is denying
reports that he and Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, were involved in
a physical altercation over unpaid money....
Read More
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Brown Sentenced To 1 Yr in Rikers
Printed Sunday September 9th, 2007
It looks
like all the constant brushes with the law have
finally ended up working against rapper Foxy
Brown.. Read More
Culture, Session
Rockers & BlackStarLiner Sound
Live at The
Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach
Reviewed by Brian
Boozer for West Indian Times
On Thursday, August 2nd,
2007, Humble Ark presented Culture live at the
Jewish Mother in Virginia Beach, Va to a
beautiful crowd of Roots Reggae-loving fans...
Read More
![[image]](DSCF4680.jpg) Caribbean
Entertainment Round-Up
Published
Wednesday, August 15th 2007
Reggae Sundance 2007
in Holland was rated a success. Thousands
were there to take in Jah Cure's first
performance as a free man...
Read More
 Jah
Cure Quietly Released From Prison
(Observer Report)
After eight years "behind the prison walls" of
the Tower Street Adult Correctional facility in
Kingston, Jamaica, the day that he was "longing
for" - his release - came Saturday, July 28th,
but not with the fanfare and flourish that many
Jamaicans had highly anticipated.....
Read More
Macka
Diamond's Book Launch Postponed
Betrayal, Deception, Bad Mind and Sweet Revenge,
seasoned with a spicy lesson which we all could
use, is basically the sum of what populates the
pages of Macka Diamond’s debut novel, but
anxious fans of ‘BUN HIM!!!’ will
have to wait just a little longer, because of
the upcoming Jamaican General Elections...Read
More
 Jamroc
Reggae Fest - Memorable Performances
Written By:
Stan Evan Smith
When I arrived at
the West Chester County Center
singer Courtney ‘Modern Girl’ Melody was
just completing his set...
Read More
 The
'Warlord' And the 'Gorgon' Set To Give Peace A
Chance At Reggae Carifest
Anticipation is high for
Reggae Carifest 2007, as feuding Dancehall
deejays the ‘Warlord’ Bounty Killer and the ‘Don
Gorgon’ Ninja Man are set to share the stage as
headliners for the 10th annual staging on
August 25th...
Read More
 Merl
Grove High School Past Student Assoc. North
Eastern American Chapter
West Indian Times Report &
Photos
On Saturday, June 30th, 2007,
West Indian Times attended the 3rd Annual
Reunion for Jamaican HS Merl Grove which was
held at Unity Christ Church in Gaithersburg,
MD.... Read More
 Jamaican-born
Singer Sean Kingston Cracks Billboard Charts
Published Saturday, June 16, 2007
Written by
Kevin Jackson
Sean
Kingston is making strides on the Billboard
charts with his debut single, Beautiful Girls.
The song has jumped from number 57 to number 43
on the Billboard Hot 100....
Read More
It Was
The Best Of The Best In Miami Over
Memorial Weekend '07!
by Lady Cham,
June, 2007
West Indian
Times was in Miami for the Memorial Day Weekend
and it was three full days of fun in the
sun!!!..Read All About it
 Fireman
Blazes A Trail In Virginia
Published Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
On Friday,
June 1st King Walker of Lion Heart Promotions
presented Capelton’s ‘King Of Fire Tour’....
Read more and see photos!
 Bob
Marley's 'Exodus' To Be Released On Collector's
Item Memory Card
Bob
Marley's Exodus will be released on June 4th 2007 on a
limited edition USB Memory Stick produced in the
Rastafarian colors of
red,
green and gold. ...
Read More
 Richie
Spice Unable To Perform In U.S. Due To Backlog of Visa Requests In Jamaica
Published Thursday, May 23rd, 2007
Due to a backlog of visa requests
at the Jamaican US Consulate, Richie Spice will
not be able to travel to the US........Read
More
 THE
COUNTDOWN BEGINS: FIVE MORE DAYS 'TIL BEST OF THE BEST
MEMORIAL WEEKEND CONCERT IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI.....Details
 The
Marley's: The Truth May Hurt But It's Not A
Crime
Published Thursday, May 18th, 2007
Review of Stephen Marley's
Performance
At 10pm on Thursday, May 17th, 2007
West Indian Times arrived at 'The Norva' in Norfolk, VA
to cover the Stephen Marley feat. Damian Marley show.
It was a sold out show and filled to capacity with what
seemed to be a sea of Caucasian Americans.....Read
More
Macka Diamond has
written Jamaica's first official Dancehall Novel - 'Bun
Him!!'
(5/16/07) BUN HIM!!! ...
...The novel, picks up where the controversial hit song
of the same name, by
Macka
Diamond
and
Black-Er,
left off not so long ago. Finally you will get the
full hundred on who's bunning who, and why, and even
sweeter than that, you'll discover the third party's
identity......Read
More
 Akon
In Trouble Again
During an April 12, 2007
concert in Trinidad, Akon caused a national
upset... Read More
 Ritchie
Spice Brings ‘In The Streets To Africa’ To Virginia
Beach... Review &
Photos
 This
Week's Caribbean Entertainment Round-Up
Radio DJ Barry G Recovering From Stroke
Contrary to rumors that he is
infected with HIV, radio entrepreneur Barrington
'Barry G' Gordon is now recovering from a severe
stroke...
Read More
 LEGEND
SHABBA RANKS TO MAKE RARE APPEARANCE OPENING FOR
BUJU BANTON AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MAY 6TH
(New York, NY/Kingston, JA -
24, April 2007)
The legendary Shabba Ranks has been tapped to
open for Buju Banton at the highly anticipated
Pre-Mother's Day "Driver" concert.......
Read More
 Preview
To A Book By Lady Cham
Published Friday, April 20th, 2007
'Jamaican Hot Steppaz In A Lethal Conflict'
Written By C.P. Bowen a.k.a. JAPS or Japanese
from Montego Bay, Jamaica...
Read More
Nadine Sutherland's new album
in stores
Akon added to Best of Best
26 Int'l reggae awards coming
soon
Link up real estate venture
Golden Krust Signs Deal With
Irie Jam Media
Buju wraps up Driver A video
For
the love of it tour in VA!
Richie Stephens speaks about D Brown
Freddie speaks about D
Brown
Caribbean Roundup
Ky-Mani Marley Speaks to Shilo
Ziggy Marley
welcome's son
Copeland says NO to auction
of Tosh's M16 Guitar
Celebrity Fest 1
Sell Off!
Miami ICM Brilliantly Executed
Sis J Set To Release Gospel Album
Shiloh
Celebrity Fest 1
Irie Jamboree 06
Review
Da'Ville tops charts
Sting Miami Press Launch, 06
Beenie
Ties the Knot!
Cecile in Richmond,
VA
Counseling for
Bounty Killa
VA Fully Loaded Trophy Dance
Beenie
and Bounty at Sumfest 06
Why did I believe the promoters of
the Jerk Festival?
Festival Reivew
HIV/Aids Concert Cancelled
Sleepy Wonder on the road
Caribbean
Entertainment Week review
Barrington Levy Review
.Jerk Roots Yam
Festival
Reggae
on Billboards
Hitch
in UK for Buju
Bounty Robbed
Check out Sumfest July 16-22, 2006
Bad Luck Surrounds Gyptian
World Clash Dance Competition, NY
Desmond Dekker Dies
Bounty Helps The Poor
Reggae Band S.T.O.R.M
Death B4 Dishonor 6
MC
Family - Solid D ancehall
Act
'The Scientist' and Jah Life Receive Death Threats
Ex-Wailer in court over Marley's Royalties
Richie Pooh taking it to the next level
Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Frisco Kid
Freed of Carnal Abuse Charges
Damian Wins 2 Grammys
Digicel Signs Soca Diva Destra
Dancehall Figure
Gilli Priest Dead
Damian Marley Show Review
Damian Marley Show Pics
FCC
Ban Silences Radio in Fla.
H it
From Steele
Masters of the Caribbean
Ele Disrespects VA: Let me
break it down for you:
Midnite Bring Conscious Vibes to VA
Sadiki Signs with Solar Ent.
Best Reggae DJ 2005 'DJ Ron Don'
Donovan Banzana
Tribute to Peter Tosh
Jam Band Leader 'Nick Friday' Dies
Kidd Walker Acquires Sound System
DC Fully Loaded Sound Clash
Jah Cure Reflects
9/13/05
Irie
Jamboree 2K5
Jah Cure's Victim Tells All
Cuba Celebrates Jamaica's
43rd Independence
Re d
Stripe Dancehall Night 2005
Matisyahu Review 7/13/05
Matisyahu photos
7/13/05
Dennis Brown Remembered 7/15/05
Reggae Carifest July 16 '05
Why Stella Lost her Groove
7/05
DJ's Bad Behavior @ VP Memorial Concert
5/30/05
Memorial Weekend in Miami Read About It 5/30/05
Memorial Weekend in Miami Pics
5/30/05
VP
Memorial Weekend In Miami
The
Cham's visit Mazatlan, Mexico!
I t's
Bascom X!
Yvad - Young man on a mission!
TOK Album out JUNE 28, 2005 ON VP RECORDS...
Read More...
Elephant
Man at the Norva
Toots Show Review
Justin Hinds Dies
Equiknox
Musiq
Sleepy Wonder on Cosmic Game Album
Buju, Denied Justice
ESL Shoots Video With Sleepy Wonder
Lady English's Year In Review
Hurricane Relief Benefit
Elephant Man Show Dec 04
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 7th ANNUAL CARIBBEAN
REGGAE FEST....NOV. 21, '04...MIAMI, FLORIDA!
The Cheating Ting!
Tanya Mullings
B ob
Marley, Top Earning Dead Celebrity
Beenie Pre Show Pics
Beenie Onstage
Beenie
After Party @ Club Sugar Rays
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