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Mighty Crown wins Sumfest World Clash Five-time world clash champion, Mighty Crown, was this morning crowned winner of Reggae Sumfest 2018 World Clash held at Pier One in Montego Bay, St James. The Japanese sound system, led by Masta Simon, Sammi T and Ninja, beat last year's champion, Tony Matterhorn, in the final. "It's been a great night and a great victory all the way through," Sammi T told The STAR Online. The competition featured an elimination phase that gave patrons the opportunity to decide which selectors should stay at the end of several rounds of 10-minute jugglings. Pink Panther and Ricky Trooper fell by the wayside, paving the way for Mighty Crown Tony Matterhorn to do battle in the final round. The Japanese sound played a slew of Beres Hammond, Jimmy Cliff and Super Cat songs in the face-off with Tony Matterhorn. "I did my studies and research and I know exactly which song to play. I brought my A game," Sammi T s

Nazzleman wins Festival Song Competition with Jamaica A Wi Home O'Neil Scott, better known as 'Nazzleman', has won the 2018 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Festival Song Competition. Nazzleman won with his entry, Jamaica A Wi Home. It is the second time that Nazzleman is winning the competition, having walked away as the winner in 2016 with his entry ‘No Weh Like Jamaica’. The artiste said he has been attending the event since he was a boy. "Everybody know seh me deserve dah one yah cause me work hard," Nazzleman sang as he invited fellow contestants to the stage at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Sunday night. "Roy Rayon, I am coming, this a me second one," he said as he expressed his desire to become a multiple winner. In addition to the winner's trophy, Nazzleman walked away with $2 million for being the writer and singer of the song. Jamaica A Wi Home is a track that perfectly captures his love and ap

The Hunts Bay Police are advising members of the public to be on the lookout for counterfeit US$100 notes that may be in circulation. This caution comes against the background of the seizure of 150 of the notes by a team from the Mobile Reserve on Mahoe Drive, Kingston 11 on Wednesday. One man, 32-year-old Winston Bartley, otherwise called ‘Redman’ of Tavares Garden, Kingston 11 was arrested and charged with possession of counterfeit notes. Reports are that about 11:45 a.m., Bartley was found in possession of the counterfeit notes when the vehicle he was travelling in was stopped and searched. The notes have the serial numbers LF74647441J, LL16005565E and LK41997755D. Bartley is booked to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Monday, July 30.

Beenie Man cried when he learnt of Krystal's pregnancy  Contributed Photo Krystal Tomlinson and Beenie Man When dancehall artiste Beenie Man learnt that he was about to become a father again, he reportedly cried tears of joy. The entertainer and his media personality girlfriend, Krystal Tomlinson, revealed on the weekend that they are expecting their first child together. "[I'm] excited! Still excited. A few days after she showed me the ultrasound, I cried and said 'Thank you'. Thank you for this blessing, Babe.' These days when I say 'Good morning' and Krystal reply I have to remind her that is the baby I'm talking to because they need to know my voice. Honestly, it has been five months and I still don't finish reacting yet," Beenie Man said. Despite months of speculation, the couple has been tight-lipped about the pregnancy. Well, that was until Tomlinson shared the information with The Gleaner's Flair Magazine. "I

Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are probing the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision that claimed the life of a man and the injury of two others on the PJ Patterson Highway, Old Harbour, St Catherine this morning. Dead is 23-year-old Derren Baker, forklift operator of Riverside Drive, Seaforth, St Thomas. Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that about 9 a.m., Baker was driving a Mitsubishi Gallant motor car heading towards May Pen. On reaching a section of the roadway, he allegedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the back of parked Toyota Hiace. Baker, the driver of the Hiace and one other man received injures and were taken to hospital where Baker was pronounced dead. The other man was admitted while the Hiace driver was treated and released.

A police constable has been arrested on reasonable suspicion of larceny of motor vehicle. The cop, who is attached to the St. James Division, was arrested in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Thursday. Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that about 1:45 p.m., the constable was in the process of selling a Nissan AD Waggon when the prospective buyer became suspicious after discovering discrepancies with the documents allegedly registered to the vehicle. The police were summoned and an investigation immediately launched which revealed that the vehicle was reported stolen in Portmore, St. Catherine on Thursday, June 14. The motor car was seized and the constable taken into custody. His identity has been withheld pending further investigation.

This morning's death of Suzanne Couch in Mexico, resulting from stage four breast cancer, came as a shock to many. "People close to her knew what was going on for a good while, but she never really showed it. It's been almost two years since she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer," Couch's son-in-law Eric Rademarkers told The STAR.  "She'd put on a face and go strong, because that's how she is, strong, and she showed that." Reggae musician Denver 'Feluke' Smith recently experienced a similar ordeal after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer and travelled to Mexico for treatment and surgery. Though still in recovery, Smith is preparing for the moment he is well enough to organise a fund-raiser to benefit someone else who may need to travel for treatment. Couch had been diagnosed perhaps around when she began planning the successful recent Hope In The Hills concert, featuring her daughter Sarah and 2015 Billboard R

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, has been accused of prosecutorial misconduct during the Vybz Kartel murder trial. Vybz Kartel, whose given name is Adidja Palmer, Shawn Storm, whose given name is Shawn Campbell, and their co-convicts, Kahira Jones and Andre St John are seeking to have their 2014 convictions quashed. They were convicted of killing Clive Williams at a house in Havendale, St Andrew in August 2011. IN PHOTO: Bert Samuels Bert Samuels, Shawn Storm's lead attorney, argued that the misconduct centred around Llewellyn's advice to the presiding judge to continue the trial knowing that one of the jurors was allegedly trying to bribe his colleagues "fi leggo de man dem." He made the assertion in the Court of Appeal this morning as Shawn Storm and his mentor, top entertainer Vybz Kartel, begin their quest to have their murder convictions and lengthy prison sentences overturned. IN PHOTO: Paula Llewe

Bianca Samuels, one of the attorneys for Shawn Storm, today claimed that the text message reportedly found on one of the mobile phones taken from Vybz Kartel in which it was said that Clive 'Lizard' Williams was "chop up fine, fine" was created six weeks before the victim's death. Samuels was making her submissions in the murder appeal filed by the two entertainers against their conviction and prison sentence. She said evidence presented during their 17-week murder trial, which ended in April 2014, showed that the metadata was created on July 6, 2011, six weeks before prosecutors claim Williams was killed. Metadata refers to a set of data that describes and gives information about other data Samuels noted, too, that there was evidence that the mobile phones taken from Kartel were used while in the custody of the police. "This one has left me puzzled," said Samuels, who along with Isat Buchanan and Daynia Allen, represent Shawn Storm.

Family members of Desmond Ballentyne, more popularly known as Ninja Man, say he is doing well. His nephew, Samuri, told THE STAR that the deejay is in high spirits and recently finished a show for his fans in prison. “Him a do good man. Him just finish a performance,” he said. He said that the entertainer is optimistic about coming out in order to continue his work with the Ninja Man Foundation that he started a couple years ago. “Him is a good yute. Him always a talk about rebuilding Jamaica. A him even help the girl get money so she could be cured of cancer,” said Samuri. Samuri added that he was proud of his uncle and what he has done for people through his foundation, and he is willing to step up and continue his work. He also noted that his uncle has inspired him to become a deejay. Despite his eagerness to be released from prison, Ninja Man and his co-convicts were sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 murder of  Ricardo Johnson in December. The entertainer

Supporters of Vybz Kartel are being told that they may have to wait until December to hear whether he, along with his three co-convicts, have been successful in their appeal against their murder convictions and life sentences. Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels, who represents Shawn Storm, said that it is unlikely that a ruling will come in days, or even weeks. "Based on the workload of the court, and the length of this case, I think that the Christmas term, which is next term, is when I hope we will get a decision by," Samuels said. Kartel and three of his four co-accused were found guilty in 2014 of the 2011 murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams, marking the end to a keenly watched trial that has lasted for 65 days. Vybz Kartel, Shawn Storm, Kahira Jones and Andre St John were convicted of the killing of Clive 'Lizard' Williams at a house in Havendale, St Andrew, in August 2011. They were all given the mandatory life sentences with Kartel, whose real name is

  There is outrage on social media over an act of police brutality as a video circulating on social media shows a police officer on guard duty at Midlands Savings and Loans beat up a woman who was holding a baby. The assault occurred at the Shiashie branch of the savings and loans company. This comes at a time the police are under immense scrutiny following the allegations of police brutality from the Zongo community in Kumasi after seven men suspected to robbers were killed by police. Though what sparked the confrontation is unclear, a lot of the people reacting to the incident insist that the action of the police officer was totally unjustified.  The police officer is seen holding onto the woman and hitting her multiple times with an umbrella, as she tries to wrestle away. Some bystanders eventually rescue the baby from the incident as the officer drags the woman to the floor. The officer also lands several punches to the head of the wailing wom

Kim Kardashian West understands the power of a sequel -- just like a popular movie ... a follow-up to her massively successful fragrance line just made a killing too Kim released her newest set of perfumes Tuesday, which consists of 3 fragrances -- Kimoji Cherry, Kimoji Peach and Kimoji Vibes. Without spending a cent on advertising, her new products made a whopping $5 MILLION ... in 5 minutes! The new KKW bottles go for 45 bucks each, and only social media marketing was used to get the word out for the release. Clearly, it worked wonders. Kim also sent some candy grams to her celeb friends and her sisters ... with a complimentary fragrance inside. We're told the amount of bottles available for launch this time around was increased due to the high demand, but just like multi-million dollar launch of her first line ... it's expected to sell out quickly. As for the 5-minute bonanza ... Kim's been here before. Her cosmetics line hauled in $14 mil at its

Ghanaian musician Michael Owusu Addo, popularly known as Sarkodie in music circles has tied the knot with his girlfriend and baby mama Tracy. The rapper whose wedding information leaked on social media recently, reportedly performed the traditional marriage rites on Tuesday, 17th July, 2018 in a coded location at Tema. The two who have known each other for 10 years, have a daughter called Titi. Sarkodie until this wedding had been seriously trolled for not marrying Tracy even after they had a child few years ago. Meanwhile, the ‘Hope’ rapper has always expressed his fondness of Tracy and Titi both in his songs and interviews. See some of the wedding pictures below By: Kwame Dadzie/citinewsroom.com/Ghana

Ghanaian artiste, Stonebwoy has clarified his contractual obligations to Zylofon Music regards his new deal with Universal Music Group. Reports in certain quarters suggested his deal with the Zylofon... Ghanaian artiste, Stonebwoy has clarified his contractual obligations to Zylofon Music regards his new deal with Universal Music Group. Reports in certain quarters suggested his deal with the Zylofon Media imprint was over because of his new deal with the world’s largest music company. STONEBWOY SIGNS DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP “I am STILL with ZYLOFON MUSIC..” tweeted the ‘Mama’ act hours after news of the new deal broke. Details of his tweet below. Read below our report about Stonebwoy signing with Universal Music Group Ghanaian Dancehall and Reggae artiste, Stonebwoy has signed a deal with Universal Music Group, Starfireproblogspot.com can report. He becomes the second Ghana-based artiste after Singer and Song writer, Cina Soul to be signed by the world’s

Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest will release the visuals of his song ‘Azumah Nelson Flow’ today. The video stars three-time World Boxing champion, Azumah Nelson who is celebrating his birthday today,... Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest will release the visuals of his song ‘Azumah Nelson Flow’ today. The video stars three-time World Boxing champion, Azumah Nelson who is celebrating his birthday today, July 19. It will be premiered on MTV Base. AZUMAH NELSON TO BE HONOURED BY WORLD BOXING COUNCIL ON JULY 19 A speech by Nelson is sampled at the beginning of the song. The song finds the ‘godMC’ taking a swipe at colleague rappers who feel validated by awards scheme, and not the content they put out. “E be awards we go chop do they feed men? Do they pay tuition and school fees? Like a polite slave master, nigga please Stay woke they sell hope it’s a hoax.” raps M. Dot. The Rvdical The Kid-mastered work emphasizes M. Dot ‘s trajectory of quality over quantity, and writing records

The young, mellifluous singer, Amaarae, fuses a wide fluctuation of colors in her debut music video for ‘Fluid.’ Since our last interaction, Amaarae and her team have been real busy. She graced a variety of musical stages, released a “fun video” for Anthem4DeezH**s and got the opportunity of blessing Stonebwoy’s Epistles of Mama with a guest verse. The song ‘Fluid’ is easily one of the first to fall in love with on her Passion Fruit Summers EP and it’s only right Amaarae began her video release spree with a banger of a video. It is definitely one of the most creative videos to have come out this year. The video was launched together with her new website which we think is absolutely phenomenal! Check it here: amaaraemusic.com From the list of contributors for the video, it’s obvious Amaarae and her team put in a lot of effort to produce the desired effect. The video stuck to the theme of the EP as well as the song title. Kudos to the team for such great work.

Since Black Panther proved such a blockbuster, a sequel was inevitable, and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed one in March. With the sequel announced so close to the release of the original film, it will be a while before many details begin to trickle out, writes Cnet.com’s Gael Fashingbauer Cooper. Plus, just two months after the release of Black Panther , we visited Wakanda again in Avengers: Infinity War , which featured T’Challa ( Chadwick Boseman ), Shuri (Letitia Wright), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and others in an enormous battle scene set in the African country (poor Okoye just wanted a Starbucks , or maybe the Olympics). As information about Marvel’s Black Panther 2 rolls out, we will collect it here, and try and separate the confirmed facts from the rumours and theories. (Right now, rumours and theories are almost all we have, but truths will eventually trickle out) Release date: When Feige confirmed Black Panther 2, telling Entertainment Weekly , “we