Jamaica

  A video has been going around trying to explain homophobia in Jamaica. Why does the Caribbean island supposedly hate the LGBT community? According to the video, Jamaica’s homophobic roots go back to slavery, when enslaved men were often raped by their White men masters, not just on plantations, but in the ships in which […]

A joint U.S. and Jamaican operation captures an accused scam artist. The suspect faces extradition to the United States for allegedly bilking elderly American victims out of millions of dollars.

The You Should Be Here singer has been sharing some beautiful pictures of Jamaica's countryside, but she's also been showing off her killer body.

Block Entertainment and MMG Digital officially have their first lady! Her name is Kris Kelli and she hails from Kingston, Jamaica, but currently resides in Atlanta Georgia while furthering her music career. You can catch her on the road with Floetry for their reunion tour or on her latest EP, titled 3rd World Problem, which […]

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Long before Amber Rose was dancing to “Nobody Has To Know,” dancehall artist Kranium was making people move to his music. Before he became internationally…

Tessanne Chin, season five winner of “The Voice,” appeared on “NewsOne Now” with guest host Mo Ivory to discuss her musical journey from Jamaica and…

John Holt (pictured), one of Jamaica’s most-beloved and smoothest sounding vocalists, passed away at age 69 on Sunday morning in London.  The cause of death…

  Dancehall artist, Vybz Kartel (real name is Adidja Palmer), and three of his associates were found guilty of murder regarding the death of a promoter back in 2011.   Jamaican news sources report that Kartel’s trial lasted 65 days, one of the longest trials in Jamaica’s circuit court system. ROLLING STONE reports: Jurors deliberated less than […]