After months of speculation and hype, the supposed creator of a controversial Jamaican adult website has charged for his operation of the outlet. Law enforcement officials arrested 27-year-old Ronald Oates on Monday and subsequently slapped him with several charges under the cyber-crimes act and the larceny act on Friday. Oates was nabbed by police at [...]
Popular dancehall entertainer Elephant Man has been charged with grievous sexual assault and rape. The police said the charges stem from an incident at his St. Andrew home earlier this month. Investigators said a woman filed a police report claiming that the artiste, whose real name is Oneil Bryan sexually assaulted her. The police said [...]
My friends over at Outaroad.com are reporting that Portmore Empire singjay, Vanessa Saddler, more popularly known as Gaza Slim, has become the third member of the “Gaza” group to face a charge in relation to a case involving the group’s leader, Vybz Kartel. Gaza Slim, otherwise known as Vanessa Bling, was formally charged on Friday [...]
SEVEN police officers assigned to the Southern Division Robbery Squad and CID have been charged with the murders of Abigail Johnson, Allana Duncan and Kerron “Fingers” Eccles. The instructions to charge the officers—six men and one woman—were given by Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard last evening to a specially hand-picked team of detectives, under [...]
No one is above the law, not even a national hero! Trinidad and Tobago superstar footballer Stern John and attorney Denisha Mayers appeared in Port of Spain Magistrates Court on Monday charged with breaching the curfew. The two appeared along with Terysa and Terri-ann Humphrey and were all charged with breaching the 11pm national curfew on Saturday, after [...]
Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) investigators this evening charged Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidjah Palmer, with murder, illegal possession of firearm and conspiracy to murder. The charges against Palmer were made following the conduct of an interview this afternoon by detectives from the MIT in the presence of his attorneys. The allegation is that [...]
Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel who was arrested on Friday morning at a hotel in Kingston for illegal possession of marijuana, remains in police custody at this time, and will reportedly be interviewed by police investigators early this week. Following Vybz Kartel’s arrest, head of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), Assistant Commissioner Ealan Powell, has disclosed [...]
The former proprietor of the Latin Movement Nightclub at Dunrobin Plaza, St Andrew, Jamaica appear in the Home Circuit Court yesterday to face charges of human trafficking. Hermelinda Parker was remanded to return on November 18. The human trafficking business was a family affair that also involved her husband, Anthony Parker (who is jointly charged) [...]
Popular dancehall deejay, Elephant Man, real name is ONeil Bryan, is scheduled to return Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on November 30 for the start of his trial on a charge of abstracting electricity. The trial involving the colorful and lively entertainer was expected to begin yesterday, however, a new trial date had to be [...]
Entertainer Ravi “Ravi B” Bissambhar has been charged with encouraging supporters to throw missiles onto the stage during a performance almost six months ago. A summons was issued for the lead singer of the band Karma, to appear before a San Fernando magistrate on September 27. The charge was laid by ASP Carl Ramlal, following [...]
DANCEHALL deejay Mavado was yesterday arrested and charged by the St James police for assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property. Mavado, whose real name is David Brooks, turned himself in to police early yesterday subsequent to being named as a person of interest when a man complained that he and his teenage [...]
Former Portmore Empire member and dancehall artiste Lisa Hyper was arrested and charged for beating a female recently. There are variations of why the woman was beaten into the ground, but she must have done something to piss the Gaza barbie off and her friends! It is alleged that Lisa was charged for assault by [...]