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May 30th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Poison Dart DJ’s Antone “Tony Montana” Geargo-Neely (some reports are that he was not part of Poison Dart, but had his own sound system), Michael “Chris Rock” Rottigan, and their friend Kevin “Bumba Blaze” Jordache Webster were murdered last Saturday, in what appears to be a senseless act of retaliation, from an incident which [...]
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April 29th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

I’m back from my birthday weekend and there’s a lot of things happening in the news, so click the links for the details:
Grand Theft Auto IV hits stores today and 6 million people will be introduced to the Real McKoy aka Mavado in just the first week! The video game makers enlisted Mavado on it’s [...]
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April 22nd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Man wins $25,000 for sending money to his girlfriend in JA…I bet he’ll have to send her some more now!!
Asafa Powell pulls chest muscle, but it’s “not a big deal”
Patrons in Montego Bay riot over noise ordinance..dang they cut off the music at 12:00, times are surely changing!
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April 18th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment

Wow, to look at some of these pictures it’s hard to believe that these are the same streets I’ve walked time and time again, it looks like a disaster zone. On Wednesday there was a storm system that brought a barrage of rain into the area and subsequently flooded a number of districts within the [...]
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April 14th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Congratulations to April Jackson, she was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe on this past Saturday at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica; and will go on to represent Jamaica in Vietnam, at the Miss Universe pageant, later this year. Keyshia Cole was the celebrity guest performer at the event and by all accounts performed [...]
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April 10th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Update: The IOC has officially stripped the US 1600 and 200 meter relay teams of their medals today.
The IOC (International Olympic Committee) wants to award the 2000 Olympic, Jamaican women’s sprint team, the gold medals for the 1600-meter and possibly the bronze medals for the 200-meter relays, after disqualifying not only Marion Jones but the [...]
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April 10th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![I-Tunes bans Buju Banton, T.O.K. & Elephant Man]()
Things are really, really heating up for Jamaican artists, and the country as a whole when it comes to homophobia. Gay rights activists are on the warpath and are taking no prisoners against reggae artists who have homophobic lyrics (past and present) and those who support them. Earlier this week, I reported that Red [...]
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April 9th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment
![Cedella Marley Booker has passed away at 81]()
The mother of Bob Marley, Cedella Marley Booker, passed away on yesterday, April 8, 2008, in Miami. Her grandson, Kymani Marley spoke with the Miami Herald, stating she “has always been a very loving, caring and supporting person in my life. She was always there to help me — even when I didn’t ask for [...]
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April 7th, 2008 by Tremaya | 15 Comments
![Red Stripe Beer pulls sponsorship from all music events…but what’s the REAL reason?]()
It’s Sunday night and I don’t normally post on the weekends, but I read this story and it just irked me to the point that I was drawn to my laptop to give my two cents. It just really ticks me off when corporations, or even people in general, try to insult the consumer’s or [...]
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April 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Naomi Campbell does the fool again or should I say as usual???]()
Different day, same story… Naomi Campbell was handcuffed and escorted off a flight at Heathrow airport in London. The charge this time…spitting at an officer….oh so classy Naomi! I guess there really is no such thing as rehabilitation for some folks.
(Naomi Campbell’s mother is Jamaican)
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April 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment
![Just when you think you’ve heard it all…dogsledding in Jamaica???]()
Stories like this are why I love blogging about Jamaica… LOL!…
Chukka Caribbean Adventures with the backing of Jimmy Buffett is offering 16 minute dog sled rides across the beach in Ocho Rios. You can read the full story here. Now I’m just the idiot to go and try it out, so if you are like [...]
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April 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![First days of free healthcare in Jamaica going well]()
While politicians here in the US still flap their lips and in-fight about free health care, Jamaica has put their words into action and made health care free for everyone. Last year, previous Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller made health care free for children, and as of April 1, reigning Prime MInister Bruce Golding made health [...]
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April 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Suspect who attempted to carry bomb parts on Air Jamaica traumatized by war in Iraq and mother’s murder]()
We now have a name for the face of Kevin Brown, the man whom officials held in custody on Tuesday at Orlando International Airport for attempting to check-in luggage which held bomb making explosives. His family is reporting that Brown was traumatized by his serving in two army missions in Iraq, and the questionable [...]
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April 2nd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Woman avoids hate crime sentence after calling Jamaican neighbor the “N”-word and hitting him with car]()
This story is just crazy all around, you can read more about here.
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March 28th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Beenie Man- The Many Woes of Moses]()
I did a feature story on Beenie Man at Hip Hop Lives Online, check it out here.
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March 28th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![The Weekend Round-Up]()
Air China is interested in buying Air Jamaica
D’Angel says she is not interfering with Beenie’s visitation rights
Mavado’s music will be featured on next Grand Theft Auto release
Prime Minister Bruce Golding to visit South Florida
A Florida nurse who was born in Jamaica wins over $1 million dollars playing the nickel slots
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March 27th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment
![Charles and Camilla in Jamaica]()
The Royals recently visited the Caribbean and Jamaica was one of their stops, they visited Falmouth, Kingston, and Montego Bay amongst other Jamaican cities while there.
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March 27th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment
![Beenie in court again/Mavado arrested again/Don Corleon gets Girlicious/US recruiting JA teachers]()
Beenie back in court again to answer charges on tax evasion
Mavado arrested again
Producer extraordinaire, Don Corleon featured on CW’s Girlicious
US recruiting Jamaican teachers
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March 24th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![The Marley Biopic is being refused licensing rights to Bob Marley’s music]()
Although Rita Marley is the executive producer of the biopic that will highlight her life with Bob Marley, the family is refusing the production company, the Weinstein Company, access to Bob Marley’s catalog of music. Why? It’s reported that a competing documentary on Marley’s life, which will be directed by Martin Scorsese, is the source [...]
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March 17th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment
![Mikey Dread has passed away from complications due to a brain tumor]()
Michael Campbell, aka Mikey Dread died on Saturday, March 15th, 2008 in Connecticut. Mikey Dread had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2007 and is survived by 6 children.
YawdFromAbroad.com would like to send it’s condolences to the family.
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March 7th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Suspect in Wendy’s shooting was born in Jamaica]()
Alburn Edward Blake, the suspect who shot five people including himself on last Monday, was born in Jamaica according to reports by several media outlets. 60-year-old Blake walked into a West Palm Beach Wendy’s fast food restaurant, and began to open fire on patrons at random, killing a paramedic and finally himself. Blake was [...]
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March 6th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![DJ Kool Herc’s home known as “The Birthplace of Hip Hop” protected from being sold]()
The Bronx apartment building where Clive Campbell, aka DJ Kool Herc, moved to in 1973 after immigrating from Jamaica and the official “Birth Place of Hip Hop”, has been saved from being sold to real estate investors. The deal to sell the 100-unit apartment building at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue was rejected by the Department of [...]
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March 1st, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Condolences to the families of Alex from TOK, Joe Gibbs, & comedian Real Idiot]()
Alex of the group TOK (featured on the left in the picture above), lost his father this week. After suffering a stroke and a subsequent heart attack Derrick McCalla died on Saturday. This is the third recent loss for Alex, his brother Gavin was murdered and his death was the motivation for TOK’s most successful [...]
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February 28th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Rapper Shyne to be released early and his father is elected as Belize’s first black Prime Minister]()
It’s being reported that rapper Shyne will be released early from prison for good behavior. Shyne is currently serving a 10 year sentence stemming from a shooting that occured at New York night club in 1999. Shyne along with Sean Combs, Jennifer Lopez and others were involved in an altercation with someone at the club, [...]
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February 26th, 2008 by Tremaya | 3 Comments
![Why are they trying to kill off my “husband” Beres Hammond?]()
Rumor has it that there have been stories circulating that my “husband” Beres Hammond is dead from a heart attack. I didn’t get this memo and I’m glad that I didn’t, because I love Beres, he is my absolute favorite male reggae singer and if he even sang the ABC’s to me I would be [...]
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February 5th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment
![Rumor has it that there’s another Marley in the world!]()
Various media outlets are reporting that Lauryn Hill has given birth to her 5th child by Rohan Marley “in the recent past”, a girl. I’m not sure if it’s true or not, but if so then as I stated before, congratulations!
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February 2nd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Jamaica urged to stop anti-gay crime, New airport in Portland, The World Bank visits JA]()
The human rights organization, Human Rights Watch has officially put Jamaica on notice, again. The organization has urged Jamaica to put a stop to the rampant anti-gay violence that is increasing throughout the country. Jamaica’s lack of prevention and inadequate response to crimes against gays is a growing issue around the world and the latest [...]
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January 28th, 2008 by Tremaya | 9 Comments
![Diana Ross Has Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Patrons Singing The Blues!]()
Oh dear! It seems that the infamous Ms. Ross brought her widely rumored diva ways along for the ride with her to Jamaica, as a performer at the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. Regarded as one of the premiere performers of the event, Ms. Ross’ performance on Saturday night was said to be [...]
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January 23rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Pre and Post Weekend Rundown]()
I hope everyone enjoyed their Martin Luther King, Jr holiday on yesterday, (here in the US). I spent the extended weekend with my parents and I was even able to watch 3 movies, The Kingdom, Cloverfield, and Bourne Ultimatum, all of which were really good. The Kingdom was really good and I love how the [...]
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January 18th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments
![Suss: Ras Kassa babysitting for Stephen Marley???]()
The New York Post’s, Page 6 is reporting that while Stephen Marley is hard at work on the acoustic re-release and DVD version of his 2007 “Mind Control”, director Ras Kassa and company are “minding” 8 of his 13 alleged kids. (If this isn’t suss, I don’t know what is.) Want to read Ras’ reaction [...]
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