BY HOWARD CAMPBELL—- DESPITE the furor over the billed appearance of Queen Ifrica, a spokesperson for last Sunday’s Rastafest in Toronto, says the show was a success. Masani Montague of promoters Upfront Theatre Foundation, says over 10,000 fans attended the roots-reggae event which was held at Downsview Park. QUEEN IFRICA… was pulled from the festival…
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the hospital in the capital, Pretoria. President Jacob Zuma said in a statement Sunday that former President Mandela remains in critical condition and was sent to his Johannesburg home early Sunday, where he would continue to get intensive care.
VETERAN artist Eek-A-Mouse was released from a North Carolina prison in July. The Outer Banks Sentinel newspaper reports that the singjay, whose real name is Ripton Joseph Hylton, was released for time served in a plea agreement reached by his attorney, Phillip Hayes, and assistant District Attorney Lauren Arizaga.
Buju Banton – File By Livern Barrett— Convicted reggae superstar Buju Banton has been transferred from the Florida federal prison where he has been serving a 10-year sentence.
Thanks to telecommunication companies LIME and Digicel, students at the Miracle Tabernacle Free Town Church of God of Prophecy in Clarendon, enjoyed some well needed back- to- school supplies.
Freddie McGregor—– By Hazelann Williams— DESCRIBING HIMSELF as a “strong lobbyist for the music inside and outside Jamaica“, veteran singer Freddie McGregor is nothing but honest about the current state of Jamaica and Jamaica’s music industry.
