The dust of excitement has not yet settled on the poetic love verses in the track 'It's Ok by 'deejay Bounty Killer. As the track continues to generate discussion about his softer side, his poetic endeavours will go international when he lights up the HBO Cable network this year as a celbrity guest for Def Poetry Jam.

The reward that was posted by Shocking Vibes and Beenie Man for information leading to the arrest of Bogle's killers remains at J$1 million and is yet to be collected.

Jamaican churches are willing to consider banning funeral services from their sanctuaries and restricting them to burial sites, to counter the growing trend of mourners who wear flesh-exposing attire, smoke marijuana and display rowdy behaviour in or around churches.

Operation Kingfish, the police's latest crime-fighting initiative, has turned its attention to the music business. But, not in search of entertainment.

Police are once again clamping down on piracy of hundreds of copyrighted music, but authorities say that illegal copies of the latest DVDs have recently flooded the black market by the thousands.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Popular dancehall reggae singer Sizzla was released from custody after police questioned him in connection with alleged involvement in gunrunning and gang violence, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Justin Hinds of Justin Hinds and the Dominoes fame lost his battle with lung cancer on Wednesday night, Splash understands. He would have been 63 on May 7.

Declaring that the country is at war with criminal gangs, the Government yesterday announced the introduction of soldiers, including the National Reserve, into its crime-fighting strategy, and promised that the state's response to the brutality of the gangs would be lethal.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A suspected armed robber linked to a string of hold-ups in Toronto last year has been arrested for murder in Jamaica.

Buju Banton had his turn. Bounty Killer had his day. Bob Marley had his segment. Beenie Man got a look in. Spragga was there, Cobra got intermittent spins and Sizzla had a couple shots.