Dressed in a fire red jacket, matching head band and sneakers, Elephant Man gave the full house at the Wavz show ground in Negril, the venue for the third Smirnoff 96 degrees summer parties, a sizzling performance.

The police in Montego Bay have stumbled on what they have described as an ingenious car-stealing ring, which they say was being used by gangs to commit other serious crimes in St. James.

Things could turn ugly for dancehall star Buju Banton when he turns up in Amsterdam next week for two concerts. Gay rights campaigners are seeking to have him arrested under Dutch law for inciting violence against gays and lesbians.

Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings will miss the Olympics after twice testing positive for testosterone.

Eight weeks have passed since Studio One Records, the music label which gave the name to the street on which it is situated - Studio One Boulevard - has been closed, but the famed studio is expected to reopen on Monday according to Lou Gooden, a member of the Studio One management team.

Residents of Tawes Pen are irate that they are being discriminated against by the authorities because of the 'revision' of the funeral date of Oliver 'Bubba' Smith, the leader of the notorious 'One Order' gang, to Monday, rather than on a more traditional weekend date.

Beenie Man's reported apology to the world hit Jamaica like a scud missile, leaving silent tongues in the deejay community.

The past two weeks in Jamaica have been less bloody than usual as the incidence of murders took a significant nosedive from a weekly figure of 42 murders six weeks ago to 18 last week and 19 a fortnight ago.

MONACO, Italy (CMC) - Jamaica's track and field man-of-the-moment Asafa Powell has shot up to the number one spot in the 100-metre rankings of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

After recently defending violence and homophobia in his songs, Beenie Man's U-turn on eve of album release fails to satisfy gay activists.