Reggae singer Luciano, known for his pleasing demeanour, lost his cool at Saturday night's 'Unite the People' show held at the Montpelier Show Ground, in St. James. Luciano kicked a monitor box off the stage before leaving in a huff after he was heckled by a fan.

With more than two dozen murders under their belt and being singled out by the police for unleashing terror in sections of Montego Bay, the notorious Stone Crusher Gang has received kudos from controversial dancehall artistes Bounty Killer and Mavado.

Three members of the Pakistani cricket World Cup squad were briefly questioned by Jamaican police investigating the murder of coach Bob Woolmer, then permitted to leave the island with the rest of the team.

Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was strangled in his hotel room after the team’s shocking World Cup loss to Ireland, police said Thursday.

Less than a day after his team's elimination from the ICC Cricket World Cup following a shocking loss to Ireland, Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer was pronounced dead at hospital after being found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston by hotel attendants.

Recently, a number of dancehall selectors have been physically attacked or threat-ened because of their alignment with artistes and their so-called 'selective' playing.

In each of the first two World Cups, the West Indies beat Pakistan. Each time they went on to lift the trophy. As the ninth edition of cricket's showpiece opened yesterday, the Windies bested Pakistan again. This time the margin of victory was 54 runs.

"What an honour," said Brian Lara, the West Indies captain when he stepped forward to utter the Players' Declaration at the ceremonial opening of this ICC Cricket World Cup at the Trelawny Stadium on Sunday evening.

The ICC Cricket World Cup opened yesterday amidst fanfare, pageantry and splendour as the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, Daniel Town, Jamaica, kick-started one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.

West Indies crashed to an embarrassing nine-wicket defeat to India after a stunning batting collapse in their Cricket World Cup (CWC) warm-up match at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium yesterday.