Author: Kera

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s grandmother was held hostage in his home when gunmen stormed the property in search of money and keys. The unsettling event unfolded on Sunday night at his Florida residence. Four armed and masked men entered the home through the garage. Rather than raiding the whole house, their focus was set on cash and car keys. At the time, 6ix9ine himself was not present. He said he was livestreaming with social media personality Jack Doherty, who had his own legal troubles days earlier. Meanwhile, the intruders confronted Tekashi’s 60-year-old mother. According to reports, some of the armed men kept the elderly woman outside against her will…

After calling both Malie Donn and Armanii “trash” and receiving sharp replies from the two, Valiant released another round of statements that showed he had no intention of softening his stance. Instead, he pushed the feud further, addressing each artiste separately while reinforcing his loyalty to his camp, Diplomats. When speaking on Malie Donn, Valiant addressed claims made by Malie that he was chasing a collaboration. He claimed that Malie Donn’s producer, Dransky, had contacted him seeking a collaboration, one Valiant said was meant to save his career. Rather than backing down, he doubled the disrespect by calling out both Malie…

Armanii fired back at Valiant, calling him a “wasteman” in a sharp, unapologetic video. Instead of brushing off Valiant’s recent comments, where he dismissed Armanii as “trash” and joked about his supposed excitement around Alkaline, Armanii chose to confront him in an Instagram post. In his video shared to IG Stories, Armanii did not mince words, calling Valiant a slew of names, including a “coward” for coming at him. Armanii claims that Valiant had been disrespected by multiple men, but chose him as the person to go after.  Armanii and Valiant were friends until they had a falling out behind the scenes. During that time,…

The taxi operator, Brandon Mayne, who was swiftly named by police as a person of interest in the murder of a teacher and her daughter, has been found dead. On Friday afternoon, Mayne was discovered hanging from a tree in a yard in Tweedside, Clarendon, in what preliminary reports suggest is a suspected suicide. Police say the body was found around 1:00 p.m., and early information indicates he had fled to the area on Wednesday, the day before the bodies of 29-year-old teacher Tara Pinnock and 14-year-old Tahlia Wright were discovered. The victims were found in their Keystone home with…

Dancehall artiste Valiant threw shade at Malie Donn and Armanii during a recent appearance on popular Twitch streamer Punga’s channel. The stream also featured Jamaican social media personalities Swiss Lee and Hauto, who brought up controversial topics. During the episode, Valiant was asked to name the dancehall artistes who had “fallen off” or were “trash” based on a list provided by Swiss Lee.  The list included Malie Donn, Armanii, Skeng, 450, and Pablo YG. At first, Valiant defended all the artistes on the list, emphasising that Swiss Lee had named strong figures in the dancehall scene. “None of them fall…

A manhunt has been launched for a 17-year-old student and two other men after 2 officers were gunned down in St Andrew on Thursday night. The incident happened on Waltham Park Road, where the two off-duty policemen were having a conversation with a group of men over a stolen vehicle. Reports say that the policemen were attempting to resolve an issue concerning a stolen vehicle. The encounter, which occurred near a workplace that is jointly operated by officers, turned deadly when at least two of the men brandished handguns and opened fire at the police around 8 p.m. The police…

A teacher and her 14-year-old daughter were dead at their St Catherine home on Thursday. The shocking discovery was made in Spanish Town by police after receiving a concerning call from the principal of Bridgeport Primary. According to reports, 29-year-old Tara Pinnock was teaching at the school but did not show up for work for two consecutive days. Her absence raised red flags for the school’s principal, who contacted the police after repeated attempts to reach her were unsuccessful. Officers went to the house and were forced to break in when no one answered. Inside one of the bedrooms, they found both mother and…

Reggae legend Buju Banton and Minister of Transportation Daryl Vaz went back and forth Thursday over alleged stolen hurricane relief supplies. The entertainer exposed what he considered to be a “broken” system, which left him frustrated and pointing a finger at the Norman Manley Airport in a now viral video. Buju called for accountability and transparency at Jamaica’s ports after he reportedly discovered that relief barrels he sent to Jamaica to aid Hurricane Melissa victims were allegedly tampered with. His comments led to him and Vaz each presenting conflicting accounts of what happened after the supplies landed in Kingston. Buju…

The man who drowned in the Rio Cobre on Wednesday after seemingly leaping from a police vehicle has been identified as a 73-year-old farmer. The deceased, Melton Smith, was reportedly being transported from the Bog Walk Police Station to the Spanish Town lock-up when the incident unfolded. Smith, a resident of Mickelton Meadows, Linstead, died at Flat Bridge in St. Catherine. According to reports, Smith was a suspect in an alleged case of abduction and carnal abuse, sexual abuse, particularly towards a child. Around 1:00 p.m., while officers were driving across the bridge, he allegedly jumped from the back of…

Police shot and killed four gunmen in an alleged confrontation that ensued when the armed men attempted to escape a murder scene in St Catherine. The first crime scene was in Guy’s Hill, where a group of five gunmen shot two men on Wednesday evening. One of the men died from his injuries, while the other survived and has since been hospitalised. The criminal group fled the area in a vehicle after the incident, but did not make it far before police intercepted them. According to reports, the men were travelling in a KIA motorcar that was later spotted heading…