Author: Kera

Reggae veteran Tanya Stephens clapped back at criticism over her snubbing Prime Minister Andrew Holness at an event. A video of the event, organised by Ian ‘Pepe’ Goodison, was shared by the prime minister on social media on Saturday, showing him greeting several attendees. His friendly greeting, which included smiles, a handshake, and hugs, was reciprocated by almost everyone, based on the video. When he extended his hand to Tanya Stephens, she seemingly kept her hands in her pocket instead. While she smiled and interacted with him, social media users were not pleased to see her ignore a handshake. One…

A video of a woman almost losing her life while setting someone’s car on fire has garnered the attention of thousands. The video was shared on the social media platform X on March 1, 2025, and has since received more than a million views. The shocking footage shows the woman wearing a black hooded sweater, grey sweatpants, and black shoes. The footage begins when she is dousing the vehicle’s interior with gasoline.  The vehicle is parked alongside other cars outside a building. She can be seen pouring the liquid inside a black car from one of the rare windows. Afterwards,…

A Trinidadian hairdresser was hospitalised after being doused with acid by two women who attacked her. The incident stemmed from the 21-year-old hairstylist allegedly socialising with the male associates of the attackers. The vicious attack occurred after the victim, identified as Jessie James, was booked for a hair appointment by one of the women, according to a report. James’ aunt, Galia Noel, shared the details of the incident with Guardian Media. As per the aunt’s accounts, James the woman made the appointment to have her hair styled in Belmont, northeast Port of Spain. According to the report, James went to…

The murder of a 26-year-old businessman is garnering a lot of attention online along with criticism. News of Stephan Trenchfield’s murder was initially met with condolences from the public. Trenchfield, a resident of TopHill, St. Elizbeth was shot and killed on Constant Spring main road in St. Andrew. The reports state that the St. Elizabeth-based businessman was travelling in a Mercedes Benz motor vehicle when he was attacked by armed men. The gunmen were travelling on a motorcycle and opened fire at Trenchfield in the area of Phil’s Hardware and Rubis Gas Station. Trenchfield was later pronounced dead at Andrew’s…

A blazing FedEx plane engine has been added to the string of plane incidents in the past few months. The frequent accidents involving planes, mainly passenger planes, have significantly raised concerns about air safety. In the latest incident, a bird struck a courier plane, causing its engine to burst into flames on Saturday morning. The incident happened shortly after the FedEx plane departed the runway of Newark Airport and lifted in the sky around. The plane landed with the burning engine around 8:07 a.m., which was nine minutes after taking off, according to the New York Post, citing reports from…

Over the weekend, Nicki Minaj shocked many Jamaicans when she announced that she was a fan of Dancehall artist Alkaline. This did not sit well with the fans of Vybz Kartel. The Trinidadian rapper expressed her love for his music, noting that she was recently introduced to his songs. The announcement was shared in her Instagram Stories, where she repeatedly shared Alkaline’s single One More Time. While endorsing his music, the Queen of Rap indicated that she was dancing to his songs and would show the world “what a VENDETTA looks like.” She wrote, “Ungrateful ppl mi nuh too rate…

Jamaican Dancehall artiste Spice went on a heated rant, addressing her rivals on the Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta reality TV show, as well as the production team. The Queen of Dancehall, born Grace Hamilton, held nothing back in an Instagram livestream, and clips have since been circulating the internet internationally. Kickstarting with the show’s production, Spice stated that the show removed scenes of her arguing in her native language because they did not understand it. She requested that they hire a Jamaican translator to aid with editing the show so that when she expresses herself, it does not get discarded.…

A group of American policemen are facing backlash after a video was shared online showing how a woman was thrown to the sidewalk by an officer while his colleagues watched. The incident was captured on the body cam of a deputy and was shared on Instagram on Friday. In the video, a deputy hands the woman what appears to be documents in a Ziploc bag and says, “Here’s your stuff.” He is accompanied by multiple officers as he pushes her down a corridor towards a door while saying, “Start walking this way.” The woman walks along and shakes off the…

Social media is buzzing about whether or not Dancehall artistes Kiprich and Spice would make a good couple. The conversation about their compatibility sparked after Kiprich participated in a viral challenge that involved individuals shooting their shots with their crushes in either pictures or videos. In Kiprich’s video, he can be seen sitting in a vehicle before the clip changes to a video of Grace ‘Spice’ Hamilton modelling a lovely blue dress. Rather than addressing her by her stage name, the video’s caption mentions her legal name. The video was shared to his TikTok account, and it has been circulating…

Dancehall artiste Intence continues to face criticism from Gaza fans for neglecting to mention Vybz Kartel as his favourite dancehall artiste. The Yahoo Boyz deejay first received criticism for naming Alkaline during a recent interview after the hostess asked him to share his favourite Jamaican dancehall artiste. Although Intence mentioned that he could get backlash for choosing Alkaline, he maintained his answer. When a clip of the interview was shared online, the loyal fans of Vybz Kartel were not happy with his choice. Intence was asked a similar question on Capital Xtra, the biggest hip-hop radio station in the United…