January 2015

Youth nominate Kartel for awards

January 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_2933" align="alignleft" width="300"] Vybz Kartel[/caption] INCARCERATED deejay Vybz Kartel was nominated in five categories at the Youth View Awards (YVAs) media launch held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St Andrew, on Thursday night. Kartel, who is serving a life sentence for his role in the...

Model who says Cosby sexually abused her meets with police

January 15, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_2930" align="alignleft" width="300"] Chloe Goins (left) a model who claims entertainer Bill Cosby drugged and sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008, leaves Los Angeles police headquarters with her attorney Spencer Kuvin after meeting with police investigators. (AP picture)[/caption] LOS ANGELES (AP) -...

No apology

January 15, 2015 in Regional

By Linda Straker ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Jan 14, CMC – The Grenada government says it will not apologise to any country, including China, for publicly disclosing the names of agencies, institutions or countries that have come forward and assist the island with dealing with its...

Eminem fan dies after rapper’s visit

January 15, 2015 in International

ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan (AP) — A terminally ill Detroit-area teenager who was surprised by a visit from rapper Eminem has died. Rainbow Connection Executive Director Mary Grace McCarter said yesterday that the parents of 17-yearold Gage Garmo told her that he died Monday in their Rochester...

Gully Bop released from hospital after surgery

January 14, 2015 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall’s newest sensation Gully Bop was on Tuesday released from hospital following a minor surgery to remove a hernia. “He went in on Sunday and came out today,” manager and promoter Isaiah Laing told OBSERVER ONLINE Tuesday evening. “The operation was successful [and] he’s...