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Beenie Man pours out his heart, and Camille feels the love
Beenie Man gave a whole speech at his fiancée Camille Lee's birthday dinner, talking about how they finally hooked up around four years back, right before her special day. The dancehall artist told everyone at the family gathering that he had loved her for over two decades, but their romantic situation only kicked off recently. He mentioned they vibe because they hate and like the same people, plus she cares about his music career. The couple dated for around two years before getting engaged earlier this year. Beenie said Camille stayed lifting him through emotional chaos for 23 years before they made things official. She posted clips from the dinner party, thanking her man Moses for putting together the event with their close friends...
Shawn Storm celebrates his birthday in style, love on display
Shawn Storm hit social media to flex his birthday setup with his girlfriend after she hooked up their hotel room with red roses and decorations. The Portmore deejay walked through the spot laughing before stepping onto a balcony with ocean views at some resort. He told followers to dump anyone who does not treat them right on their special day and thanked everyone for another year of life. The artist has been living free for 16 months after getting released from prison. His actual age stays private, but he seems happy celebrating with his partner at the fancy location.
Squash sends storm support from prison, fans rally behind deejay
Dancehall artist Squash dropped a solidarity message for people back home dealing with Hurricane Melissa damage, even though he's locked up in federal prison doing 27 months on gun charges. The note got submitted as court evidence during his sentencing, but focused entirely on islanders struggling after the storm wrecked communities across the country. The St James native told his crew and family to pitch in with relief work and reminded everyone they'll bounce back like always. Squash has been sitting in custody since getting popped with two firearms during a traffic stop and copped to the alien gun possession charge. He's looking at staying behind bars until late 2026 with some probation and a small fine tacked on, though early...
Toll road crash claims five lives, blowout and speed blamed
A minibus packed with 19 people went sideways on the PJ Patterson Toll Highway in St. Catherine after what appears to be a tire blowout and maybe excessive speed. The Toyota Hiace was rolling towards Kingston when the driver lost control, smashed a guardrail and flipped the whole thing over. Five passengers ended up dead from the crash, three guys and two women, while survivors got rushed to hospitals. The wreck scattered bodies across the roadway and left multiple injured people needing medical care. A toddler around two years old is among those getting treatment at area hospitals after the vehicle rollover.
Gov’t hands JPS $150M lifeline, power spat sparks House drama
Jamaica's parliament met up and decided to front JPS a 150 million dollar loan after the utility company said power restoration would drag on until spring without extra cash. Hurricane Melissa wrecked the grid and repairs need around 350 million total, with JPS saying the hardest hit zones would stay dark until late spring. MP Daryl Vaz pushed the loan through, claiming it puts zero risk on taxpayers and would speed up fixes to wrap by late winter instead. Opposition leader Mark Golding went off about the deal being sketchy since JPS still needs another 200 million which nobody knows where it will come from. He argued the government cash should rebuild houses and hospitals instead of bailing out a private company whose contract expires...
Shot 33 times and still fighting, Adisa pleads for help
A Gordon Town guy got lit up with 33 M16 rounds back in 2020 while chilling at a shop in Lawrence Tavern after stopping by to chat with the shopkeeper. Adisa Alexander caught the bullets when gunmen rolled up and opened fire, leaving his left hand wrecked and putting him through 13 surgeries since the attack. The father of three daughters says both his parents died after the shooting, with his mom passing shortly after he first talked to the media about his situation. Alexander has been posting on TikTok asking for donations because he needs two prosthetic legs and an electric wheelchair to get around. Dude used to stay busy doing construction, farming, cutting hair, raising animals, and teaching martial arts before the incident...
Maitland trial stirs with wild claims, influencer still missing
Defense lawyers for cop Noel Maitland floated the theory that missing influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson might have dipped from Jamaica on some sketchy banana boat or unregistered plane. Attorney Chadwick Berry grilled a passport agency director about whether they track people bouncing through illegal ports, and she basically said their system only logs official airport and seaport exits. The witness confirmed that someone rolling out on an unauthorized flight from St. Mary or whatever would be completely off the radar. Records show Donaldson last traveled legally back in March 2021, which was over a year before she vanished. She was reportedly last spotted at Maitland's place, and investigators found blood on the same couch where the two...
PNP blasts patchy relief, Holness silent as woes deepen
Opposition leader Mark Golding went off at a press conference and basically said the JLP government has no clue what's happening in western Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa wrecked the place. PNP reps claim relief distribution is messy and uncoordinated, with supplies sometimes going to people who don't even need them, while whole communities in Hanover get ignored. One MP said every board house in the parish got damaged and most schools in eastern Hanover lost their roofs. Golding says he's been hitting up Prime Minister Andrew Holness on WhatsApp for over a week about fixes that need to happen but got left on read. The opposition thinks the government forgot Hanover exists and that donors are the only reason people out there aren't...
Portmore sex workers fear the worst, silence after the storm grows
Sex workers operating on Port Henderson Road in Portmore are freaking out because they lost touch with coworkers who moved west to St James and Westmoreland chasing better money. The women relocated to spots like Mt Salem and Savanna-la-Mar but their phones went dark when Hurricane Melissa wrecked the western parishes. One worker named Lisa bounced to Montego Bay just weeks before the storm hit while saving up school fees for her kid. Tanya and Crystal say they normally video chatted with their western crew every night after shifts but contact died right before the hurricane slammed through. They want relief workers to check boarding houses and short-term rentals where sex workers usually crash quietly, since handlers often control...
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