Vybz Kartel

Embattled Dancehall superstar, Adidja Palmer, more popularly known as Vybz Kartel, now faces two additional charges in one of his murder cases. On Wednesday morning, the prominent entertainer was charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and attempting to pervert the course of justice regarding the Clive “Lizard” Williams murder case. Kartel’s Portmore Empire protégé, Vanessa Saddler, otherwise known as Gaza Slim, also stands charged with the same offences. Law enforcement officials insist that they possess a cellular […]

Vybz Kartel was granted $3 million bail in the Supreme Court today. The bail was in relation to his alleged murder earlier this year of Barrington 'Bossie' Bryan. The bail application was made by defence attorney Tom Tavares-Finson, who appeared in chambers with Michael Deans and Chris Tavares-Finson. The attorney took the matter to the High Court after Kartel was refused bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court last month. This, however, does not mean that Kartel will be […]

  AMIDST rumours that he had escaped custody, embattled Deejay Vybz Kartel, was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Gun Court Division of the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. He will return to court on December 21 for a preliminary enquiry into the matter involving the murder of Barrington 'Bossie' Bryan will come up. Kartel was also ordered to return to court in February when documents pertaining to Bryan's murder is expected to be handed over […]

Investigators probing popular dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and members of his empire for a string of alleged murders say they have video evidence of the artiste and other men killing a man at a house in Havendale, St. Andrew. The disclosure was made on Thursday morning when Vybz Kartel and three members of his empire network appeared before the Corporate Area Criminal Court. The other accused are dancehall artiste Shawn Campbell otherwise called Shawn Storm; fashion designer Calvin Haye otherwise […]

RESIDENT Magistrate Opal Smith, today rejected a bail application filed by attorneys representing caged deejay Vybz Kartel. The magistrate did not immediately give her reason for refusing bail but said she would do so in 24 hours. Kartel was seeking bail relating to the murder of Barrington 'Bossie' Bryan for which he is charged. He also faces charges of conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm in connection with Bryan's killing. Bryan was shot as he stood among […]

POLICE last night slapped a second murder charge on controversial deejay Vybz Kartel, a development that his lawyer said has shocked the artiste. A news release from the constabulary said that detectives from the Constant Spring Criminal Investigation Branch have charged Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, and Kiro Jones, also called ‘Ray Jones’, with murder in relation to the death of Clive Williams, also known as ‘Lizard’. Williams, the police said, was murdered on August 16, 2011 in […]

DETECTIVES from the Constant Spring Criminal Investigation Branch have charged two persons for the murder of Clive Williams o/c ‘Lizard’ who was murdered on August 16, 2011 in Havendale, St Andrew. The persons charged are Adijah Palmer o/c ‘Vybz Kartel’ and Kiro Jones o/c ‘Ray Jones’. Palmer and Jones were charged this evening. Arrangements are being made to have Palmer and Jones brought before the courts shortly. Kartel is already in jail on murder, conspiracy to murder, and illegal possession […]

With legal woes seeming to increase daily, dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel has recorded an audio clip behind bars, somewhat proclaiming his innocence. The clip in question surfaced on YouTube on the weekend with the deejay, who has been in police custody since September 30, questioning the actions of the police. The audio clip starts with him saying, "Dem seh wi a fugitive, system a pree the Gaza general." He continues to sing: "The system a pree mi, dem a seh […]

MORE trouble appears to be on the horizon for jailed dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel. According to a highly-placed police source, the DeeJay who is already facing charges of murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm, could be at the centre of police investigations into two additional murders. "We definitely are looking into his role in the double murder of two men in Portmore (St Catherine)," the source told the Observer. The source however, declined to elaborate on […]