Vybz Kartel

Dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel was denied bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court to answer to a charge of possession of ganja this morning. Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey, refused a bail application by attorney Michael Deans and ordered the deejay, whose real name is Adijah Palmer, to return to court on November 10 when the case will again be mentioned. Dressed in a grey and black vest, blue and white striped shirt and grey pants, Palmer […]

'VYBZ Kartel' yesterday pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court along with a co-accused who pleaded guilty to the charge. The co-accused, Alicia Jackson, was fined $500 or 30 days for the ganja which amounted to 4.3 ounces. She shortly after paid the fine and was released. In light of Jackson's guilty plea, Michael Deans — one of Kartel's attorneys who appeared with Chris Tavares-Finson — requested […]

FOR a second consecutive day, an expected preliminary court appearance for entertainer Vybz Kartel was put off, angering lead attorney Tom Tavares-Finson who levied criticism against the police for what he said was bungling on their part. Kartel was arrested last week Friday at a hotel in New Kingston and charged on Monday evening with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm. The police subsequently said that Kartel would make his first appearance in the Gun Court […]

THE murder and gun possession preliminary hearing for dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel, failed to come before a magistrate for the second successive day as the case file is still incomplete. The artiste was arrested last Friday at a hotel in New Kingston when cops from the Flying Squad swooped down on a room occupied by the deejay and three other persons. A small quantity of ganja was found and all four were arrested and charged for ganja possession. Police later […]

INVESTIGATORS from the Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) this evening charged Adijah Palmer o/c ‘Vybz Kartel’ of a Kingston 8 address for the following offences: 1. Murder 2. Illegal Possession of firearm 3. Conspiracy to murder The charges against Palmer were made following the conduct of an interview this afternoon by detectives from the MIT in the presence of his attorneys, the police said. The allegations are that on Monday, July 11, 2011, Palmer along with other men conspired to murder […]

CONTROVERSIAL Deejay artiste Vybz Kartel was arrested and charged for possession of a small quantity of ganja last night. The artiste was arrested by cops from the Flying Squad after they searched a hotel room Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adijah Palmer, occupied in New Kingston and found the contraband. Head of the Criminal Investigation Bureau Senior Superintendent Elan Powell confirmed the arrest and said the police would be issuing a statement later today. He said the Deejay was […]

Dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel yesterday left a Caribbean Airlines plane minutes before take-off and has left the promoters of a show in Guyana in a panic. It is understood that Kartel was on board a flight destined to take him to Guyana where he would be appearing at the Jam Zone Summer Break show along with deejay Mavado. A source told THE WEEKEND STAR that; "Him pretend that he was ill and got them to allow him to leave the […]

On Saturday, April 16, the deejay who has been dominating the headlines, Vybz Kartel, is expected to be in action at the LIME Village in Portmore. The deejay is currently enjoy a romp with all the major charts with songs such as No Lie, Colouring Book, Cake Soap and Touch A Button Nuh. The event will also see dancehall fans in Portmore -- home of Kartel's Gaza Empire -- getting a chance to see an artiste who has not been […]

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