Two minutes after Ian Falconer dumped water from two drums on to a raging fire on Sunday, he peered through the smokey haze to see a little hand gripping an old bed. That hand was his three-year-old son’s.Falconer, an 18-year veteran assigned to the Port Maria Fire Station in St Mary, had heroically battled many blazes in the past but now faced the boldest mission of his career: saving Kadjahni.
The firefighter drove the toddler to the hospital but noticed he was not breathing. Froth was coming from his mouth.


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“I just kept praying that he would not die,” said Falconer, who himself suffered burn injuries trying to rescue his son.
“That was all I could have done, but not even prayer could have saved him. He was that badly burnt.”
The three-year-old perished after being badly burnt in an out-of-use slaughterhouse the family owned in Mason Hall.
“Children have been so precious to me, but to hold my own son in my hand, to hear him screaming from inside a building engulfed by flames, has left me with a haunting feeling of unimaginable loss,” said Falconer, the father of four others, as tears rolled down his cheeks.
The Port Maria police reported that young Kadjahni, who attended the Emmanuel Baptist Basic School in Port Maria, had accidentally set the hut on fire while playing with a lighter, which ignited a jug with gasolene that exploded.
Falconer told The Gleaner that he returned home on Sunday with his two sons and one of their cousins and went about preparing a meal.
After eating, Falconer said the boys went by the old family-owned slaughterhouse that was used as a storehouse to play.
PLUNGED INTO INFERNOAbout 10 minutes later, four chilling words from one of his sons alerted to him to danger: “Daddy! Daddy! Come here!”
Falconer started running towards the blazing hut and plunged into the inferno to save little Kadjahni. But he was too late.
“I heard him scream from inside the building and I ran inside there. At first, I couldn’t see him; it was totally engulfed,” the inconsolable father said.
“... As a firefighter, you are trained for this kinda things, but somehow I just knew the result of this one,” he added, fighting back tears.
The child’s mother, who has not returned home from Canada where she is studying because of a travel freeze into Jamaica, is said to be distraught.
“She has taken it really hard, and to make things worse, she has no one there. She lives alone. I cannot imagine what she is bearing now,” Falconer said of his wife.
Falconer said Kadjahni was the last to bed at nights and always the first to rise in the morning, displaying a curious mind beyond his tender years.
“Kadjahni is always asking me to name the tools I had around the place. He always wanted to know what I was doing, even when I am working on things around the house,” Falconer said.
Senior Deputy Superintendent Anthony Hinds, the acting officer in charge of the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s Area Two, yesterday offered condolences alongside his staff.
“We came here to visit him to give him some support during this challenging time, because losing a son in this manner cannot be easy,” Hinds said.




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At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in Jamaica, there were calls for Ravers Clavers frontman, Ding Dong, to create a dance to go along with the countless coronavirus tracks that were being released.
At the time, the entertainer said the issue was too serious for him to trivialise it with a dance. He expressed that if he were to release anything, it would be to educate the masses on the deadly virus, as he realised too many were taking it lightly.
Delivering on his promise to lead by example, he has penned a track titled Inside to encourage Jamaicans to remain in quarantine. The song and an accompanying music video will be released this weekend.
"This song will show people that while it's not ideal and none of us like the idea of being locked up in the house, it is the safest place at this time," he said. "The song speaks about all the things you can do indoors to make it fun. As entertainers, we affi use our platform to send the message to the people. This virus is very serious and we affi buckle up in times like these."
He added, "It's madness what's going on and we have a few numbers right now weh if it spread further, we inna problems out here because our system nuh built fi dis. In order to prevent things from getting outta control, the Government say stay in, and a dat me a encourage."

​The Havendale property which was once the official base for entertainer Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer during his heyday as producer, artiste manager, and deejay, is now a filthy, smelly, overgrown dump.
A partially open metal gate revealed dirty pillows on the ground, and a pile of faeces stained the entrance.
A 10-foot high wall, one side scrawled with graffiti, helps to contain the abject misery inside the property, which residents say is a haven for "bare cokehead, prostitute, and madman".
The property is situated on Swallowfield Avenue in the uptown community. One resident, who requested anonymity, said the place is now a "big dump".
"Something was done to clean it up, but people use the place as a big dump. The uptown cokeheads use it as a base, others sleep over there, and, you know, there is the night-time sexual activity as well," she disclosed.
According to the resident, the dream of the community is for the property to be sold and restored to its former, pre-Kartel ownership glory.
"When I saw you guys, I thought you were surveyors or developers. We would really love for the place to be sold, but with that history, who going to buy it?" she asked, looking puzzled.
The property played a starring role in Vybz Kartel's murder trial. The Crown alleged that Clive 'Lizard' Williams was murdered at that house at 7 Swallowfield Avenue, Havendale, on August 16, 2011.
A government forensic analyst testified at the murder trial that blood samples found at the St Andrew house where Williams was allegedly killed were from a male.

Next to her vegan diet, our Star of the Month, Macka Diamond, says a regular fitness routine is on her list of lifestyle changes to focus on.
The artiste joined the launch of The Gleaner's Fit 4 Life health and fitness programme last weekend, and to her surprise became a participant in a butt-kicking, military style boot camp that left her breathless and sweaty.
"Although I knew it was a fitness-themed event, I did not anticipate that the warm-up segment would be so intense,".  Macka Diamond was among over 200 fitness enthusiasts who turned out early at the home of the media house at 7 North Street on Saturday morning, going against her normal routine, which includes stretches, a satisfying amount of cardio and her latest experiment, yoga. "I have been meaning to get back into the gym under the supervision of a trainer that will push me harder to stick to the routine. This workout is a great start and this is a manifestation of my goals."

While many Jamaicans are seeing less of Dancehall star Rygin King it would seem as that much of his success has been taking place over seas. The artist who hails from Montego Bay broke out in 2018 with his smash hit "Tuff" and has had mixed review for most of his follow up tracks. 

In a recent track titled "Amazing" Rygin King claims he has made "$70,000,000 from stage show alone". He continues to drop new music which seems to be describe how he is feeling and where he's going.


Listen Amazing track below...

In a interview on Power 105 Breakfast Club Dovey Magnum & Naomi Cowan Shine Light On Reggae And Dancehall, Sex And Spirituality.

​Watch full interview below

With pristine organisation and an all-star line-up including international rapper Drake, the inaugural staging of Popcaan's Unruly Fest wowed natives of St Thomas and beyond, and offered a sense of hope in reviving the live entertainment scene in the parish.
Touting a mantra to promote 'brand Jamaica', the event returns on December 21, and the unruly camp is going all the way up.
"Popcaan is extremely excited about the upcoming event. Not only is he making plans as an artiste, but he is also anxiously waiting to present another great production that will make St Thomas and Jamaica proud," event producer Carleene Samuels told THE WEEKEND STAR.
Among those electrifying the stage at Lyssons Beach last year were Popcaan's Portmore Empire mates, Jah Vinci and Doza Medicine, as well as Bounty Killer, Bugle, I-Wayne, Agent Sasco, Tanya Stephens and Cocoa Tea.

 St James man who allegedly broke into a wholesale and stole several items, to include numerous cases of alcohol and a case of condoms, was remanded in custody when he appeared before the St James Parish Court on Wednesday, September 11.
Dale Stewart, of a Porto Bello address, is charged with shop-breaking and larceny. He is to return to court on September 25.
​Allegations are that on August 21 at 4:53 a.m., Stewart and another man entered the wholesale through the roof and made off with numerous items, to include 12 cases of Campari, one case of Red Label Wine, two cases of white overproof rum, 23 bottles of Appleton Rum, and one case of Rough Rider condoms.

AS the world continues to wait for Rihanna to bless our ears with some new music, the Bajan beauty is making headlines after appearing to have sported a baby bump at her Diamond Ball.
And it certainly didn’t help when the Disturbia hitmaker would go on to tell reporters that she was “going to give birth to a black woman,” but is Rihanna really pregnant?

Is Rihanna is no stranger when it comes to finding herself surrounded by claims that she’s expecting a baby - and this certainly isn’t the first.
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At her Diamond Ball in New York City on September 12, the Fenty Beauty entrepreneur looked incredible in a dramatic black Givenchy dress with an accompanying hoop skirt.

Good Good Production releases "Flammable Riddim" which features a super star cast of artist.

See compliation mix below

After the release of "Funeral Program" what was dubbed Squash the 6ix Boss worst track in the lyrical feud by fans, Alkaline struck while the flame was hot with his Most Wanted track. Friday the 13th of September got two new releases from Squash "ONE SHOT" which racked up approximately 40,000 views within the first hour & "PITCH BLACK" with 75000 in 6 hours. 

In One shot Squash responds to several allegations from Alkaline's tracks while sending a few shots of his own. Fans of both artist and the Dancehall fraternity are all on their heels to see where this leads.

View Squash latest tracks below.

Only 24 hours after Squash 6ix Boss released his diss track "Funeral Program"  Alkaline has responded with his own track titled "Most Wanted". The lyrical battle has been getting more heated as both artist has been injecting deep personal jabs. In This track Alkaline states that his badness is modern and the Squash entire family will get it. From the fans point of view it's all fun and entertainment until in get physical, let us all hope it doesn't get to that point.  Listen Aklaline's respond below.

As the lyrical battle between Squash and Alkaline heats up fans react to each song both artist release to the public. Squash the 6ix Boss latest release "Funeral Program" and reply to Alkaline's "Death Announcement"has been hit with mixed reviews but mostly on the negative end. Several squash fan has voiced their disappointment on the track empowering the Alkaline fan to add gas to the already burning flame.

Singer and songwriter Tessanne Chin today announced that she is expecting a baby girl in 2020.
 
Chin, who shot to stardom following her win of Season 5 of NBC's reality tv singing competition, The Voice, shared the news to her almost 200,000 followers on Instagram.
 
In the post, Chin is seen kissing her myster man in the background of a photograph with pink baby shoes in the foreground.
 
 "Oh Baby" an excited Chin capteions the post.
Congratulatory messages mixed with expressions of shock quickly followed the post.
 
Naomi Garrick, Kaci Fennel and Yendi Phillips were among the first to hail the mom-to-be
 
One person wrote, “Woaah I feel like a proud mom. I've been waiting. Congratulations!”
 
And another wrote, “What? I’m so happy. Congratulations! You’ll make a great mommy.”

Renowned psychologist Dr Leachim Semaj believes that although Jamaica popular music has long been nurtured by feuds, things can get out of hand if the artistes don't step in.
"The history of the music is always one against another from the days of Derrick Morgan and Prince Buster, then Super Cat and Ninja Man ... to the very popular clash between Gully (Mavado) and Gaza (Vybz Kartel), that took dancehall feuds to a special level because it was anchored on communities," he said.