Dancehall artiste Bramma is set to host his first concert titled "Gorilla Bash" at the Duhaney Park Community Centre on March 24th.

Bramma will receive the support of his Big Ship family Freddie McGregor, Stephen McGregor, Chino, and Laden.  "Gorilla Bash" will also feature dancehall heavy weights I Octane, Elephant Man, Kip Rich, Aidonia, Konshens and many others whilst DJ Smurf, Boom Boom and Harry Hype, Nico Supreme and Supa Hype will be at the controls to unleash high energy juggling.

Bramma says he has been putting in the work and that he has matured in the music industry. Bramma's singles have also been receiving heavy rotation on the airwaves. Tracks such as "Never Worry", "Pressure Dem" and "Haters Warning" which features Esco Chino, Chan Dizzy, Ward 21, Rolling X and Bounty Killer have all been getting rave reviews.

The artiste plans to charge $500 for entrance fee and has already received all written and signed documents from the relevant authorities in keeping with the law. He also plans to work alongside with the Duhaney Park Community Centre in providing food, refreshment and educational items to donate to kids in the charity.

Dancehall DJ Lisa Hyper is set to embark on a mini tour of England in February. Hyper has also pushed back the release date for her debut album "The Realest Bitch" due to other obligations that would make it difficult for her to promoter her album to the best of her ability

After finishing up her tour in England, Lisa Hyper will head back to Jamaica and then head off to Canada shortly after. The DJ said she is considering to release the album in March when she is able to go "all out" in terms of marketing and promotion.

The artiste is also planning to shoot videos for the lead singles on the album "Power" and "Roll Deep". In a release, Hyper says she will be "auditioning girls for the 'Power' video next Tuesday at King Jammys studio. We are doing two videos, one for Power and the other for Roll Deep, but I need a few girls to spice up the Power video.". 

Lisa says she is now paying greater attention to her health after she was diagnosed last year with stomach ulcers because of her poor eating habits. She says she is currently recording a slew of singles so that she can stay current while she is off the island.

The singles include 'Dem a Kick Up' on Ward 21 new riddim, 'Fly Like a Kite' on the Signature riddim for producer Lena British, and 'Kick Back' on producer Bruce Lee's latest riddim. Hyper says she is putting out the work to make 2012 memorable.

Reggae veteran artiste Jepther MClymont, better known as Luciano "The Messenger" has been re-issued his US visa. Luciano's visa was taken away after he was charged last year forharbouring a fugitive at his home. The charge was later dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

 

It has now been officially confirmed that Luciano has been re-issued his visa and will now be able to travel and work in the United States.

Kingston, Jamaica - Wednesday 25th January 2012. Digicel, the best value operator in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific, today announced that Damian Blackburn, formerly CEO of Digicel Honduras, will assume the role of CEO of Digicel Haiti and Group Director of Special Projects effective immediately.

A telecoms industry veteran with over fourteen years experience, Damian joined Digicel Group three and a half years ago as Group Operational Development Director. He was then promoted to the role of Regional CEO which saw him overseeing twelve Caribbean markets before moving to Honduras in October 2010 to lead the Digicel business there until its acquisition by America Movil in November 2011. Prior to joining Digicel, Damian held senior management positions with Virgin Mobile, BT Group and Vodafone in the Europe. In his new role, Damian will report directly to Digicel Group CEO, Colm Delves.

Damian takes over from Maarten Boute who has been CEO of Digicel Haiti for three years. Despite the challenges posed by the devastating January 2010 earthquake, the cholera outbreak and a prolonged period of political instability, Maarten steered the business through a strong growth phase which saw subscribers increase by 1.5 million and revenues by 60%. Maarten will remain with Digicel in Haiti until the end of March to support Damian in his new role and ensure a smooth transition before moving on to spend more time with his family. 

Damian Blackburn comments; "I am very excited about my new role. Haiti is full of opportunities and I am looking forward to continuing to build the business there and delivering new innovations, great service and great value to our customers. I am also deeply committed to continuing to support our communities as we do all we can to help Haiti to a brighter future."

Digicel Group CEO, Colm Delves, comments; "We are delighted to have Damian accept the role of CEO of Digicel Haiti and Group Director of Special Projects. Given his excellent track record across multiple Digicel operations and his energy, commitment and focus, we are confident he will ensure that our Haiti business goes from strength to strength."

"I would also like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to Maarten for three great years with Digicel and to wish him and his growing family all the very best. Maarten will always be a member of the Digicel family and we are pleased to confirm that we anticipate Maarten will have an ongoing role going forward."

After ten years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has over 11 million customers across its 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team. 

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars - an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean.

Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more information.

During an interview on "Onstage" recently, Cham stated that in the late 1990's, he had bigger hits than his stable mates Mr G and Red Rat but that he did not rise to prominence because of lack of promotion. 

Additionally, when the interviewer asked Cham how Bounty Killer helped with his career, Cham responded  that Bounty Killer assisted. Mr G also took issue with this statement . According to Mr G "Bounty never just assist, him buss Cham to the world, him introduce him to the world and bawl out him name mek people know him, Cham need fi know say him and Dave Kelly ride pon Bounty Killer bandwagon, and him probably woulda never buss without Bounty Killer." 

Mr G stated that Cham was "red-eye' and that he needs to understand himself. Mr. G became renowned in 90s for singles like ''Fudgy' and ''Buff Bay'.

Since the shooting incident of his longtime friend Conroy Edwards at the birthday Party of his mentor Bounty Killer last year, Dancehall singjay Mavado has remained silent about the incident. Today however, Mavado released a letter breaking his silence on what took place that night: 

Controversial Dancehall artiste D'Angel is set to release her debut novel in February titled "Love Triangle".  This is the first of her two book deal with Pageturner Publishing House. 

The second book is an autobiography titled "Break free" which is due out by year end. D'Angel says she is excited about this new venture and is eagerly waiting to see what her critics will have to say about it.

Pageturner's Karl Larmond describes the book as "interestingly pulsating with adult content about adult subject matter." D'Angel says she is confident of the books success at the stands and she is confident that her fans will love it. 

The book will be available at all major books stores islandwide.

Runway Model and host of Project Way, Heidi Klum has separated from her husband Seal. The pair announced the end of their seven year marriage in a joint statement revealing that after 'much soul searching, we have decided to go our separate ways".

The pair said they still have the deepest respect for one another and will continue to love and support each other. They have four children together. Seal, who is in the middle of promoting his new album, says he has no plans to stop wearing his wedding ring anytime soon.

Rumours have been swirling that it was Seal's vicious temper that led Heidi to seek a divorce. German-born Heidi, 38, is reportedly expected to file papers at Los Angeles' County Superior Court this week citing 'irreconcilable differences'.