Admiral Bailey—-  Dancehall artist Admiral Bailey is eyeing a return to the musical spotlight. The deejay, who ruled the roost from the mid-1980s to the early 1990’s, plans to regain his position as a top act in dancehall music by releasing material that will appeal to the new generation of dancehall fans. “I want everyone to know that Admiral Bailey is back with a fresh new sound. I plan to become a dominant force in dancehall music again. I am currently working with a talented team of producers to create the type of music that will attract the new dancehall fans,” he said. Admiral Bailey began his career as a deejay on Daddy U-Roy’s Sturgav sound system in the early 1980s. He came to prominence during the latter half of the decade via the … Read entire article »

 Glendon Bailey on Wednesday pleaded guilty in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court and was fined $160,000. The popular entertainer and football coach, who goes by the stage name ‘Admiral Bailey’, was arrested and charged on February 23 with two counts of uttering forged documents, two counts of obtaining a passport by false pretence, two counts of possession of forged documents, and a count each of attempting to obtain a passport by false pretence and conspiracy to defraud. According to the police, Bailey was held after he went to the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency in Kingston where he attempted to renew a passport in the name Michael George Sullivan. When Bailey appeared in court in March, his attorney, Tom Tavares-Finson, told Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey that the passport for which his client … Read entire article »

Glendon ‘Admiral’ Bailey.— Jamaican entertainer Glendon ‘Admiral’ Bailey’s bail was extended following his latest court appearance on several fraud-related charges. Mr. Bailey appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s this morning. He’s to return to court on April 14. Mr. Bailey was charged on February 23 with two counts of uttering forged documents, two counts of obtaining a passport by false pretence, two counts of possession of forged documents and a count each of attempting to obtain a passport by false pretence and conspiracy to defraud. The police say Bailey went to the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency P offices where he attempted to renew a passport in the name Michael George Sullivan. It’s alleged that during the renewal process, his true identity was revealed and he was subsequently detained.   … Read entire article »

 Bailey… scheduled for court March 5—- KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tom Tavares-Finson, attorney-at-law for Jamaican deejay Glendon ‘Admiral’ Bailey says his client is a good man and that fraud-related charges brought against him are a misunderstanding. Speaking with OBSERVER ONLINE Wednesday, Tavares-Finson said, “Admiral Bailey is someone who is highly regarded by many members of society and not as someone who has been associated with any criminality or even the hint of criminality.” He said instead, his client has made an effort to keep himself out of any difficulty with the law. Tavares-Finson explained that Bailey is “a sort of crossover artiste between the genre of deejay music and calypso” and so a lot of people were shocked that the news came out that he has been charged for fraud. The attorney left the impression that the … Read entire article »

 Entertainer Glendon ‘Admiral’ Bailey (file photo)—- KINGSTON, Jamaica – Entertainer Glendon ‘Admiral’ Bailey was on Monday slapped with several fraud-related charges. Reports are that about 10:30 am, Bailey attended the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) offices and attempted to renew a passport in the name Micheal George Sullivan. During the renewal process his true identity was revealed. He was subsequently detained by investigators from PICA, according to a news release from the Corporate Communications Unit. He was charged with; 1. Two counts of uttering forged documents 2. Two counts of obtaining passport by false pretence 3. Two counts of possession of forged documents 4. One count of attempting to obtain a passport by false pretence 5. One count of conspiracy to defraud Bailey is scheduled to appear in the Corporate Area Criminal Court on Thursday March 5, 2015. … Read entire article »