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OLIVER SAMUELS’ LATEST PLAY “GUILT TRIP” OPENS IN KINGSTON!

 By Richard Johnson—  Top: A scene from Basil Dawkins’ Guilt Trip now playing at the Little Little Theater. From left Dennis Titus, Oliver Samuels and Ruth Ho Shing. Bottom: Playright Basil Dawkins— PLAYWRIGHT and theatre producer Basil Dawkins threw his hand in the mix and opened his latest production Guilt Tripon December 27 last year, just around the time when a number of other theatre productions did so in the Corporate Area. And with just over a week on stage, he has no complaints. The seasoned producer says things are going well for Guilt Trip, which has a cast featuring comedy king Oliver Samuels, veteran actress Ruth Ho Shing, and stage regular Dennis Titus. However, despite his optimism at the start of his run, Dawkins still bemoans the ever-increasing costs to mount a production given the … Read entire article »

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MAN ACCUSED OF EXTORTING OLIVER SAMUELS REMAINS IN JAIL!

MAN ACCUSED OF EXTORTING OLIVER SAMUELS REMAINS IN JAIL!

 The man accused of extorting money from popular actor Oliver Samuels and stealing two high-end phones from his house was on Monday remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court. His case will again be mentioned on September 7. Twenty-nine-year-old Junior Webster Sommerville was in June charged with extortion, threatening to commit murder and larceny. Sommerville is accused of extorting more than $100,000 from Samuels and stealing two phones, valued at nearly $200,000, from the … Read entire article »

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DISC JOCKEY ALLEGEDLY THREATENS THE LIFE OF LEGENDARY COMEDIAN/ENTERTAINER OLIVER SAMUELS AND HIS FAMILY!

Samuels… The Crown is alleging that on May 26, 29-year-old Junior Sommerville threatened to kill him if he refused to pay his monthly rent of $30,000.— A Corporate Area Resident Magistrate has revoked bail for a disc jockey accused of threatening the life of 66-year-old actor and comedian Oliver Samuels. Twenty-nine year old Junior Sommerville, is charged with extortion, threatening to commit murder and larceny in which Samuels is the complainant. When Sommerville appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court today, Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey ordered that he should be taken back into custody and return to court on July 29 when his case will again be mentioned. Pusey revoked the $200,000 station bail after Samuels told the court that while he was off the island, Sommerville threatened members of his family. It is alleged that in … Read entire article »

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CALIFORNIA-BASED E-DEE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND MOVIE SEQUEL!

CALIFORNIA-BASED E-DEE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND MOVIE SEQUEL!

By Kevin Jackson—- E-Dee SINGER/actor E-Dee and producer Q Million (he worked on American Jazz artist Robert Glasper’s 2012 Grammy-winning album Black Radio) are working on his second album, scheduled for release this summer. It will have collaborations with several dancehall acts including Future Fambo, Wayne Wonder and Irie Love. Last year E-Dee scored a minor hit with Ghetto Yutes Rise alongside I-Octane and performed on shows in the United States with acts like Beenie Man. The California-based artist had … Read entire article »

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