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Jamaican artiste Shenseea performed for the first time on The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night.
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Kingsley Cooper, the founder of Pulse Investments Limited, has died.
He passed away on Tuesday, two weeks after celebrating his 71st birthday, surrounded by his family at the HCA Kendall Hospital in Miami, Florida, USA.
Born in Kingston on June 3, 1953 and educated at Kingston College, The University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School, Cooper was an attorney who started Pulse Investments Limited in Kingston, in January 1980, along with Hilary Phillips.
The attorney and fashion and entertainment trailblazer, through Pulse, pioneered and developed an international modelling industry for the Caribbean, in the process discovering and developing supermodels and other international stars.
The company created new opportunities for local and international talent in music and fashion. Pulse promoted and produced renowned international events such as Reggae SuperJam and Caribbean Fashion Week.
With Cooper’s leadership, Pulse diversified its business to include media, real estate and hospitality. Pulse was the first company of its kind to be listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
"We mourn the loss of an innovator, extraordinary leader, father, husband, and visionary," Pulse Investments said in a release.
The Cooper family said it is immensely grateful for his life and legacy and thanked everyone for the outpouring of love and support.
Sending heartfelt condolences to Romae, Safia, Carolyn and other family and close friends of Cooper, Opposition Leader Mark Golding described him as urbane, suave and having great generosity of spirit.
"Walk Good Kingsley," he said.
The family of Jamaican 
ska singer Derrick Morgan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Morgan’s daughter, popular reggae singer Queen Ifrica, alleging reputational damage for allegations she made against him in 2023.
Merrick Morgan, the son of the 83-year-old ska singer, confirmed that they retained attorney-at-law Charles Ganga-Singh in Jamaica. The document was filed on June 12, 2024 in the Supreme Court of Jamaica for damages to the ska legend’s reputation.
“We are anxious to have the matter properly ventilated in court and we look forward to clearing my father’s considerable good name of these terrible and malicious allegations,” Merrick confirmed.
Documents obtained by the media show that Derrick Morgan is suing his daughter, real name Ventrice Morgan, for several allegedly defamatory statements, videos and interviews made on August 1, 2023.
“The defendant made several defamatory statements, videos and participated in several interviews hurling defamatory comments about the claimant, published such defamatory statements, videos and interviews and made said defamatory statements available to the public for posting, reposting, republication,” the document said.
“Consequently, the claimant has suffered serious injury to his character and reputation, incurred financial loss and damages.”
In August, via social media, Queen Ifrica revealed that as a child, she had an estranged relationship with Morgan due to issues surrounding her mother. However, as an adult, she attempted to reconnect with him.
Queen Ifrica described a specific incident with lurid details at Derrick Morgan’s Kingston residence.
The singer further alleged that the incident motivated her to pen one of her hit songs.
At the time, Derrick Morgan dismissed the allegations on Instagram.
“Queen I Freak Ya, you are a disgrace to the Morgan family,” he wrote in a post. “You are a wealth of lies and accusations, that is why our lawyers are on the case.”
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