UPDATE 10/5/11: Vybz Kartel heads to court today for a preliminary hearing in the case of the murder of Barrington Burton aka ‘Bossie’, a 27-year-old businessman/promoter Burton was murdered while he was standing with friends on a street in Gregory Park Jamaica.
Yesterday, the dancehall world was up in arms after learning about the official charges lodged against dancehall artist Vybz Kartel. The head of the Gaza Portmore Empire also known as Adidja Palmer was arrested last week and held in police custody before being charged with murder yesterday.
According to the official police document, The allegation is that on Monday, July 11, 2011, Palmer, along with other men, conspired to murder Barrington Burton o/c Bossie, a 27-year-old businessman/promoter of a Gregory Park address in St Catherine. Burton was murdered while he was standing with friends along Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park,.
Vybz Kartel’s new show Teacha’s Pet was set to premiere and now has been cancelled by the sponsor LIME. “The issue is a legal matter, which is the purview of the security forces and the courts; and LIME will not comment any further at this time,” LIME said in a statement.
RCS will definitely keep you up-to-date on this developing story.
