Jamaican dancehall artiste, Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, and his three co-accused have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.
The sentence was handed down on Thursday.
He must serve at least 35 years in prison before he is eligble for parole.
The artiste was found guilty of the crime on March 13, after a 65-day trial.
His defense team plans to appeal the matter.
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You all well enjoying his tracks no one is perfect low minded ppl u all will never go futher than just stay in Da
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Hello and good morning my people. Hi DNO administrator I post a comment since April 4th but it’s still waiting moderation. So can you tell my why and if it can’t be viewed then just delete it.
kartel lyrics: mi ah real bad man.. mi tell the -uss- dem mi na pretend… ah wa do dem!
well he will serve real bad man prison time!
DNO can you please tell me why “Simply the Truth” is allowed to make so many comments which makes for extremely tedious reading that’s very repetitious and annoying? Thank you for your consideration.
Don’t drop your guards too much with the conviction and sentencing of Kartel and his friends; there is a bigger problem sitting there waiting. They were convicted for the killing of one man but think of how many persons have been murdered in the Caribbean in recent years, without the murders being caught! That means there are lots of killers in our once proud, safe and beautiful countries and the continued deportations will undoubtedly add to that.
So while one may breathe a sigh of relief – there is work to be done and there is a good chance it starts with helping the police, weather you like them or not.
he gone to the ramping shop in prison…
di system nuh like see ghetto youts rise so dey take wi out di picture but still # free world boss# keep yuh head up
di system nuh like see ghetto youts rise so dem take we out di picture but still free #world boss# keep yuh head up
Life in prison is a tough sentence for anyone. I believe the term of his incarceration was determined by the content of his music, personal activities and the negative influence on the youth of his nation and others. I hope this will open his eyes to his actions and the damage he’s done to himself and others.
me nuh rate that
They play up with mister case evidence.they frame kartel.Now look kartel have to glue him cake soap pon him hand.
dats a real frame u knw…..mr didn’t do d killing,dey jus trying to kill mr carear and dats d best way…
Hello and good afternoon my people. Well his talent gave him a way out of poverty but he just couldn’t get the streets out of him. The Criminal Justice System in Jamaica worked because he was given a trial and he had some of the best legal minds/ Defense attorney but the truth prevail. His lawyers just couldn’t fool the jury by distracting them from the facts of the case.
young people be mindful of what you listen to and your role models
Kartel sorry but no more summer time for u and please dont drop your cake soap
Kartel I thought u said “no time fi no jail time, dat ah waste time. Mind pon mi money and money pon mi mind” u shouldn’t have killed the man
Dominica justice system must take a page from J.A book, you should not be able to get away with crime based on fame, amount of monies in the bank or the title of the job held. the last kick in our democracy was the win of Aaron, our magistrates and judges NEED to go back to the drawing board URGENTLY!!!!!!!!
Mi a Jamaica, if it was Fi unu brother him kill unu woulda seh lock him up, now it’s not unu a seh Fi free him
I wasn’t there, but all I know, “Whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.” “If we live by the sword, we will die by the sword.” I know they are artist, but that does not mean, they cannot be criminals. I have family and friends in Jamaica, and even the policemen are involve in crimes, and sometimes they see the crime and turn the other way.
Dominica should treat Dominica youth when they commit a crime the same way. And most time those artist songs encourage crimes. Put the brakes on those criminals right now. They could be young or old, rich or poor. You do the crime do the time and go to God for he alone can help.
DNO I read it in a Toronto Caribbean paper last weekend. I said to myself, I have not seen this yet on DNO.
He may appeal but may not be successful.
Look at his hands and his face. His hands are upsetting to look at. It looks like this man is possessed by the devil by his own doing and lifestyle.
During a phone conversation tonight, I mentioned Tommy Lee, his saga in D/ca with all other occurrences and also being arrested for a lottery scam and this man who was sentenced for murder. I said hese men are dance hall artistes, surely, they made a lot of money or ample to live on in also selling their music. Why would they resort to this type of life? The devil, the bad influence in them and bad associates I suppose.
Young people, fellow Dominicans, please pay heed! In reality, crime does not pay. Those who commit crimes and who are not yet caught, they cannot hide forever. Sooner or later they will be caught. It has occurred many times.
Live a busy and fruitful life. You may have to struggle and there may be obstacles. Who has not experienced this? The money may not be much but spend it wisely. In time, you will succeed. The saying, “Take time to do good.” Always with your effort and most of all the help of God, in time you will succeed. This is what pays in the end. Be satisfied with what you have as you strive to do better. Always persevere; never give up.
God bless Dominica’s youths to do good in life and to live a good, law abiding life.
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True happiness is not found in the hording of things. It is not the fame and fortunes we amass in this life that’s really important. Having a genuine relationship with God through Jesus Christ is what truly matters. It is possible to have all the fame and fortune and not be really happy; conversely, one may not have much of this world’s goods and be very happy. I hope that this man finds peace, freedom and God’s orgiveness even behind bars.
Evil that men do lives. With them
It follows them even to eternity.
The system always got a way to put down a youth of progress
Is this a youth in progress? What progress?
Some excellency you are. You must be one of those and his sympathizers. If people commit crimes they must pay for it on this earth. You do not deprive a man of his life and expect to live. In a non-democratic country, he would not be still alive.
If they do not repent to God with a humble and contrite heart, consider what will be awaiting them in eternity.
his excellency not sounding so excellent nuh.. what progress was he making.. what good is he if he can kill someone?
Take a trip to Jamaica and tell them that and come back and tell us how they took it.
No need to rejoice, because some of us have kids, we don’t know what could happen to them in the future. The guy did something wrong let’s try to forgive him n pray for him. Not condemn him
If he had killed you son would you still say the same thing?
These criminals should rot in prison.
What are you stating? Consider the victims’ families, most of whom, if not all of them have children. They are without a parent that murderers killed.
Who is rejoicing and condemning him? They are stating a fact of the matter. He deserves capital punishment for snuffing off a man’s life. As I read, over a gun or guns. Is this sufficient to take a person’s life? He had no right whatsoever to take a person’s life – under no circumstances. He and his counterparts played God. Let him take what he got based on Jamaica’s justice system.
If the democratic world brought back the death penalty and immediately execute them, there would be few murderers, if none at all in the world. We would all live in peace and safety and able to walk the streets at any time of the day or night in peace.
Babylon say jail for me but de judge say bail for me, somebody tell de jury them can’t control me destiny. Look how u threw away way your career.
He is now a ward of the State; not a free man. The State controls him. Thirty five years in prison. When they decide to commit crimes, they should know, if caught what the end result will be.
God, the Creator and Ruler of the world and the Eternal Just Judge controls him in that he better repent, enough to appease God otherwise he is doomed for all eternity. His earthly incarceration is not sufficient to appease God and to be forgiven. This will be double punishment, one on earth and the other in eternity through his own doing.
Take note and pay heed all those Dominicans who have committed crimes and those who plan to do so. You may think you can escape from the Law of the land but you will not escape from our God who knows, sees and hears all things and whom nothing is hidden from. His eyes are on you. Therefore do good at all times.
hmmm….lets hope he don’t drop the “cake soap” in the bathroom!
Let him drop it self, self, self. I ready.
With a man like that in prison, they should have some Holy Water to sprinkle and bless the area so that the demon in him does not get out and permeate the entire prison, making it worst than it is with all those criminals.
Although he went from black to white? That didn’t help him???
His name is still the same. His reputation is already tarnished. Color has nothing to do with that. People cannot hide under a certain color or hide their crimes and reputation. If it were a white person who committed the crime, he/she would meet the same fate.
It would be nice if you got the joke. Lighten up!
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ALL THEM GAZA MAN starting to self destruct now. de devil now come back for his due.
that is true and he has plenty more to come for
It is only a matter of time. It is not the devil but the wrath and justice of God.
GOOD! That’s the kinda sentencing we should see happening in our court system here!
free world boss i dont care wat allu say we wnt worldboss free
Try!
Go and free him nuh! sort!!
a mockery of justice.
That you saying if it was ur father or your brother I wonder what would you say
the same
believe in nothing you hear and half of what you see ;; when does justice every prevail in jamacia. you guys are too gullible i wasnt there so i would not know the enitre story but this is not the first murder they tried to pin on him think about how many ppl gets a life sentence with tampered evidence. its way deeper than just this case this is just the picture they paint for you.
Wait and see.
Smoke don’t go without fire!hmmm
DNO,,the word illegible ,,,good job ,,,he is not a good example for the youth,,,
Not at all. Yet, sadly, and shockingly, some still support him. They are the radicals and non-law abiding ones.
Right…. -_-
crab ina barrel ting, Jamaica is filled with that crab and barrel syndrome, Jah know FREE KARTEL ….and fling weh di bogus case
It’s pointless now. Go listen to some good music child and stop your foolishness.
Not even appeal can help him this time. hmmmm
How can you sit wherever you are hiding under an anonymous pseudonym and talking about crab in a barrel thing in Jamaica when you obviously know nothing about Jamaica and it’s culture.
First and foremost Jamaicans supports their artists 100% and that’s one of the reason why they succeed both locally and internationally. In addition, the majority of the artists get along very well. They work and collaborate an many projects and hang out together at studios on a daily basis. It’s a natural thing for the seasoned entertainers to nurture and mentor upcoming artists. They see it as a role they have to play in the business.
That is what Bounty Killa did for Kartel and many other artists. Kartel is the artists that has made the most enemies in the business because he was not humble and let the fame and hype got to his head and started to think that he was larger than life. As his fan base began to increase he dissed Bounty and made feuds with several other artists including Mavado, Popcaan.
In addition, he failed to separate himself from the ghetto lifestyle and lead a different life when he launched his career. Almost all the artists from the ghetto. That is where reggae and dance hall music are born and that’s where they live. However, once the artist launches their career they usually move away from certain lifestyles because they have a brand and reputation to protect. Kartel did not do that and that’s what led to his demise.
It’s sad what happened to him and no one is rejoicing because they hated him. They hate the lifestyle that he led, the derogatory lyrics of some of his music and the bad imagine it paints of Jamaica on the international scene. There are 2.9 million people in Jamaican and 99.99999% are hard working, decent, law abiding citizens.
The unfortunate thing is that when people read these negatives stories abroad they tend to believe that the majority of Jamaicans are criminals and murders. The sad thing too is that the uneducated ones with shady characters are often the most vociferous. So their character is shown around the world faster than decent citizens who have no time for non sense.
Similarly, when the international press visits Jamaica they only visit the ghetto and never the affluent areas. Jamaica is a very beautiful and peaceful country with a very rich culture and people despite what you see in the news. Millions of tourists come here every year and walk around free and enjoy themselves.
Kartel has his many fans in Jamaica who are grieving but the majority of the population agrees that if he did the crime he should do the time. It has nothing to do with crab in a barrel thing. It’s just a population that is fed up of the few criminal elements that is ruining our country.
He got a fair trial that lasted 65 days and he also had the best legal representation his money could buy. While there were some hiccups in the prosecution’s case, a jury of his peers found him and 3 of his accomplices guilty. People just have to respect the democracy of the Justice system and move on. Reggae and dance hall music will live on long after Kartel is gone. No one man is bigger than the music.
You do the crime you pay the time….sorry!
Tommy lee sparta next
We need sentencing like that in dca
How are we gonna get our music now? Hope his been stocking up 35 years worth of songs for us.
O Lord my God . . .. How Great Thou Art. Learn the religious hymns/songs and how to sing them to give God due praise and honor. They will do you well in life to eternity.
U have to be a labour sopporter to listen to this music.u labourites thats what u all want for dominica youths.
That’s a harsh punishment… Hope others learn from it…
You say harsh? You mean justice has been meted out?
its not justice when d person didn’t do d crime…allu never knw d real truth…..fast to jump and talk….
because it’s not ur mother, father, brother, sister, child Husband/wife they killled
yall don’t know how to be humble thats ur problem. EVERYONE in life strive to be if not rich, atleast have a decent amount of money to live life comfortably. God bless you and you reach to that level where u can travel all over and make that money and just live life. But its not enough..ya’ll still want to be bad man..well take what u get now!
You stated it correctly. After all is said, these people are to be pitted. What a waste of a life, money and time. Their evil ways soon catch up with them.
He could have been a good, honest artiste, making a decent salary, enjoying life with all its amenities and his money. He chose something differently, a wrong path. He thought he would not be caught. Bad company corrupts.
I hope in prison he will have a change of heart and repent that God might forgive him and his soul will not perish for all eternity.
Omg dats so sad.
Yes, sad indeed. A life wasted and for what.
The horrible murder of ‘Lizard’ is sad!
trust me… dancehall dead
You may have a point. He may not be safe in prison. Someone may take revenge on him.
And reggae lives on…good riddance to bad rubbish
awa man it doe die…….
hope he don’t drop the “cake soap”
Lol
hmm let him go rotten in de jail… all de tattoo will not be out until he old man
Age will not erase them. He will have the tattoos to death, to eternity unless he decides to take them out while in prison or when he is released in thirty-five years. He has to get a professional to do it.
Well then. That is that!
Amen!
Justice has prevailed.
How the hell they are going to punish someone for killing someone and they NEVER had a burial ..YOU ALL THINK YOU ALL OUT THERE IS GOD RIGHT? HMMM HOLD ON TIME GO TELL
You are not the Law. They had their way of finding out as they conducted investigations. Consider that his whereabouts and phone records may also have helped them a lot, if he committed the crime or was involved in it.
girl you stupid, bon jai…..thats a dumb comment.
You just talking stupiness! shut up!!!