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Albert Griffiths Albert Griffiths, frontman of the reggae band The Gladiators, died on Tuesday evening in Aberdeen, St Elizabeth. He was 74 years old. His son Anthony confirmed Griffiths' death to  Loop News. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease over 10 years ago and stopped touring with The Gladiators since. Cabel Stephenson, who managed the Gladiators between 1994 to 2004, said: "The Gladiators was one of the first groups in reggae to enter the international global space and Albert was breaking language barriers and championing reggae music from the 1970s. He gave us one of Jama...

Pioneering reggae singer and musician Albert Griffiths of roots band The Gladiators has died, his former manager, Cabel ‘Jeffrey’ Stephenson, told The Gleaner. Griffiths, who had been ailing for some time, passed away on Wednesday morning at his home in St Elizabeth. Born on New Year’s Day, Griffiths was two weeks shy of his 75th birthday. “Albert stopped touring about 14 years owing to illness and has been at his home in Aberdeen, where he was being cared for very well,” Stephenson said of the vocalist, who recorded blockbuster hit Hello Carol in the late sixties. “It is sad ...

Following developments from australia, washington and beyond. let's begin with anna coren in sydney this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hello carol. it's 1:00 in the morning here in sydney. as you say, this siege has now entered the 15th hour. this gunman armed walked into this cafe in the early hours of monday and claimed a number of hostages. we know that five hostages have managed to escape. police refuse to confirm how many are still inside that cafe. just to give you an idea, it is located in that direction about a block away. there are hundreds of police. there is a bomb squad and a...