Promoter Welcomes Probe Into Payment to Vybz Kartel

T&T Prime Minister Questions Access to U.S. Dollars for Vybz Kartel Performance While Medicine Shortage Persists

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has raised serious concerns over the alleged easy access to U.S. dollars by the promoters of the One Caribbean Music Festival, while citizens continue to struggle to obtain foreign exchange for essential items such as medicine. Speaking during a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Red House on Thursday, Persad-Bissessar questioned how promoters were able to secure large su…

US$ for Vybz Kartel: ’We can’t get medicine, but you got all this money’

THE Finance Minister is yet to share any findings but Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday expressed concern over access to foreign exchange by the promoters of last weekend’s One Caribbean Music Festival.

Sizzla Demanded Vybz Kartel-Level Fee Before Withdrawing From One Caribbean Music Fest Say Trinidad Promoter - World Music Views

In the aftermath of the disastrous One Caribbean Music Festival held on May 31, 2025, promoter Odane Anderson of Jacho Entertainment has broken his silence — revealing that reggae icon Sizzla Kalonji withdrew from the event after requesting a fee equal to that of dancehall star Vybz Kartel. According to a Q&A with ET&T, Anderson explained that the withdrawal of Kartel, who was contracted for USD $1.35 million, triggered a financial and logistica…

Vybz Kartel No-Show Triggers Investigations In Trinidad, But Promoter Can't Reclaim US$950k Performance Fee

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel is being raked over the coals by angry fans as the days drag on since his no-show at the One Caribbean Music Festival in Trinidad and Tobago.

Promoter responds to investigation into payment of Vybz Kartel

Promoter responds to investigation into payment of Vybz Kartel PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Jacho Entertainment, the promoter involved in the controversial Vybz Kartel concert that failed to materialise last weekend, says it welcomes investigations into how it obtained foreign currency to pay the Jamaican...

Promoter welcomes probe into payment to Vybz Kartel

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Jacho Entertainment, the promoter involved in the controversial concert that should have featured Vybz Kartel last weekend, says it welcomes investigations into how it obtained foreign currency to pay the Jamaican...