<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - buju-banton</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/buju-banton</link><description>Newsvine - buju-banton</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:36:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:39:25 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Reggae's Buju Banton awaits ruling on mistrial</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Florida juror who voted to convict Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton on drug charges has denied improperly researching the case during trial, despite a weekly newspaper's report that quoted her as saying that she did.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16091996-reggaes-buju-banton-awaits-ruling-on-mistrial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16091996-reggaes-buju-banton-awaits-ruling-on-mistrial</guid><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:30:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buju Banton asks judge to reconsider drug sentence</title>
<description><![CDATA[Buju Banton's new attorney has asked a federal judge in Tampa to reconsider the 10-year prison sentence the Jamaican reggae singer is serving on two drug charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/28/14756851-buju-banton-asks-judge-to-reconsider-drug-sentence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/28/14756851-buju-banton-asks-judge-to-reconsider-drug-sentence</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:23:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Judge rejects Buju Banton plea for new Fla. trial</title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal judge has denied reggae singer Buju Banton's request for a new trial, saying there's no need because of a previous appeals court ruling.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13182377-judge-rejects-buju-banton-plea-for-new-fla-trial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13182377-judge-rejects-buju-banton-plea-for-new-fla-trial</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:53:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9e397894-c320-4702-ac26-3859383e1191.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9e397894-c320-4702-ac26-3859383e1191.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. A federal judge has denied reggae singer Buju Banton's request for a new trial, saying there's no need because of a previous appeals court ruling. A Florida jury found Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton guilty on cocaine conspiracy on Feb. 22, 2011 after deliberating for 11 hours over two days. Banton is serving a 10-year prison sentence. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Jailed reggae star Buju Banton wants new trial</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jailed reggae star Buju Banton wants a new trial in U.S. federal court.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12684475-jailed-reggae-star-buju-banton-wants-new-trial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12684475-jailed-reggae-star-buju-banton-wants-new-trial</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:28:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US appeals court upholds Buju Banton's conviction</title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has upheld Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton's conviction on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/21/12344293-us-appeals-court-upholds-buju-bantons-conviction</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/21/12344293-us-appeals-court-upholds-buju-bantons-conviction</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:32:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US government responds to Buju Banton's appeal</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government says plenty of evidence supports a federal jury's conviction of Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10395942-us-government-responds-to-buju-bantons-appeal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10395942-us-government-responds-to-buju-bantons-appeal</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:46:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Reggae star Buju Banton appeals drug conviction</title>
<description><![CDATA[Grammy-winning reggae star Buju Banton claims in an appeal of his federal drug conviction there was not enough evidence to prove he was involved in a cocaine conspiracy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/16/9498922-reggae-star-buju-banton-appeals-drug-conviction</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/16/9498922-reggae-star-buju-banton-appeals-drug-conviction</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:29:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Reggae star Buju Banton gets 10 years in drug case</title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal judge sentenced Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton to 10 years in prison Thursday, the lowest sentence legally allowed for his role in a large cocaine trafficking deal in 2009.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Stacy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mitch Stacy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/23/6923374-reggae-star-buju-banton-gets-10-years-in-drug-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/23/6923374-reggae-star-buju-banton-gets-10-years-in-drug-case</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:36:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/89fa48e2-95f2-489a-a069-b8109232060a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/89fa48e2-95f2-489a-a069-b8109232060a.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in this Oct. 13, 2003, file photo in Miami. Family members, fans and supporters have pleaded for leniency for Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton, who likely will be sentenced to prison Thursday June 23, 2011 for conspiring to set up a cocaine deal.  (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Reggae star Banton asks for shorter jail sentence</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton is asking for a shorter prison sentence.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/10/6828489-reggae-star-banton-asks-for-shorter-jail-sentence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/10/6828489-reggae-star-banton-asks-for-shorter-jail-sentence</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:36:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sentencing hearing set for singer Buju Banton</title>
<description><![CDATA[A sentencing hearing has been set for June 16 for Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/09/6226582-sentencing-hearing-set-for-singer-buju-banton</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/09/6226582-sentencing-hearing-set-for-singer-buju-banton</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><category>grammy-winning-jamaican</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buju Banton wants release on bond pending appeal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton wants to be released on bond while he appeals his conviction of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in 2009.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6168848-buju-banton-wants-release-on-bond-pending-appeal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6168848-buju-banton-wants-release-on-bond-pending-appeal</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><category>grammy-winning-jamaican</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:09:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Singer Buju Banton found guilty in cocaine case</title>
<description><![CDATA[Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in 2009, a verdict that elicited anguish and disbelief among supporters in a crowded courtroom and from other artists in his native Jamaica.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Stacy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mitch Stacy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/21/6098433-singer-buju-banton-found-guilty-in-cocaine-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/21/6098433-singer-buju-banton-found-guilty-in-cocaine-case</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:57:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9dea862b-4c03-42c8-9b58-917ccdd6e52c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9dea862b-4c03-42c8-9b58-917ccdd6e52c.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. A Florida jury has found Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton guilty on cocaine conspiracy charges. Jurors returned their verdict on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 after deliberating for 11 hours over two days. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>No verdict in Buju Banton trial</title>
<description><![CDATA[A jury has stopped its deliberations for the week in the federal drug trial of Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/13/6045255-no-verdict-in-buju-banton-trial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/13/6045255-no-verdict-in-buju-banton-trial</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:54:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/955ea322-5748-462b-b7d1-0fa96b7b964f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/955ea322-5748-462b-b7d1-0fa96b7b964f.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. Banton checked out some cocaine, put some on his finger and tasted it &amp;#8212; all of it caught on law enforcement video inside a Florida warehouse. Now he has another chance to explain why. The Grammy-nominated singer's second trial is scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection, five months after a previous jury hung on federal drug trafficking charges that could put him in prison for life. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Judge: Banton can perform while awaiting retrial</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton will perform a concert to raise money for his security and other expenses while he awaits retrial on federal drug charges in Florida.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/02/5568178-judge-banton-can-perform-while-awaiting-retrial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/02/5568178-judge-banton-can-perform-while-awaiting-retrial</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 19:31:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Reggae star Buju Banton free on bail in Florida</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton is out of jail in Florida to await his retrial on federal drug charges after a son of reggae legend Bob Marley posted his home as bond.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/10/5445430-reggae-star-buju-banton-free-on-bail-in-florida</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/10/5445430-reggae-star-buju-banton-free-on-bail-in-florida</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>bob-marley</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:21:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Judge postpones reggae star Buju Banton's retrial</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton's retrial in Florida has been pushed back until February.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5365671-judge-postpones-reggae-star-buju-bantons-retrial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5365671-judge-postpones-reggae-star-buju-bantons-retrial</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:10:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bob Marley's son tries to get Buju Banton released</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stephen Marley, a son of music legend Bob Marley, has offered to post his South Florida home to bond reggae star Buju Banton's out of jail.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/26/5357159-bob-marleys-son-tries-to-get-buju-banton-released</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/26/5357159-bob-marleys-son-tries-to-get-buju-banton-released</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>south-florida</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:12:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Judge declares mistrial in Buju Banton drug case</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Florida judge on Monday declared a mistrial for Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who was accused of conspiring to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer last year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Kay]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jennifer Kay]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/27/5189498-judge-declares-mistrial-in-buju-banton-drug-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/27/5189498-judge-declares-mistrial-in-buju-banton-drug-case</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/78c8630e-9f65-4ee5-b141-2c6fde4145d4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/78c8630e-9f65-4ee5-b141-2c6fde4145d4.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buju Banton's drug trial the talk of Jamaica</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. drug trial of reggae star Buju Banton is the talk of Jamaica, where islanders are debating his guilt or innocence on street corners, in offices, in letters to the editor and on social networking websites.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Mcfadden]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Mcfadden]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/26/5184062-buju-bantons-drug-trial-the-talk-of-jamaica</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/26/5184062-buju-bantons-drug-trial-the-talk-of-jamaica</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>jamaica</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><category>cb</category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:21:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/919591a7-8343-48d2-83bc-a09dabc93a08.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/919591a7-8343-48d2-83bc-a09dabc93a08.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. On his upcoming album &quot;Before the Dawn,&quot; Banton crows about standing strong, though battered and bruised, in the face of a gathering darkness. The songs sound prophetic, as the four-time Grammy nominee recorded them before he was arrested on federal cocaine charges last December. The trial is scheduled to start Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in Tampa, Fla., a week before the album's U.S. release. He faces a possible life sentence if convicted. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buju Banton testifies in drug trial in Florida</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton says he talked a lot about drugs with a U.S. government informant, but that doesn't make him a drug dealer.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/19/5138483-buju-banton-testifies-in-drug-trial-in-florida</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/19/5138483-buju-banton-testifies-in-drug-trial-in-florida</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:41:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/919591a7-8343-48d2-83bc-a09dabc93a08.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/919591a7-8343-48d2-83bc-a09dabc93a08.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. On his upcoming album &quot;Before the Dawn,&quot; Banton crows about standing strong, though battered and bruised, in the face of a gathering darkness. The songs sound prophetic, as the four-time Grammy nominee recorded them before he was arrested on federal cocaine charges last December. The trial is scheduled to start Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in Tampa, Fla., a week before the album's U.S. release. He faces a possible life sentence if convicted. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lawyers: government entrapped reggae star</title>
<description><![CDATA[The attorney for Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton says the government entrapped his client in a drug deal.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/26/3815706-lawyers-government-entrapped-reggae-star</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/26/3815706-lawyers-government-entrapped-reggae-star</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:24:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1410e656-b1c9-47cc-8c67-d9101290c41f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1410e656-b1c9-47cc-8c67-d9101290c41f.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. The attorney for Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton says the government entrapped his client in a drug deal. According to court documents filed Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 David Markus says the government used a paid informant to convince his client to buy cocaine. The defense is pushing to have the informant's identity revealed. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Reggae star Buju Banton pleads not guilty</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton has pleaded not guilty to a drug charge in a Florida federal court.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/06/3722160-reggae-star-buju-banton-pleads-not-guilty</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/06/3722160-reggae-star-buju-banton-pleads-not-guilty</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 19:53:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Reggae star Banton will be transferred to Tampa</title>
<description><![CDATA[Grammy-nominated Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton will fight a drug charge against him in Tampa instead of Miami.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Kay]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jennifer Kay]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/13/3627616-reggae-star-banton-will-be-transferred-to-tampa</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/13/3627616-reggae-star-banton-will-be-transferred-to-tampa</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>banton</category><category>buju-banton</category><category>grammy-nominated-jamaican</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:12:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f3f62d2f-1929-4d89-953d-7ea27344e6ab.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="317" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f3f62d2f-1929-4d89-953d-7ea27344e6ab.jpg" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. The Drug Enforcement Administration on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 said that Banton was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gay rights activists protesting concert by Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton</title>
<description><![CDATA[Several gay-rights groups are protesting a Halloween-night concert at a city of Miami-owned hall by Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, whose hit song Boom Bye Bye advocates shooting gays in the head and setting them on fire.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/26/3320313-gay-rights-activists-protesting-concert-by-jamaican-reggae-star-buju-banton</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/26/3320313-gay-rights-activists-protesting-concert-by-jamaican-reggae-star-buju-banton</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>concert</category><category>star</category><category>protesting</category><category>buju-banton</category><category>gay-activist</category><category>jamaican-raggae</category><category>song-advocates</category><category>shooting-gays-in-the-head</category><category>setting-them-on-fire</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:21:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Power 105 Pulls Reggae Festival Sponsorship Over Lyrics of Homophobic Performers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hip-hop radio station Power 105 withdrew its sponsorship of Saturday's Reggae Carifest because two artists on the bill have used anti-gay language in their songs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Atienza]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Eric Atienza]]></source><link>http://deatienza.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/23/915823-power-105-pulls-reggae-festival-sponsorship-over-lyrics-of-homophobic-performers</link><guid>http://deatienza.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/23/915823-power-105-pulls-reggae-festival-sponsorship-over-lyrics-of-homophobic-performers</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>clear-channel</category><category>homophobia</category><category>reggae</category><category>live-music</category><category>buju-banton</category><category>bounty-killer</category><category>power-105</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:18:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>