{"id":113680,"date":"2015-05-23T21:39:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T02:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kingston12.net\/?p=113680"},"modified":"2015-05-23T21:39:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T02:39:57","slug":"january-2019-is-buju-bantons-new-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2015\/05\/23\/january-2019-is-buju-bantons-new-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2019 is Buju Banton\u2019s New Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tampa Bay journalist <strong>Patty Ryan<\/strong>, staff writer for the <strong>Tampa Bay Times<\/strong> has reported that lawyers for Jamaica\u2019s reggae star <strong>Buju Banton<\/strong> (Mark Myrie) has made a new deal with the state prosecutors which will enable the artist release from US prison in January 2019. Under the new deal, pending gun charges which could have added an additional five years to his sentence will be dropped. In return the artist and his attorneys will cease filing appeals. The US District Court Judge <strong>James S. Moody, Jr<\/strong>. approved the settlement.<br \/>\nBanton and his attorneys made several attempts to have the original verdict overturned via appeals only to have the case returned to state court in Tampa, FL each time. He is presently serving his time at the <strong>McRae Correctional Facility<\/strong> in McRae, Georgia (located in Tefair County \u2013 33 miles southwest of Vidalia). Additional details on this prison location is available at the Federal Bureau of Prisons\u2019 inmate locator website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bop.gov\/inmateloc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bop.gov\/inmateloc\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tampa Bay journalist Patty Ryan, staff writer for the Tampa Bay Times has reported that lawyers for Jamaica\u2019s reggae star Buju Banton (Mark Myrie) has made a new deal with the state prosecutors which will enable the artist release from US prison in January 2019. Under the new deal, pending&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[59,109,117],"tags":[257,292,383,402,438,473,495,564],"class_list":["post-113680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-music-news","category-news","tag-appeals","tag-buju-banton","tag-gun-charges","tag-january-2019","tag-mark-myrie","tag-new-release-date","tag-plea","tag-tampa-bay"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/buju-banton-1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":115663,"url":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2026\/01\/28\/the-echo-in-the-machine-how-ai-redefined-the-music-industry\/","url_meta":{"origin":113680,"position":0},"title":"The Echo in the Machine: How AI Redefined the Music Industry","author":"Sydney","date":"January 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"For decades, the music industry has navigated digital disruptions\u2014from the MP3, the shift away from large production studios to the streaming revolution. However, 2025 has brought a new evolution: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is no longer a futuristic concept. It has become a foundational element of the music industry,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Technology","link":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/category\/articles\/technology-articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI-Music-2.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI-Music-2.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI-Music-2.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI-Music-2.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":115377,"url":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2025\/10\/11\/mental-health-challenges-in-the-caribbean\/","url_meta":{"origin":113680,"position":1},"title":"Mental Health Challenges in the Caribbean","author":"Sydney","date":"October 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Caribbean is facing a growing mental health crisis. In just three weeks, five people in Jamaica took their own lives \u2014 a tragic reminder of rising depression, anxiety, and hopelessness across the region. It\u2019s time to break the stigma, fund mental health care, and give our communities the support\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Face-of-Mental-Health-2-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Face-of-Mental-Health-2-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Face-of-Mental-Health-2-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Face-of-Mental-Health-2-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Face-of-Mental-Health-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Face-of-Mental-Health-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":115648,"url":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2026\/01\/28\/digital-ids-transforming-identity-in-a-digital-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":113680,"position":2},"title":"Digital IDs: Transforming Identity in a Digital World","author":"Sydney","date":"January 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Digital identification systems, commonly referred to as \"digital IDs,\" are poised to revolutionize how individuals authenticate themselves in an increasingly interconnected society. As governments, businesses, and international organizations modernize their services, digital IDs are emerging as a fundamental tool for secure, efficient, and inclusive identity management. What Is a Digital\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International","link":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/category\/news\/international-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Digital-ID-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Digital-ID-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Digital-ID-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Digital-ID-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}