BELOVED ACTOR RAS AJAI, 47, 'SHOT DEAD' WHILE WALKING DOWN A STREET. (PHOTO).
Beloved actor Ras Ajai, 47, 'shot dead' while walking down a street A beloved film star and musician has di£d. Ras Ajai, whose real name was Brian Todd Boucher, played JLP political enforcer Claudie Massop in the 2024 film Bob Marley: One Love biopic. He was reportedly shot in Waterford, St. Catherine, Jamaica, at the age of 47. He rubbed shoulders with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they arrived at the movie's Jamaican premiere. Another person is reported to have sustained injuries during the assault, which remains under investigation by St Catherine South Police. Sources say the reggae and dancehall artist, vocalist and composer was walking down a street with a companion on Saturday, August 1, when they were attacked by armed criminals travelling in a vehicle. One of the attackers allegedly exited the car and unleashed gunfire on the duo and Ras was shot several times before they fled in the motor. He was declared dead at Spanish Town General Hospital while the othe...
According to Channels Television,the Nigerian government is organising a workshop for stakeholders aimed at restructuring and reinvigorating Project ACT Nollywood.It is a three billion Naira grant programme established by the Federal Government to solve the main challenges impeding the growth of the Nigerian Movie industry.The workshop,which is scheduled for Friday July 1,would be attended by representatives of the key stakeholders in the Nigerian Film industry-the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture,the leadership of Nollywood,the Actors Guild,Film and Videos Censors Board,the Nigerian Film Corporation and the Nigerian Copyright Commission.It is being organised by the Minister of Finance,Mrs Kemu Adeosun.Mrs Adeosun said the ideas discussed during the workshop would be part of the inputs for restructuring the project to ensure its sustainability.So far,the Project ACT Nollywood has implemented specialist training programmes in Nigeria and abroad in which 247 practitioners have been trained to improve their technical and professional capacities in the entertainment industry.Similarly,113 film projects,employing 2,436 people,have been co-financed through grants from the fund at the cost of 799 million naira,while the Innovative Film Distribution Programme has been designed to support viable solutions in film distribution and the prevention of privacy.One major issue that the workshop will be looking to address is that of privacy,as the World Bank had estimated that for each copy of a Nigerian film sold,nine pirated copies are sold.The National Bureau for Statistics,has estimated that the Nigerian Film industry contributed 1.4 percent to the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2013 and 2014,and employed an estimated 250,000 people directly.More photos below. 
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