Jah Cure British Tour Postponed until Next Year!
Kingston, Jamaica: Nov 3, 2007 The British tour by Jah Cure has been postponed; the singer was originally scheduled to be in the country from October 21-24, but ran into problems when the British authorities refused to grant him a visa to enter the country because of his prison conviction for rape. As a result, promoter Castro Brown has rescheduled the tour to March next year, by which time he is hoping the matter concerning Jah Cure's eligibility to enter Britain will be resolved. Still upbeat and hopeful, Brown said that he is contemplating adding an extra five days to the tour, which is now scheduled to run March 15th to 17th. Brown said he has appointed an immigration lawyer in England to work on Jah Cure's visa application. He said that the refunding of tickets some 15, 000 for the postponed shows is going smoothly in England. Jah Cure, for the first time in eight years, celebrated his birthday as a free man on October 11. Since he was 23 years old, the entertainer, whose given name is Siccature Alcock, had to observe this special occasion in prison, having been sentenced for 12 years on a rape conviction. In 2005, a new initiative using music to help rehabilitate talented inmates was designed by the prison authorities, and under that pilot project Jah Cure released his single, True Reflection, which instantly became the first of a slew of hits including the smash single, Longing For as well as such prophetic albums as Free Jah Cure and Freedom Blues. On July 28 this year, the singer was released from the Tower Street Adult Correctional facility in Kingston where workers gave him high marks for his discipline.

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