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For the uninitiated, the four seasons of Christmas are Foreign, Movies, Home and Yaad, in no particular order —but perhaps you have to be Jamaican, or closely associated with a Jamaican to fully appreciate them all. In their first public outfit...
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Incendiary dancehall superstar Capleton is looking forward to his upcoming performance at Sting 2023, as the show is set to make its grand return to Jamworld in Portmore, St Catherine on December 26, having made its comeback - after a seven-year...
“It’s a great film,” declared Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange of Choke Hold after she watched the movie’s Jamaican premiere recently at Carib cinema in Cross Roads. Actually, it’s not, but her overstatement is understandable. The movie is...
Understanding all too well the impact films can have on difficult conversations, the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA) two years ago embarked upon a partnership with the Spotlight Initiative through UNICEF Jamaica to explore the issue...
The music world is mourning the loss of highly regarded international entertainment and intellectual property rights attorney, Kendall Minter, who died on December 6 in Atlanta. He was 71. Reports are that Minter, a member of Greenspoon Marder LLP’...
Dancehall star Aidonia has hit the ground running with some exciting news. After months of teasing the hashtag “#occupiedmind”, the 4th Genna head honcho finally revealed the cryptic message’s significance. One week ago, he unveiled a new 23-track...
Though once known as the soulful Chevaughn, Qyor is shedding his child-star skin while maintaining just that flavour that had Jamaicans falling in love with his melodic perspectives. Catching the eye of reggae legends like Tony Rebel and Jimmy...
LONDON (AP): Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet and political activist who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots – a Jamaican mother and a Barbadian father – has died. He was 65. Zephaniah died Thursday after being diagnosed with a brain...
The Face of Us, a showcase of 50 artworks produced by 39 Jamaican artists based locally and internationally, will be launched on December 10 at the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ). Formalities are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m., featuring...
Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee has announced that he is retiring from the reggaeton genre to serve Jesus Christ. The Puerto Rican artiste, born Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, is one of more than 150 defendants named in producer Cleveland ‘Clevie’...
The second annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Festival, titled Big Up Miss Lou, unfolds on Saturday, December 8, at the Karl Kendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College, from 5 to 8 p.m. Big Up Miss Lou brings together a wealth of talent in poetry, song,...
NEW YORK (AP): A woman sued hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on Wednesday, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17. The woman, whose name wasn’t disclosed in the court filing, is...
NEW YORK (AP): Is the year of Taylor Swift over now? Not yet. Time magazine named Swift its person of the year on Wednesday, a week after Spotify announced she was the most-played artiste on the streaming platform. Swift was picked from a group...
“Is that it!” exclaimed broadcaster Tony Patel. “It’s finished already?” It was 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, and we were in the St Luke’s Church, Cross Roads. The applause for the annual Advent concert presented by the Diocesan Festival Choir and Chamber...
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is known for being an icon in several ways. As a dancer, a singer, and a performer, she’s largely unmatched. She’s a beloved artiste with over two decades worth of music, the oldest of which is yet to go out of style,...
