Second only to sharing peace and joy through her creations, Akera Thompson is filling homes with a more ambient version of God’s love and grace. Thompson, the founder of Chai...
For the now 21-year-old Leonie Thompson, her love affair with fashion began long before she ever knew how to characterise it. Ever the admirer of beautiful things, a pre-pubescent Thompson would observe the fashions of both her mother and pop...
Veteran Reggae Producer Donovan Germain has created history by nabbing the top three positions in this year’s Festival Song Competition. Germain, Penthouse Records’ head honcho, produced the winning song, Best in the World, performed and written...
Reggae artiste Shuga is hoping to make the Jamaica Festival Song Competition fun again with her entry Dancing Same Way. The entertainer, whose birth name is Misty Campbell, said initially she had no plans to join the competition but was encouraged...
Continuing the winning streak and near meteoric re-emergence into the limelight, dancehall deejay Shane O says he’s claiming an abundant year. The Dark Room artiste, who recently was among genre heavyweights to grace the Reggae Sumfest stage on...
After 32 years together, Mighty Crown says they are happy to be taking a step back from playing music. After their farewell on the Reggae Sumfest stage on Friday night, the trio told The Gleaner that while they will no longer be playing, music...
Closing the show on Night One of Reggae Sumfest 2023, Tommy Lee Sparta gave a diverse performance, entertaining his fans, with his hits while delivering moving messages about his time being incarcerated. Tommy Lee, whose birth name is Leroy...
Surrounded by friends, family and industry colleagues, Buju Banton celebrated his 50th birthday in black-and-gold fashion. Smack against the background of Kingston city, the courtyard for Markus Record was decked with tables and chairs in the the...
Through her self-proclaimed ‘quirky expression of love’ Danielle Terrelonge is ensuring Jamaica is full in the heart and full in the belly. Terrelonge is the creator of the plant-based café, The Plantry. Initially a venture out of her living room...
While the pleasure derived from consuming pastries is nothing new, Dr Altreisha Foster is ready to heal hearts through the power of baking. Trained as a vaccine scientist, Foster is now the author of Cake Therapy: How Baking Changed My Life – an...
