I just cannot fathom it. An international icon like Winnie the Pooh is finally available for public use. Boundless possibilities rest on the shoulders of film-makers large and small, who could take a world-renowned silly old bear and create...
An adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor’s edge. Directed and written by: Alex Garland Starring: Oscar® nominee Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson Oscar®...
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has made history once again. Her latest album, the epic 'Act ll: Cowboy Carter', hit number one on the Billboard country albums chart, making her the first Black woman to top the chart since its 1964...
The Faculty of Humanities and Education of The University of the West Indies recently assembled a panel of experts to discuss Bob Marley: One Love. Aspiring actors, writers, and film-makers all listened with keen ears as the panel explored topics...
For the month of April, the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) will put on show its rich tradition of producing meaningful events showcasing the excellence in training offered by the institution with eight events from a...
The month of April typically signifies renewal, and the Canadian Women’s Club (CWC) in Jamaica is renewing its commitment to helping to improve the quality of life for the underserved through its fundraising Spring Into Fashion showcase. The...
Internationally acclaimed poet, Professor Kwame Dawes, will be the next Poet Laureate of Jamaica. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, disclosed that Professor Dawes emerged as the most suitable person for the...
Diversity took the lead on Sunday as revellers came out in droves for Carnival in Jamaica. For Xodus specifically, there was no shortage of fuller-figured baddies and veteran revellers. For ‘feteran’ Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester, who says she is...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Multi-platinum selling dancehall artiste, Sean Paul, is ready to Get Busy on a 22-date U.S. run dubbed the Greatest Tour. It kicks off May 2 at House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, and ends June 16 at the Fillmore in Charlotte,...
‘King of Fyah’, Capleton arrived at the Newport Commercial Centre in the early hours of Sunday morning blazing with an unquenchable energy to “bun out dutty wickedness and wicked man”, while sending out an equally impassioned plea for respect, as...
Though the Carnival in Jamaica Road March is a secular event, Pastor Barry Hall of the Ekklesia Bible Fellowship says any event is an opportunity to minister the Word. Posted outside their church on Hope Road, he told The Gleaner that they have...
Being eight months pregnant is no deterrent for former Miss Universe Jamaica finalist Tika Rutherford. The long-time soca lover says while she is not officially jumping with a band, she could not miss the road march. “I feel great. Absolutely...
Swooping into their second year on the road for Carnival in Jamaica is GenXs. Riding on a wave of high expectations from their stellar performance in 2023, their numbers have “doubled last year’s 2000+” according to GenXs Director Kino Johnson as...
Though the musical art form of soca originated in the Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Idyll Mohamed Ali, who travelled from Paris, France, to Jamaica, said she is definitely a fan. It's one of the reasons that brought her and her best...
After much anticipation and an entire week of events, the day many soca and carnival fans across Jamaica and the diaspora have been waiting on has finally arrived – it’s Carnival Sunday and time for the annual Carnival in Jamaica Road March! Road...
On Friday night stretching into late Saturday morning, Kingston City was embroiled in a battle of the bands to be crowned 2024 j'ouvert champion. Contending for the title this year was carnival veterans Bacchanal and Xodus with Bacchanal J'ouvert...
When legendary musician, Carlton ‘Santa’ Davis was informed that he had been selected to receive the prestigious Reggae Gold Award at the end of February, he was excited, but, alas, he was unable to travel to Jamaica to collect it in person because...
The I Love Soca Jamaica and Tipsy Music Festival collaboration, RYTZ Music Festival, went down on Carnival Thursday at the Ritz Savannah at The University of the West Indies. The event, the brainchild of managing directors of the collaborating...
With this soca season comes a host of fêtes leading up to the big showdown on Carnival Sunday. One of the events that ignited soca appetites, leaving attendees satisfied from start to finish, was Illuminate. The designated shuttle buses, which...
At the heart of the second annual Jamaica Poetry Music Symposium (JPMS) held at The Mico University College on Sunday is a multi-faceted document called the Kingston Accord, which seeks to assist Jamaica to thrive. Created at the first JPMS last...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It has been 21 years since Sean Paul's dancehall anthem 'Get Busy' topped the Billboard Hot 100 — which means "Get Busy" is finally old enough to hear "Get Busy" at the club. "It...
Historically speaking, dragons are renowned for their beauty and mystical qualities that have made them not only feared, but admired by cultures across the world. With that in mind, it is no wonder that GenXS Carnival has chosen these legendary...
Producer Kareem ‘Remus’ Burrell is living his dream. He continues to trod in the impressive footsteps of late veteran producer Phillip ‘Fatis’ Burrell, of the renowned Xterminator label, even as he seeks to make his own mark on the music industry....
Across the Caribbean, there are breakout artistes and entertainers who have surpassed expectations and waved their country’s flags proudly for audiences around the world. And, it is among this elite class that KES ranks. First formed as a...
Aaron ‘Voice’ St Louis, who hails from the twin isles of Trinidad and Tobago, has amassed millions of fans through his musical messages. In as little as five years, he has become a dominant player in the soca industry, with songs that aim to unite...
