Published:Wednesday | February 21, 2024 | 12:13 AM
LAS VEGAS (AP): A trial date has been pushed back from June to November for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas, and his new attorney said Tuesday that he expects to be...
Published:Wednesday | February 21, 2024 | 12:09 AM
In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have...
Over the next four years, several students at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts will have the opportunity to benefit from a generous bursary established to honour Canada-based Jamaican Grace Lyons, founder of the Heritage...
LONDON (AP): Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia Poor Things...
For 13 years now, the Rex Nettleford Foundation recently honoured the life and legacy of its namesake, National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) co-founder and international culture advocate Professor Rex Nettleford, with an evening of singing, dance...
The African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB) has rebranded its signature February programme to AYA. AYA, a cultural engagement programme to be held annually in February, is designed to facilitate awareness of the...
AP: People had been coming to Ziggy Marley and his family for years with ideas about how to turn reggae icon Bob Marley’s life into a movie. But it never felt quite right, until a few years ago when they decided to be the instigators. “It was just...
Within the dancehall community, Whitfield Henry is renowned, however, most people are familiar with the moniker, ‘Father Witty’. Having dedicated more than two decades to the dancehall scene, and twice as many in the entertainment industry, the...
NEW YORK (AP): Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic Bob Marley: One Love outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7-million opening weekend, while Sony’s Madame Web flopped with one of the lowest debuts for a movie...
The long-awaited Bob Marley biopic One Love highlights important moments in the musician’s life – his adolescence in Trench Town, his spiritual growth, the attempt on his life. Marley died in 1981 at the age of 36. He’d achieved a level of...
On February 11, pioneering ska, mento and rocksteady singer, Count Owen joined the elite club of nonagenarians and he couldn’t be happier or more full of gratitude. The Count celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by family, and, to top it off, he...
Being a film critic has its ups and downs. One day, you’re on the red carpet talking to stars at a world premiere, and the next, you’re in a near-empty cinema watching the latest attempt at kick-starting a superhero franchise. It’s a long and...
AP: On This Is Me ... Now, Jennifer Lopez’s first solo album in a decade, the singer takes back her rightful place on the throne of pop music. In 2002, Jennifer Lopez dropped This Is Me … Then, her third studio album that married her glossy-eyed...
As Jamaica’s population of tertiary students prepare to play Mas at The University of the West Indies Carnival on March 16, Jamaica Carnival bands Yard Mas, GenXS and Xodus are ready to make themselves known on the Ring Road. At the recent band...
Mexican reggae artiste, Jah Fabio, while expressing his gratitude to reggae music for changing his life, is also embracing being a bridge between Jamaican artistes and Latin artistes rather than Reggaeton acts. “Reggae music change my life ... it...
Gwen Stefani, the American singer-songwriter, is thrilled about No Doubt’s reunion at Coachella. The band, coming together for the first time in almost a decade, will be performing at the iconic festival, and Stefani is looking forward to...
With songs like Great Man, U Me Luv, Legend, True Colours, Story of My Life, Strongest Soldier, Winning, and A Better Tomorrow, Jahmiel has firmly established himself within the reggae and dancehall ecosystem. Jahmiel, who uses his real name as...
With just over a month left before their official carnival season, The University of the West Indies is entering the chat with ‘Rio De Janeiro’. Historically the first carnival to be staged in Jamaica, UWI carnival made its debut in 1954 with the...
When Sanchez touched the stage at 8:45 p.m. at Hope Gardens on Sunday, with his signature opening song, Here I Am, it was clear that the “big chune” segment had arrived. Audience reaction aside, just his suit alone, fiery red jacket and vest with...
Having nearly $1 million in prize money, the What’s Your Story Jamaica? storytelling competition is easily the island’s richest of its kind, and now in its third year, it’s becoming more popular. This positive news was given to the audience at this...
Published:Wednesday | February 14, 2024 | 12:07 AM
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his...
As he prepares to release his fourth studio album – The Gentle Man on March 1 – Romain Virgo is preparing for a series of performances. Virgo, who is affectionately known to the Jamaican people as ‘the love doctor’, is slated to take the stage at...
Valentine’s Day marks the beginning of a two-day hearing by the Privy Council in the United Kingdom for convicts Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell, Kahira Jones , and Andre St John. Their case will be heard by Lord Reed,...
LAS VEGAS (AP): Usher and long-time partner Jenn Goicoechea obtained a marriage licence last week in Las Vegas, just days ahead of the 45-year-old R...
WESTERN BUREAU: Global cultural tourism demand is likely to surge at a rate of 14.4 per cent over the next 10 years, taking its market size to US$22.7 billion by 2033, according to Jamaica’s tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett. Bartlett, in a speech...
