PORTLAND, OreGON (AP): The shiny, gold Nike sneakers were hard to miss in the donation pile at a shelter in Portland, Oregon, earlier this year. They were Air Jordan 3s, size 12 1/2, and one of just a few custom pairs that had been made for film-...
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques released his first album, Stage One, in 2000, however, it was in 2002 that he shot to international stardom after releasing album Dutty Rock, an album hailed as “a game changer”. He enjoyed his breakthrough with...
Off the heels of his Billboard chart-topping album, Generation of Kings (G.O.K), all roads will lead to Plantation Cove in St. Ann on December 16, when the young dancehall giant, Masicka, is set to ignite the stage in celebration of his birthday,...
Hundreds of patrons gathered at Emancipation Park last week Thursday to immerse themselves into the joyful atmosphere of Scotiabank’s annual Christmas in the Park celebrations. The event, known for its family-friendly activities and festive...
WASHINGTON (AP): It seemed only fitting that Oprah Winfrey chose to wear a flowing, full-length purple dress for her portrait unveiled Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. She told the assembled crowd that she wore purple not...
It took nearly two hours on Sunday for her audience to begin to plumb the professional depths of Jamaican-Canadian artist and educator, Dr Lillian Allen. And even at the end of the session, we knew precious little about her personal life. Gathered...
The soca world is holding hands with superstar Patrice Roberts as she mourns the death of her fiancé and the father of her seven-year-old daughter, Ricardo Drue. A soca star and former soca monarch from Antgua and Barbuda, Drue was a Caribbean man...
Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2023 | 12:08 AM
A high school coach, whose teenage daughter was murdered, takes matters into his own hands by going after the men who kidnap his student for their human trafficking operation. Director: Art Camacho, Writers: Art Camacho, James Dean Simington,...
Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2023 | 12:08 AM
APE TOWN, South Africa (AP): South African singer Zahara, who rose from an impoverished rural background to find rapid fame with multi-platinum selling albums and delivered her unique version of wistful Afro-soul in her country’s isiXhosa...
ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda's renowned international soca artiste, Ricardo Drue, died at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre after he became unconscious on Tuesday. The cause of death has not been made...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has hailed literary giant Professor Edward Baugh, and noted that his passing is “a huge loss to Jamaica and the Caribbean”. Edward Baugh, who was born in Port Antonio, Portland,...
Grammy Award-winning reggae artiste Kabaka Pyramid took the stage by storm during his electrifying performance aboard the eighth annual Welcome to JamRock Cruise. Introduced to the sold-out crowd by renowned radio personality Richie B, the night...
AP: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including Best Picture Musical or Comedy, as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original...
Many will say a new Willy Wonka is unnecessary. With an iconic performance in the Gene Wilder original, and source material that has aged poorly through a modern lens, it’s easy to want to leave Willy well enough alone. What isn’t easy is coming...
Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its...
United States-based dancehall artiste Demopage says he feel blessed to return to the stage and the recording studios following major issues with his health earlier this year. Demopage shared that in April he was awakened from his sleep by a...
NEW YORK (AP): For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, The Boy and the Heron, debuted with $12.8 million,...
In the entertainment business, Sean ‘Contractor’ Edwards is recognised as the man who has built a reputation for himself as a music marketer, executive producer and one who keeps abreast of trends internationally and can be called upon to to...
NEW YORK (AP): Spotify’s chief financial officer will step down next year, according to the music streaming service, just days after it announced its third round of layoffs for 2023. In a statement announcing CFO Paul Vogel’s departure, CEO Daniel...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Ryan O’Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in Love Story and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic nine-year-old daughter Tatum in Paper Moon, died on Friday, his son...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
