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Published:Friday | February 24, 2023 | 12:24 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

The organisers of the Lost In Time Festival, scheduled for this Saturday at the Hope Gardens in St Andrew, say that Kingston should see a boost in the local economy and tourism. “That [the economic benefit] is a big part of why we are doing this...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2023 | 12:08 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

There was resounding praise for Kemaul Martin, more popularly known as Yaksta, last Tuesday night at the launch party held for his début album, Yaksta 22. The event, staged at the Festival Market Place on the waterfront in Kingston, experienced...

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2023 | 12:59 PM

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex trafficking...

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2023 | 12:58 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Reggae great, Beres Hammond, sings the power of what one dance can do, in the song of the same name; last Sunday, soulful singer Jully Black sang the power of what one word can do. The JUNO award-winning and platinum-selling artiste – whose parents...

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2023 | 12:45 AMStephanie Lyew /Gleaner Writer

Isat Buchanan, attorney-at-law for jailed deejay, Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, is looking forward to his day in court before the United Kingdom-based Privy Council which has been requested to listen to his client’s appeal. “We look forward to...

Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2023 | 3:25 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of gunning down rapper Nipsey Hussle to 60 years to life in prison. Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke II handed down the of-delayed sentence to Eric R...

Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2023 | 1:09 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

Theatre practitioners and lovers of theatre generally got a double dose of delight at the National Gallery of Jamaica on Sunday. The first was visual – 100 beautiful posters from all over the world which were entered in the 2022 International...

Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2023 | 1:06 AM

Gabrielle Union said she “didn’t know what to do” when she became a stepmother. The 50-year-old actress tied the knot with former NBA star Dwyane Wade, 41, in 2014 and became a stepmother to Zaire, 20, Zaya, 15 and nine-year-old Xavier – who he has...

Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2023 | 12:20 AM

From the minds behind Searching comes Missing, a thrilling roller-coaster mystery that makes you wonder how well you know those closest to you. When her mother (Nia Long) disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s (...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2023 | 12:46 AM

The organisers of the annual poetry festival, Poetry in Motion (PiM), are gearing up to host another staging on Sunday, February 26, as it celebrates 20 years under the theme ‘Every song is a poem set to music’. Yasus Afari, founder and principal...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2023 | 12:05 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

A farmer with no experience in storytelling has earned himself the top prize of $375,000 in Jamaica’s most financially attractive storytelling competition. Not only did the second- and third-place winners also walk away with generous cash prizes ($...

Published:Monday | February 20, 2023 | 12:42 AMStephanie Lyew /Gleaner Writer

Among the raw talent re-popularising the sound and lifestyle that is reggae music, stands Royal Blu and Runkus. The two artistes, who also write songs, compose and produce the eclectic melodies on which they lay their lyrics, have managed to use a...

Published:Monday | February 20, 2023 | 12:37 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

At 83, veteran actor John Amos is not giving up just yet and with his son, KC, is planning to do some work in Jamaica and showcase the island’s talents. Amos and KC and director Ricky Lee, who have all been in Jamaica for sometime, accompanied...

Published:Sunday | February 19, 2023 | 4:09 AM

VP Records on February 10 released We Remember Bob Andy, a tribute album featuring 15 artistes covering the late Jamaican singer/songwriter’s catalogue, on CD, vinyl, and all digital streaming platforms. A Television Jamaica broadcast special...

Published:Sunday | February 19, 2023 | 3:58 AMStephanie Lyew - Sunday Gleaner Writer

For Montego Bay-born recording artiste, Moyann Montique, being a part of the remix of Marcia Griffiths’ iconic 1980s hit Electric Boogie with Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Shaggy, is a surreal experience. The idea of fame has...

Published:Sunday | February 19, 2023 | 3:38 AMJanet Silvera - Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: There was no pre-requisite that a Jamaican-born actor had to be cast in the musical, The Harder They Come, moreover, actor Andrew Clarke wasn’t looking to be handed an olive branch. The sole Jamaica-born actor confirmed to play in...

Published:Sunday | February 19, 2023 | 3:18 AMStephanie Lyew - Gleaner Writer

For the past two years, Audiomack has formulated several campaigns represented in a series of verified playlists spotlighting the talent of disc jockeys, the leading sounds and emerging acts. According to Tanya Lawson, Audiomack’s director of the...

Published:Sunday | February 19, 2023 | 12:23 PMYasmine Peru - Senior Gleaner Writer

Reggae journeymen have long spoken about the warm welcome they receive in France, the European capital of culture, when performing there, and, as if to replicate this, last Thursday the red carpet was rolled out at the piece of France here in...

Published:Saturday | February 18, 2023 | 12:39 AM

Atlanta-based reggae artiste and producer, Anthony Malvo, will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Caribbean Community Awards today in Lithonia, Georgia, USA. The Kingston-born singer, who started his career in the early 1980s on...

Published:Saturday | February 18, 2023 | 12:36 AM

Children of the Icons and Emerging Artistes is more than a reggae concert, but a launching pad and mentorship platform for young artistes. This is how the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, envisioned the concert...

Published:Saturday | February 18, 2023 | 12:32 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

Hoping to reveal the truth about the inner city through his music, reggae artiste J Written pours from his experiences growing up on Spanish Town Road and Trench Town to show that there is love on every corner of the ghetto. “My motto is live,...

Published:Friday | February 17, 2023 | 12:59 AM

NEW YORK (AP): Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film One Million Years BC would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, has died. She was 82. Welch died early...

Published:Friday | February 17, 2023 | 12:58 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther – not James Bond. Speaking Tuesday to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Elba brought up the persistent discussions...

Published:Friday | February 17, 2023 | 12:56 AM

Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man films have generally served as a kind of palate cleanser to the world-ending stakes of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang is just an ordinary dude, or so they keep telling us, who still can’t really...

Published:Friday | February 17, 2023 | 12:50 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

With Reggae Month being celebrated in February, the conversations around the music are many. One such is How Dem Fi Fight Reggae Music, which is the title of a Bounty/Sizzla collaborative track on Grammy-nominated producer Richard ‘Breadback’...

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