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Published:Thursday | January 19, 2023 | 12:29 AM

Dancehall artiste Jahshii will make his Rebel Salute debut on Friday, January 20, at Plantation Cove, St Ann. The young deejay has been creating ripples with popular songs like 25/8, Keep Up, Born Fighter and Energy. Like many other dancehall...

Published:Thursday | January 19, 2023 | 12:22 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Grammy Award-winning recording artiste Shaggy is set to participate in Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival festivities next month, and is slated to make a guest appearance at Kes The Band’s IzWE 2023 concert on Valentine’s Day. The two artistes have...

Published:Wednesday | January 18, 2023 | 1:25 AMJanet Silvera/Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Tarrus Riley got the assignment and it would be an understatement to say that he simply delivered, because the maestro who commanded the attention of guests at Couples Tower Isle last Saturday night was more of a musical demigod....

Published:Wednesday | January 18, 2023 | 1:13 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

With the new festival marketplace at the waterfront in Kingston announced for February’s Reggae Month activities, the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) is hoping to create a cultural epicentre for residents, members of the diaspora and...

Published:Wednesday | January 18, 2023 | 12:21 AM

From Damien Chazelle, Babylon is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles, led by Academy Award winner Brad Pitt, Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of...

Published:Tuesday | January 17, 2023 | 6:07 PM

LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office, which began with a vow to “get Brexit done” and ended in scandal and resignation. Publisher...

Published:Tuesday | January 17, 2023 | 1:01 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Toshami Calvin’s performance at the 71st staging of the Miss Universe competition has ignited immense pride among Jamaicans and has generated a lot of feedback locally and internationally, and it is not over just yet, said Karl Williams, co-...

Published:Tuesday | January 17, 2023 | 12:59 AMJanet Silvera/Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: After five years of courting two-time Grammy Award winner Michael Bolton, Jamaica’s Issa Trust Foundation has sealed a deal that will see the American singer and songwriter performing at Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios on Saturday...

Published:Monday | January 16, 2023 | 12:48 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

It was only appropriate that the fingers of master pianist, Ozou’ne, and the pipes of saxophonist Sean ‘Jahdore’ McDonald created the music that filled the pulpit, the pews, and the aisles of the Meadowvale Seventh-day Adventist Church on Chancery...

Published:Monday | January 16, 2023 | 12:44 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Singer, songwriter, actor and dancer Aisha Davis, who is currently based in London, has been flexing all her muscles and now, her quads are becoming more noticeable as she stands out in several major roles acquired in the past six months. Last...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 10:24 PM

Sheryl Lee Ralph won Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary at the 28th annual Critics Choice Award, held at The Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday. Styled by daughter, creative consultant and designer...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 11:38 AM

NEW ORLEANS ( AP ): R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel closed her...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 1:27 AMStephanie Lyew - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Royal Blu is focused on his target and aims to hit hard, while hitting home, even with sights set on the road ahead. “Real life we struggling, but living it up online,” are the lyrics of the first verse of Artillery, the latest song from Royal Blu...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 1:25 AMAaliyah Cunningham - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Following a break as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, patrons are set to return to Grizzly’s Plantation Cove next weekend for the two-night concert event, Rebel Salute. Staying true to its usual format, the event will feature several booths and...

Published:Sunday | January 15, 2023 | 12:18 AMDave Rodney and Anthony Turner - Gleaner Writers

The strategy of incorporating reggae music to drive political campaigns and win elections is not new to Jamaica. The People’s National Party (PNP) under Michael Manley elevated this technique to a science throughout the 1970s, delivering a slew of...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 10:29 PMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer -

Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel, Miss United States R'Bonney Gabriel, Miss Puerto Rico Ashley Carino, Miss Curaçao Gabriela Dos Santos and Miss Dominican Republic Andreina Martinez have made it to the Top 5 of the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 10:15 PM

The Caribbean secured a good showing in the Top 16 of the 71st Miss Universe pageant. Miss Puerto Rico Ashley Carino, Miss Haiti Mideline Phelizor, Miss Dominican Republic Andreina Martinez, Miss Trinidad and Tobago Tya Jane Ramey and Miss...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 12:53 AM

MEMPHIS, Tennesse (AP): Lisa Marie Presley will be buried at Graceland, the famed home of Elvis Presley that on Friday became a gathering place for fans distraught over her death a day earlier. The singer-songwriter’s final resting place will be...

Published:Saturday | January 14, 2023 | 12:23 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

Training begins today for about 15 new and established Jonkunoo groups around the island, most immediately for a competition next month. To be led by the Institute of Creative Training and Development (ICTD) in consultation with the Jamaica...

Published:Friday | January 13, 2023 | 6:13 PM

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill, who spent most of his adult life on probation following a teenage arrest, celebrated the latest twist in his legal case Friday after he was pardoned by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. “I got...

Published:Friday | January 13, 2023 | 12:51 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

After several lifetimes worth of swashbuckling and death defiance, Puss in Boots seems to have run out of time. An encounter with an oversized bell takes his 8th life, the ferocious and feather-capped feline has to face the facts. He’s got one life...

Published:Friday | January 13, 2023 | 12:46 AM

The year 2022 was quite a year for the cinema, and this year looks to be no different. Several films yet to be released have given a slight taste of what to expect, and as always we hope they can deliver. Here are the movies that seem most...

Published:Friday | January 13, 2023 | 12:43 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer - -

Toshami Calvin’s performance in the 71st Miss Universe preliminary swimsuit, gown and national costume competitions is much to be talked about. The St Thomas-native is winning hearts as she carves her name on the international platform. Out of a...

Published:Thursday | January 12, 2023 | 9:50 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Lisa Marie Presley, a singer, Elvis’ only daughter and a dedicated keeper of her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalised for a medical emergency. She was 54. Presley's death was confirmed by her mother,...

Published:Thursday | January 12, 2023 | 4:56 PM

The family of Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley arrived in Jamaica today, in preparation for a thanksgiving service for the life of the reggae singer.. A chartered flight carrying more than 50 family members touched down at the Norman Manley International...

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