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Veteran producer Noel Christano Browne, a member of the ‘70s sibling group the Browne Bunch, which included his brothers Glen, Danny, Clevie and the late Dalton, will be laid to rest on Friday, October 28, in the United Kingdom (UK). Noel, who has...

Any organisation or entity that has achieved a milestone of 72 years deserves to have its own “day in the sun”. This is the belief of Monique Blake, daughter of Monte Blake and managing director of the historical movement. Monique is taking...

In light of Jamaica’s growing, internationally applauded status as an arts and culture superpower, it was fitting that more national awards were bestowed on contributors to that growth this year than ever before. Monday’s Ceremony of Investiture...

It’s safe to say that outside of musicians and artistes, local disc jockeys (DJs) and sound systems are the musical ambassadors who promote Jamaican genres and culture to the world. According to the founder of Renaissance Disco, DJ Delano Thomas,...

Veteran singer Bitty McLean has covered Bob Andy’s 1968 hit Let Them Say, and this will be the first single to be released from a tribute album titled We Remember Bob Andy. A release from VP Records stated that the project, which features 15...

Sometimes, you’re just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Dr Rose Cotter was simply going about her day, when a new patient presented in the throes of what seemed to be a psychotic episode. She describes hallucinations, faces of ordinary people...

SANTA ANA, Calif (AP): A self-described family man with a distinctive back tattoo felt humiliated after Cardi B allegedly misused his likeness for her sexually suggestive mixtape cover art, his lawyer said during opening arguments Tuesday. Kevin...

On National Heroes Day, Rastafarian reggae artiste Sizzla, dressed in a smart, well-fitting three-piece suit, came with a repatriation and reparation message to present to Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I....

LONDON (AP): Writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on Monday for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, a satirical “afterlife noir” set during Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war. Karunatilaka, one of Sri Lanka’s leading...

It was definitely a case of ‘better a little late than never’ for Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph on Heroes Day, when she showed up at King’s House to be officially conferred with the Order of Jamaica (OJ), a title which now gives her...

When Dr Ephraim Martin, president of Martin’s International, founder of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) executive producer of the Chicago Music Awards and chair of the Chicago-based Black Heroes Matter coalition, steps up...