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Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Swiss-Guadeloupean reggae star Cali P is reigniting sound system culture in Switzerland through his new event, Sound Night. The event had its inaugural staging in Wetzikon last month with sounds like Mighty Children, King Kong Sounds, Black Spider...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2022 | 12:08 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

When reggae singer Nature Ellis announced a tribute project to Garnet Silk on the weekend, it made total sense. His voice has been likened to the late singer for many years, and he’s never shied away from acknowledging the influence of the Afro-...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2022 | 12:07 AMChristopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: SHAVAE SCALE, a civil engineer, social media manager, and graphic designer from the Rose Heights community in St James, has been crowned as the 2022 St James Festival Queen, edging out nine other competitors to claim the title...

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2022 | 12:05 AM

This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew and faced off against the most unstoppable...

Published:Tuesday | June 28, 2022 | 12:09 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Billboard-charting recording artiste OMI was spotted having the time of his life in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, at the 2022 Jamaica Rum Festival last Saturday. Naming Romain Virgo as one of the headliners he came to see, the Cheerleader singer said...

Published:Tuesday | June 28, 2022 | 12:06 AMBryan Miller/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: MARIEKA SHAW, a 21-year-old medical student at The University of the West Indies from Haughton Gardens in Lucea, has been crowned the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2022, topping a field...

Published:Monday | June 27, 2022 | 12:09 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

An overflow of rum and innovative cocktails, food for the picking, branded cups (plus other novelties), interactive activities, and live entertainment, all combined to make the Jamaica Rum Festival (JRF) a sensational experience. A celebration of...

Published:Monday | June 27, 2022 | 12:08 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

In 2020, dancehall hitmaker Alkaline was forced to postpone the New Rules concert in Jamaica due to the global coronavirus pandemic. It has had the entertainer’s fans on their toes awaiting the return of the event to Jamaica, which is slated for...

Published:Monday | June 27, 2022 | 12:07 AM

PASADENA, California (AP): Mishael Morgan of The Young and the Restless (Y...

Published:Monday | June 27, 2022 | 12:07 AM

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP): The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial made a jury’s award official Friday with a written order for Heard to pay Depp US$10.35 million for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a domestic...

Published:Sunday | June 26, 2022 | 12:07 AMStephanie Lyew - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Legendary cultural ‘toaster’ Manley Augustus Buchanan, more popularly known as Big Youth, is always reggae red carpet ready. He is a benchmark for signature style and flair in the reggae music landscape, but reminds youths that “image is not what...

Published:Sunday | June 26, 2022 | 12:07 AM

The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped, and dismantled by major record labels. Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit annual growth,...

Published:Sunday | June 26, 2022 | 12:07 AMSade Gardner - Staff Reporter

Jamaican thespian Desmond Dennis is one of six people worldwide to be accepted into the London Academy of Music...

Published:Saturday | June 25, 2022 | 5:51 PMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer -

The Jamaica Rum Festival is under way at The Aqueduct in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, to the excitement of its attendees, which includes tourism stakeholders, culture junkies, entertainment seekers and visitors to the parish and the island from near...

Published:Saturday | June 25, 2022 | 12:09 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): A judge issued a warrant Thursday for an eyewitness to the shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle for failing to appear to testify at the trial of the man charged in the slaying, and, in his absence, a police detective testified...

Published:Saturday | June 25, 2022 | 12:08 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

It was go hard or go home for the entertainers that reported for duty at Thursday night’s Acoustic Inna Di City this week for its Sumfest Edition. With headliners like the prince charmer of dancehall D’Yani and the fashionable, smooth ‘skanker’ Big...

Published:Saturday | June 25, 2022 | 12:07 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Rum Festival was among the last set of entertainment activities held before Jamaica went into lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, returning after a two-year lull, the festival promises to be the perfect way to kick-start...

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:11 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer - -

Tessanne Chin evolved in front of an audience. Performing at the age of six with Cathy Levy’s Little People, her coming-of-age experiences as a vocalist are documented by the media. From overcoming comparisons and touring with fellow artistes such...

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:08 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

Although Robert Johnson Jr is an experienced playwright, with 15 plays produced in the United States and Kenya, he is treating his current play with extra special care. And it is taking him longer than usual to complete. He has been working on Bar...

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:08 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

With its move to Jamaica’s proclaimed ‘tourism capital’, Montego Bay, St James, the organisers of the Jamaica Rum Festival and its partners are envisioning a premium rum experience for spirit lovers worldwide. “As the first event of its kind...

Published:Friday | June 24, 2022 | 12:07 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

A good horror movie can make a frightening scene out of just about anything, from a haunted house with a demonic presence to a monster with gnashing teeth and a thirst for blood. While there’s creativity in a well-designed threat, done poorly,...

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:09 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

Be it with a full band, solo guitarist or even a cappella, Sevana has a way of captivating and engaging audiences before she even sings a word. From her eclectic, sometimes pastel, but always edgy ensemble, to her otherworldly vocals and occasional...

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:09 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

The telephone line opens, and Runkus is heard gelling words to a syncopating rhythm. Once he runs out of rhymes, the recording artiste pauses and acknowledges that he answered a call and immediately, laughter pours out. “I’m actually building a...

Published:Thursday | June 23, 2022 | 12:08 AM

SANTA MONICA, California (AP): Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in favour of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and...

Published:Wednesday | June 22, 2022 | 12:11 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Last year, Sharon Marley did a rendition of Rita Marley ballad, Just One More Morning from the classic 1988 album We Must Carry On, after being absent from the forefront for approximately 20 years. “Everything started happening very quickly after...

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