We are pleased to announce that Palace Multiplex will reopen today, and we look forward to welcoming our patrons from Montego Bay and its environs. – The Palace Amusement Family
Hood Celebrityy doesn’t put too much emphasis on what critics have to say about her looks and choice of fashion, but the ‘prettiest tomboy’, as she calls herself, is earnest about championing a sound and an image that she wants her fellow Jamaicans...
One of the best gifts that Jamaica's children received for Child's Month this year is the affirmation that greatness lies within them, and they can achieve their goals regardless of their current circumstances. The inspiring words came from...
Popular radio host Wesley 'Burgerman' Burger has moved to the Montego Bay-based Mello FM. He will host the weekday afternoon programme MELLO MIX from 1 to 5 p.m. Burgerman who has been on afternoon radio for some six years previously...
It’s perhaps every girl’s dream to have a love song written in her honour. For Romain Virgo’s wife, Elizabeth, that dream came true some two years ago when her talented husband wrote the single, Beautiful To Me. At the time, Virgo had no intention...
It was all about letting Good Times roll inside the Grand Hotel Excelsior Port Royal (formerly Morgan’s Harbour Hotel) on Saturday night, on the eve of Tropical Storm Elsa. With the winds in Kingston at approximately 10mph, overcast skies and the...
In observance of the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley’s passing, former New York City radio pioneer Ken Williams reminisced about his close friendship with the reggae icon. On the many trips Marley made to New York City, Jamaica-born Williams...
Exactly twenty-two years after his July 1, 1999, passing, and on the day that is celebrated as International Reggae Day, Dennis Brown commanded the spotlight at the Little Theatre, with the world première of the docufilm, Dennis Emmanuel Brown: The...
World’s fastest man Usain Bolt is one of many athletes featured in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ‘Stronger Together’ campaign. The global campaign, released ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games, celebrates athletes’ strength, resilience,...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, is hoping that the message embedded in the newly premièred Dennis Brown docufilm will resonate with those persons in the music industry who “find themselves moving in the...
In preparation for a summer outside, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Desmond McKenzie is pushing personal responsibility and a cultural shift in the fight against alcohol misuse. In a recent keynote address at ‘Responsibility First...
For as long as he can remember, recording artiste Bamm Holt has been around music. In fact, as the grandson of the late reggae legend, John Holt, the artistry is embedded in his DNA. In a recent interview with The Gleaner, the entertainer shared...
Good Times, arguably the slickest retro party, is making its comeback as one of the first events since the official opening of the entertainment sector, and the organisers are eager to test the waters. A yesteryear party, known as much for dancing...
Top broadcaster, Richard ‘Richie B’ Burgess, recently made “one of the toughest decisions” ever. The popular radio jock has resigned from the newly formed radio station, The Edge 105 FM, which he joined at its opening in February last year. “My...
It’s hard to think of a film series with more humble beginnings. What began as a gritty exploration of underground street racing has evolved into a spy action-adventure franchise, with the kind of special effects one used to expect from movies with...
International Reggae Day focuses on the healing power of 1Love to a reggae sound track. The organisers have compiled their own playlist of more than 200 songs from which we have compiled two play lists. One focuses on songs with the word ‘love” in...
PHILADELPHIA (AP): Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison on Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as ‘America’s Dad’, ruling that the prosecutor...
The ‘1Love’ theme chosen to celebrate International Reggae Day (IRD) today has resonated across the globe, with several countries jumping on board to savour the One Love experience. Co-producer of the event Lisa-Ann Ogilvie shared with The Gleaner...
Dream Entertainment, the owners and operators of the popular Dream Weekend Party Festival, says it has submitted an application and plan to the Government to host its flagship Dream Weekend event this summer. Dream wants to host the weekend party...
PHILADELPHIA (AP): Pennsylvania's highest court overturned Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case. Cosby has served more than two years of a...
Godzilla vs Kong The ultimate battle From Warner Bros Pictures and Legendary Pictures come the long-awaited face-off between two icons in the epic adventure Godzilla vs Kong, directed by Adam Wingard. These mythic adversaries meet in a...
Popular publicist Rickardo ‘Shuzzr’ Smith is commending reggae and dancehall artistes for being more tolerant of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, polygamous/polyamorous, kink (LGBTQIAP) community. In 2014, Smith...
There is surely an element of pre-destiny in the fact that a man with the surname ‘Case’ would make his livelihood by making cases for vinyl albums and CDs. From the days of physical cut-and-paste and when music was packaged and sold as albums,...
