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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex-aide says she was 'brainwashed' when she sent loving texts years after rape

Published:Monday | June 2, 2025 | 12:12 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A former personal assistant to Sean "Diddy" Combs who says he raped her testified Monday that she continued sending him loving text messages for years after her job ended in 2017 because she was "brainwashed." The woman,...

Verification of marriage moves Sugar Minott intestacy case forward

Published:Monday | June 2, 2025 | 12:11 AM

Family members of late reggae star Sugar Minott have edged ever closer to a solution to a prolonged intestacy battle. His widow Maxine Stowe confirmed that a hearing with the Administrator General to finalise his estate affairs is set for December...

French-Caribbean reggae singer Yaniss Odua fires up ‘Lighta’

Published:Monday | June 2, 2025 | 12:10 AM

French-Caribbean reggae artiste Yaniss Odua is ecstatic that his latest single, Lighta, is blowing up in the Jamaican market, with the video for the project racking up over 672,000 views on YouTube since its release. “I am feeling great because...

Outrage as show in church featured raw chickens in diapers

Published:Monday | June 2, 2025 | 12:10 AM

BERLIN (AP): A performance inside a Catholic cathedral in Germany earlier this month that featured raw, plucked chickens wrapped in diapers onstage – and the country’s president and the local archbishop in the audience – has prompted the church and...

Kabaka Pyramid celebrates with ‘Jamaica’

Published:Monday | June 2, 2025 | 12:10 AM

Grammy-winning reggae lyricist and cultural ambassador Kabaka Pyramid released his vibrant new single, Jamaica, last Friday, a soulful tribute to his beloved homeland. The track arrives as part of the growing Pon Di Island riddim compilation,...

Earl Moodie’s Way in the Bronx honours J’can record store pioneer

Published:Monday | June 2, 2025 | 12:10 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

For more than four decades, Moodie’s Records stood as a cornerstone of Jamaican/Caribbean culture in the Bronx, New York. Founded by Jamaica-born Earl Moodie in 1982 on White Plains Road, the store became a sanctuary for reggae music lovers, vinyl...

Protest marks five years since Jean Watt disappeared

Published:Sunday | June 1, 2025 | 12:08 AMYasmine Peru - Sunday Gleaner Writer

In May 2021, one year after Jean ‘Sister Jean’ Watt – the wife of iconic reggae singer Neville ‘Bunny Wailer’ Livingston – went missing, her stepson, Abijah ‘Naki Wailer’ Livingston told The Sunday Gleaner that even though the family was then...

Evert 'Evy Royal' Johnson honoured with Prime Minister's Youth Award for Excellence in New Media

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 11:03 PM

Evert 'Evy Royal' Johnson, the comedian and content creator known for his signature humour and viral comedic sketches, was one of four trailblazers awarded in the new media category at Saturday’s Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for...

No Vybz Kartel, Moliy for One Caribbean Music Festival

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 9:40 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

The One Caribbean Music Festival (OCMF), which is slated for tonight at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Trinidad, will go on without its headline performer, after it was announced that dancehall icon Vybz Kartel will no longer be performing at the...

Rihanna’s father Ronald Fenty dies at age 70

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 4:34 PM

Rihanna's dad has died at the age of 70. The 37-year-old pop star — whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty — has yet to address her loss publicly, but Starcom Network reported on Saturday that her father, Ronald Fenty, had passed away following a...

Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri crowned Miss World 2025

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 12:47 PM

Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand is the new Miss World 2025. She was crowned by last year’s winner, Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic, at the 72nd Miss World competition on Saturday in Telangana, India. Ethiopia's Hasset Dereje Admassu...

Miss Jamaica World Tahje Bennett makes Top 40

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 10:49 AMKenrick Morgan/ Gleaner Writer -

Miss Jamaica World Tahje Bennett was all smiles as she participated in today’s grand finals of the 72nd staging of Miss World in Telangana, India. The 21-year-old secured a spot in the Top 10 of the Americas and the Caribbean region, finishing in...

‘Lilo & Stitch’ – Chaotic and cute

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 12:08 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

It’s been two months since the last Disney live-action remake hit cinemas, and the disappointment it left still lingers.. The only benefit to the underwhelming production that was Snow White is that it sets the bar low enough for whatever follows...

Moliy, Yung Wylin’ for AfroJam Jamaica

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 12:08 AM

Ghanaian-American singer Moliy and rapper-singer Yung Wylin’ are among the headliners set to perform at AfroJam Jamaica, taking place June 26–29 in Negril. Event organiser Susannah Salmon said the line-up, which includes artistes from genres...

Glen Washington covers costs to keep UK show alive

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 12:06 AM

Reggae singer Glen Washington recently faced challenges with his UK and Germany tour bookings. After encountering issues with a booking agent, the Kindness for Weakness singer decided to personally cover over US$8,000 in ticket costs for his team...

Ex-assistant accuses Diddy of sexual assault, using violence to assert control

Published:Friday | May 30, 2025 | 1:10 PMNEW YORK (AP): -

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former personal assistant testified Thursday that the hip-hop mogul sexually assaulted her, threw her into a swimming pool, dumped a bucket of ice on her and slammed a door against her arm during a torturous eight-year tenure...

5 Questions With Leftside

Published:Friday | May 30, 2025 | 12:07 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer - -

Multi-hyphenate creative Craig Parks, better known as ‘Leftside’, or as his really good alter ego, ‘Dr Evil’, continues to live his best life, whether in or out of the studio. With music in his DNA, it’s not surprising that he became interested in...

Official countdown begins for Reggae Sumfest 2025

Published:Friday | May 30, 2025 | 12:07 AMAdrian Frater/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU The countdown to the 32nd staging of Jamaica’s premier music festival, Reggae Sumfest 2025, got going on Wednesday night with an official media launch party at Iberostar Rose Hall in Montego Bay, St James. In speaking about the...

Sumfest to crown Kartel 'King of the Dancehall'

Published:Friday | May 30, 2025 | 1:34 PMAdrian Frater/Gleaner Writer -

Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel is to be crowned 'King of the Dancehall’ by Reggae Sumfest. Joe Bogdanovich, chief executive officer of DownSound Entertainment, teased the 'coronation' at the Montego Bay launch of Reggae Sumfest on...

Stylist claims Cassie confided that Diddy pressured her into sex marathons

Published:Thursday | May 29, 2025 | 2:06 PMNEW YORK (AP): -

The singer Cassie was content celebrating her 29th birthday with drinks, drugs, and karaoke with friends, but her boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs, had a different idea, according to testimony from her friend and former stylist. The stylist told a...

‘Phineas and Ferb’ returns this summer

Published:Thursday | May 29, 2025 | 12:11 AM

NEW YORK (AP): The beloved cartoon duo Phineas and Ferb are returning for new episodes this summer after a decade away and pretty much nothing has changed. Except maybe one thing. “The more observant of you will notice Phineas’ shirt has one extra...

BET Awards to honour Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx

Published:Thursday | May 29, 2025 | 12:09 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): The BET Awards will celebrate its 25th anniversary by honouring Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, and Kirk Franklin with the Ultimate Icon Award. Kendrick Lamar, who leads the nominations, will also be recognised at next month...

Calabash tribute marks 50 years of Burning Spear’s ‘Marcus Garvey’

Published:Thursday | May 29, 2025 | 12:08 AMNyoka Manning/Gleaner Writer

In a performance steeped in cultural reverence and musical mastery, the Calabash Acoustic Ensemble marked the 50th anniversary of Marcus Garvey, the landmark 1975 album by reggae icon Winston ‘Burning Spear’ Rodney. Held during the Calabash...

Seven vie for Westmoreland Festival Queen ahead of coronation season

Published:Thursday | May 29, 2025 | 12:05 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Charm, elegance, and cultural pride were on full display in Westmoreland last weekend as seven contestants were officially sashed by their sponsors, marking the start of their journey to become the 2025 Miss Westmoreland Festival...

KARATE KID: LEGENDS

Published:Wednesday | May 28, 2025 | 12:08 AM

In KARATE KID: LEGENDS, after a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. Li struggles to let go of his past as he tries to fit in with his new...

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