Jamaican poet and writer Millicent A. A. Graham is currently attending the 2025 edition of the The Residency AKAZ in Brittany, France. The event, which runs from May 14 to June 15, is organised by La Fabrique Insomniaque, a cultural collective...
LONDON (AP): Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The Metropolitan Police did not name Brown but said it took a 36-year-old into custody at a Manchester...
The service of thanksgiving for reggae pioneer, Max Romeo, will be held at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday, May 17, starting at 11:30 a.m. Max Romeo, whose given name was Maxwell Livingston Smith, died on April 11. Minister of...
A fresh and fast-paced stage experience is coming to life. The TenTastic Theatre Festival, a brand-new celebration of bold 10-minute theatrical presentations, is set to début at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI, on May 31 and...
The Joe Higgs Legacy Tribute, will this year be hosted on June 3, on what would have been Joe Higgs’ 85th birthday. The free concert at the Bob Marley Museum, 56 Hope Road, in St Andrew is being staged by the Joe Higgs Foundation. It honours...
OPENING FRIDAY AT PALACE CINEMAS Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits...
When Mother’s Day meets Romain Virgo it’s ‘pure niceness’, and it is a wonder that Hope Gardens in St Andrew is still intact after the numerous ‘tun ovas’ it experienced on Sunday when the Good Woman singer and his friends brought their A-game to a...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities said Tuesday that a man who attacked rapper Tory Lanez in a California prison is an inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder who was previously convicted for an in-prison assault with a deadly weapon...
PARIS (AP): Kim Kardashian said a silent prayer – for her sister, her best friend, her family – as a masked man pulled her toward him in a Paris hotel room during the 2016 jewellery heist that changed her life. She wore a bathrobe. Her hands...
In a celebration marked by passion, legacy, and unforgettable performances, dancehall icon Aidonia commemorated his 20th anniversary in music with a landmark concert at Sabina Park in Kingston on Saturday night. The event, powered by premium...
In May 2023, Michael Bolton, the multi-award-winning singer and songwriter who has sold more than 75 million records, and recorded eight top-10 albums, was the headline act for the For the Children charity concert hosted by the Issa Trust...
Multi-Grammy Award-winning singer Toni Braxton has been added to night two of Reggae Sumfest, set for Saturday, July 19. Known for hits like He Wasn't Man Enough, You Mean the World to Me, and Long As I Live, Braxton joins a stacked line-up that...
TEHACHAPI, California (AP) — Rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalised after an attack Monday at a California prison where he's serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sat motionless as federal prosecutors unveiled a catalogue of graphic and disturbing allegations against him at the opening of his trial — calling them “just the tip of the iceberg”. The 55-year-old music mogul is accused of...
When Niney the Observer made his grand entrance in The Jamaica Pegasus hotel’s prestigious Talk of the Town last Tuesday, his appearance was well worth the wait. One of the veterans in the music business, Niney is known for his trend-setting...
John Legend is saddened by the “devolution” of Kanye West. The All of Me singer was one of the first artistes to be signed to West’s Good Music record label during the early 2000s but has bemoaned the rapper’s bizarre behaviour and controversial...
Less than one year after a “very disheartening” experience, Antony Warren, CEO of Poko Loko, North America’s first and only floating bar, is ready to dock permanently in Jamaican waters again. Warren, who suffered millions of dollars in losses,...
With a lyrical fire that blazes through dancehall’s deepest rhythms, Aidonia has carved a space uniquely his own in Jamaica’s vibrant musical landscape. Born Sheldon Lawrence, the deejay has evolved from underground battler to mainstream...
It takes only three minutes into a conversation with Yvonne Bailey-Smith to know, without a shadow of a doubt, that her daughter, acclaimed author Zadie Smith, is her pride and joy, and she would go to any lengths to give her a delightful surprise...
After a year-long hiatus, the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) is returning in 2025 under new leadership, inviting Caribbean filmmakers to submit their work for this year’s showcase. Award-winning filmmaker and new festival director Mariel...
Last Friday, final-year students in the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Technology (BACAT) programme at the University of Technology, Jamaica brought their creative visions to life at the 11th staging of the Media Magnified Exhibition....
