Six decades after the Skatalites’ formation, their iconic music continues to generate international interest, inspire musicians, and engage dancers. Known for its unique blend of Jamaican music, The Skatalites’ brass and reed section – Don...
SAINT International CEO Deiwght Peters continues to have major influence in the global fashion industry. From Burberry to Prada, Saint Laurent to Valentino, Dior to Gucci, Balenciaga to Michael Kors, his ever-growing list of Caribbean and African...
Dancehall artiste 10Tik is eagerly anticipating his upcoming performance at Sashi Experience Festival at Plantation Cove in St Ann on May 25. “I grew up hearing the stories about Sashi, and I am looking forward to writing my own chapter in local...
Nearly one week after a "disturbing" video that showed her being beaten by her then boyfriend Sean 'Diddy' Combs was released, Cassie Ventura has released a statement. CNN last Friday released the surveillance footage of a 2016 incident which...
Kingston Creative’s monthly Artwalk festival will spotlight the artistic work of local film-makers and digital content creators on Sunday. The festivities will kick off with a ‘Lights, Camera, Kingston’ bus tour, which offers insight into the rich...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Who has the best music albums ever? Apple Music certainly has an idea. The music streaming giant announced on Wednesday their 10o greatest albums of all time with Lauryn Hill’s 1998 iconic solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn...
NEW YORK (AP) — A former model accused Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the latest in a series of allegations against the embattled hip-...
Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagne-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Oscar nominee Samuel...
The inaugural edition of ‘Sybaritic Weekend’, a three-day party bonanza, will take centre stage in Jamaica from July 26 to July 28. This exclusive event features four distinct experiences offering a diverse line-up of local and international acts,...
Dancehall artiste Spragga Benz is set to headline Tracks Live Sessions on May 30, at Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records, Marketplace in Kingston. Tracks Live sessions is a platform for avid music enthusiasts, which has hosted some of the industry’s...
New York-based exercise equipment and media company Peloton has reportedly “paused” the use of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ music and his series on its platform. The 54-year-old rapper was hit by a wave of lawsuits in late 2023 and early 2024, including...
The winners of this year’s Mister and Miss Tourism Jamaica competition, which is set for Sunday, June 30, at the Half Moon conference centre in Montego Bay, will receive scholarships valued at $300,000. This year, Half Moon Resort is the title...
CANNES, France (AP): While Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its sixth week in New York, a story for the Republican presidential candidate premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, unveiling a scathing portrait of the former president...
There was so much to see at the weekend concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Jamaica (POJ) that you could have enjoyed it even if you were deaf. I refer not only to the beauty of the venue, the grounds of The University of the West Indies, Mona...
The newest live music series in Kingston, Soundcheck, kicked off last Thursday at the Dubwise Café. The stage show, headed by event and content producer Carleene Samuels, is the first instalment of a monthly series featuring the hottest young...
A reggae festival which has been held in Europe for 29 years, makes its way ‘home’ to Jamaica to celebrate its 30th anniversary with two days of festivities. The Reggae Jam International Festival out of Germany has joined cultural hands and musical...
Last Wednesday evening, the fast-becoming cultural hub of Kingston, The Dubwise Café, became an open-air cinema to host the world première of Lila Iké’s He Loves Us Both music video, featuring American RnB star, H.E.R. The reggae songstress...
This year, the family of late reggae superstar, Peter Tosh, will commemorate the 80th anniversary of his birth in a week-long celebration scheduled to take place from October 13 to 19. “We plan to honour my father by officially marking this week...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Newly released video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. The video was aired by CNN Friday, six months after the R...
Submissions are pouring in from established and new fashion designers alike for SAINT International’s Jamaica Avant Garde Designer of the Year competition. The social calendar event, slated for June 1 at the AC Kingston Hotel, has sparked major...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been slammed by his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura’s legal team over his apology for beating the singer. The rapper-turned business mogul 54, said on Sunday he was “truly sorry” for the incident, two days after a video was...
Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 54, took to Instagram Sunday morning to offer an apology after a disturbing video of him beating up his ex girlfriend Cassie Ventura, was released by CNN last Friday. The video has since gone viral. Diddy, in a...
With the kaleidoscopic, confident energy of a dancehall artiste and the sensibilities of a global pop artiste, J’Calm is definitely a high beam hybrid illuminating the musical byways. In 2023, the Clarendon-born rising star became a viral sensation...
Desi Jones was a master musician, bandleader, arranger, producer, educator, mentor, and percussionist of the highest calibre. For many of us, he embodied a zest for life, displayed by his humanity, generosity, musicality, wit, infectious laugh,...
A statue of Sintra Bronte, the woman at the centre of Jamaica’s iconic tourism campaign of the 1970s, was unveiled Wednesday evening at the Strings Restaurant at the S Kingston in St Andrew. The statue, commissioned by S Hotel’s CEO Chris Issa and...
