The First Omen is a supernatural horror film, directed by Arkasha Stevenson. A prequel to the iconic 1976 film The Omen and is the sixth instalment in The Omen franchise. Margaret Daino, an American woman who is sent to work at a church in Rome,...
The Musgrave Medal Award ceremony held at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at The University of the West Indies, Mona, last Wednesday represented the passing of the baton, and as Gold recipient Dr Vivian Crawford said, “I feel...
LONDON (AP) As the past few weeks have shown, British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix. The absence of the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton after abdominal surgery in January sparked uncontrolled online speculation that was first...
Beyoncé insists she is not “stung” by the Grammys for never winning Album of the Year on a song on her latest album, Cowboy Carter. Despite being the most-awarded artiste in the history of the Grammy Awards, the 42-year-old superstar has never won...
It’s not hard to understand why the titans Godzilla and King Kong have stood the test of time. The gargantuan beasts provide the very spectacle that is only done justice when seen at the very least on a 30-foot-high screen, and whose booming...
Grammy Award-winning artiste Kabaka Pyramid has teamed up with multi-award-winning dancehall artiste Sean Paul for a remix of his song Energy, featuring Jemere Morgan from the historic Morgan Heritage lineage. Kabaka Pyramid is releasing the...
After a nearly four-hour-long Jerusalem concert on the grounds of the Liguanea Club in New Kingston, Christians seemed just ready to party when Nigerian singer Victor Thompson brought the curtains down at 11:50 p.m. on Saturday with his mega hit...
Fans of reggae singer, Christopher Martin, will quickly tell you that one of their favourite songs from the singer is Mama. The infectious, yet heartfelt tune, is a stark reminder of the powerful role mothers play in their children’s lives – and is...
Some things are not that hard to ‘maths out’. For example, if a producer gives Shuga a rhythm that is particularly inspiring and she has some hard truths to tell, she’s going to chat. And that’s exactly what she has done on her latest single, The...
A fusion of rum and reggae is how Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett described the 2024 iteration of the Jamaica Rum Festival, which had its launch at The Ruins, UWI, Mona on Wednesday, with the big announcement that the event has forged a...
Reggae icon Winston ‘Burning Spear’ Rodney is singing songs of praises following his recent win at the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) show last Friday. The 79-year-old singer, best known for hit songs like Christopher Columbus...
Matching his six-foot-five-inch frame, soca artiste Taller Dan’s music has been steadily soaring to new heights in fêtes across the Caribbean and the United States. Through the years, releasing songs such as Problem, Natural Whiner, and Sucka Bag...
A fabulous celebration of women of varying ages, shapes, colours and form – united through natural sisterhood, and also by being threads in the fabric of the entertainment industry– unfolded inside the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium on Sunday evening...
After portraying reggae legend Peter Tosh in the recent Bob Marley: One Love movie, Alexx A-Game says he is ready to start firing on all cylinders. Quantifying his time working on the film as a “grounding experience”, he said portraying the icon...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of his Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex-trafficking investigation were “a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent...
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat...
Tributes are pouring in even as the theatre world reels from the shock death of retired educator Brian Heap. The former head of the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus, Heap, 73, had...
Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Comb’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami have been raided as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation against the rapper. The 54-year-old is facing growing numbers of sexual harassment and rape lawsuits and was not...
In 2014 when Alex Morrissey was planning the first staging of Earth Hour JA, bubbling just below the surface of his ambitions was the thought, “I have never put on an event before and I don’t know how this is going to work”. Now a decade later,...
Premium carnival experiences is the promise from Hennessy for Jamaica Carnival 2024 and in order to keep things elevated, the brand will be executing with the Xodus and YardMas bands in the week leading up to Road March Day, April 7. Known for its...
Platinum-selling pop, reggae, and dancehall artiste, Patra is back with a brand new single, new management and adding actress to her name. Tender Touch, a soulful reggae-dancehall fusion single details how a woman should take control of her...
Leading the list of winners for the 41st IRAWMA awards were Teejay and Byron Messia with three awards each; and Christopher Martin, Sean Paul and Pablo YG with two each. Teejay, who was nominated in seven categories, won the Gregory Isaacs Award...
The 43rd staging of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) Easter concert — The Morning of Movement and Music — is set for Sunday, March 31, at 6 a.m. at the Little Theatre, and the event holds special significance as it pays tribute to alum...
A grand fanfare that paints dreams of jetés, plies, pirouettes and silhouettes in glitter and gold fashion. That’s what awaits patrons as the University Dance Society (UDS) celebrates its 50th season with a tapestry of art meets movement dubbed ‘...
Bob Marley’s contribution to Jamaican development and international progress crosses into areas as diverse as education, religion, tourism, business, sociology, history, identity, the arts, and family life. Yes, family life. Marley’s attention to...
