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....
For the organisers of the charity concert, For the Children, it was a no-brainer to tie down internationally acclaimed, diamond-selling artiste, Shaggy, as the headliner for this year’s concert and they are promising another top-class event on...
NEW YORK (AP) — The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs was postponed until early next week, right before opening arguments begin, a federal judge decided on Friday....
The story of Romain Virgo, the youngster from Stepney in rural St Ann, is a fascinating one. While a student at Aabuthnott Gallimore High School in the parish, he sang on the school choir, which entered the television choir contest All Together...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Kendrick Lamar extends his dominant musical reign, entering next month’s BET Awards as the leading nominee. The rap megastar earned 10 nominations Thursday, including an album of the year for his highly-acclaimed project GNX, the...
With its seemingly infinite collection of characters, there’s no end to the possibilities in the Marvel universe. With that in mind, the assembly of characters in Thunderbolts* seems baffling. A group made up of supporting characters in other...
John Wick 5 will be “really different” from the first four films and will tell a “new story” about Keanu Reeves’ iconic assassin, according to franchise director Chad Stahelski. The upcoming instalment will see Reeves return as the titular hitman...
A record-breaking 16 Jamaican short films will be showcased at this year’s GATFFEST, which positions itself as Jamaica’s premier community film event. Now celebrating its 13th staging, the film festival runs from June 1–8 in Kingston, and is...
NEW YORK (AP): The jury in the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs isn’t expected to be finalised until Friday, two days later than expected. Judge Arun Subramanian granted a request by lawyers Wednesday for extra time to...
Dancehall superstar Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer can't live without his Bible. Speaking with GQ about the 10 things he cannot live without in 10 Essentials, the dancehall artiste started with a copy of the Bible and explained to GQ that one of...
NEW YORK ( AP ): Jury selection resumed for a second day on Tuesday in the sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs as a federal judge and lawyers worked to find a dozen New Yorkers who believe they can be fair despite any opinions they may...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court...
In SHADOW FORCE, Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large...
The AC Hotel Kingston came alive on Sunday as the Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Elimination Show unfolded in grand style, showcasing a diverse cast of entrants, including an unplanned entry and contestants competing under the adjusted Miss Universe...
NEW YORK (AP): Rihanna shut down a rainy Met Gala on Monday in a pinstripe Marc Jacobs look and a huge hat, her newly announced baby bump on display after announcing her pregnancy with baby No. 3 earlier in the day. Men’s suiting and tailoring was...
Prolific, veteran producer, Winston ‘Niney the Observer’ Holness, is ready to unveil a new body of work and this time, he has a surprise in store for fans. “I am both the producer and the artiste. Over the years I have focused mainly on producing...
With today being celebrated as Read Across Jamaica Day, author Jenelle Alexia is making the George Headley Primary School in Duhaney Park one of the stops on her A’Legends School Tour, which kicked off on Monday. She is introducing her second...
A Calabash to Save the World, a production of Ntukuma, the Storytelling Foundation of Jamaica, takes place at the Little Theatre on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston, from May 16 - 31. Founder and Artistic Director, Ntukuma’s Dr Amina Blackwood Meeks...
International Jazz Day celebrations 2025, held under the theme ‘Jamaica Jazz Stylee’, showcased the brilliance of groups such as the Alpha Jazz Ensemble, Jazzetry, the JaMM Big Band, the Pau Nattykees Quintet, the Orville Hammond Quintet, and...
Music executive, Maxine Stowe, is heading up a movement to push a month of activities to highlight the potency, cultural pull and international relevance of the dancehall genre. The activities will be anchored by a high-energy four-the-hard-way...
AP: For more than two decades, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was one of one of hip-hop’s most opportunistic entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with...
Award-winning author, Nova Reid’s latest project, Hidden Histories, a six-part podcast, illuminates the overlooked contributions of Caribbean women who profoundly influenced British and global society. In Hidden Histories, Reid explores the worlds...
