This week, 5 Questions With… caught up with America Foster, the British-Jamaican artiste, content creator, and performer, who joins Diplo, Walshy Fire, and Ape Drums as the fourth member of Major Lazer. The charismatic Foster, who “brings fresh...
BANGKOK (AP): A court in Thailand said Wednesday that it has issued an arrest warrant for a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization in connection with a fraud case. Jakkaphong ‘Anne’ Jakrajutatip was charged with fraud then released on bail in...
Organisers of the More Than This Concert formally handed over $28 million in net proceeds to six charities on Wednesday. The announcement comes four months after more than 15,000 patrons filled the East Lawn of King’s House on Emancipation Day,...
Since his death on Monday, the iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums charts and Top 100 Reggae Singles charts have become the personal playground of legendary singer and cultural icon, Jimmy Cliff, and he has also dented the all-genre USA iTunes Album...
The Hurricane Melissa gloom hanging over the island like thick, toxic smoke lifted temporarily for the audience at the Little Theatre on Saturday night. They enjoyed two hours of relief while attending the opening of the 32nd Stella Maris Dance...
Published:Wednesday | November 26, 2025 | 12:08 AM
NEW YORK (AP): The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. Like so many Jamaican teens of his time, he moved to Kingston in the early 1960s and joined a rising musical movement that would help give...
Jamaican representative Dr Gabrielle Henry, who was hospitalised last week after a fall from the main stage during the evening gown segment at the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand, is now reported to be in "good health and nearing discharge,"...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says that with the passing of Jimmy Cliff Jamaica and the world have lost undoubtedly one of the greatest proponents of Jamaican Music and a film pioneer. Jimmy Cliff's passing...
Jamaica Strong benefit at UBS Arena December 12 VP Records has joined Jammins Events and other partners in producing the Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert, taking place Friday, December 12, at UBS Arena in New York. The event aims to raise up to US$...
LONDON (AP): The world’s biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known start-up named Klay Vision, the latest in a series of deals that underlines how the technology is shaking up the music industry’s business model....
‘Twas high energy on steroids inside Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records (UBTR) last Thursday night as Govana, Ras-I, Puku Poo, Yaadcore and exciting surprise guests, courtesy of Govana, took charge of the stage at the sixth iteration of the Livewire...
Call him ‘Govi Govi’, ‘Genna Genna’, or ‘Govana’, one thing remains the same: the entertainer christened Romeo Nelson has a big heart, and he is solidly guided by a mixture of emotion blended with pragmatism. When Hurricane Melissa created a...
Prince Judah swears by divine inspiration as his artistic fuel. For this roots, rock, reggae singer who has been generating major heat in music circles on The Rock and in North America, he sizes up his creative process as “coming from the heavens...
One of cinema’s most iconic monsters is the Predator, or as the new film Predator: Badlands calls them, the Yautja. They are an alien race of brutal hunters who travel to distant worlds, determined to assert their dominance. The creature is...
MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo celebrated Friday the victory of Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico as Miss Universe 2025, applauding her as an example for women. Bosch’s win the previous night in Thailand was a...
Treasure Beach Food, Rum and Reggae Festival has announced a reimagined format for this year’s event. It will now take place as a one-day benefit concert on Sunday, December 7, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, 36 Hope Road, St Andrew....
The Stella Maris Dance Ensemble will stage its 32nd Season of dance at The Little Theatre this weekend, with two shows: tonight at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. The production features a diverse repertoire celebrating Jamaica’s cultural heritage...
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025, Dr Gabrielle Henry, remains hospitalised in Thailand following a fall from the main stage during the evening gown segment of the Miss Universe preliminary competition earlier this week. On account of medical advice, she...
Miss Universe Mexico Fátima Bosch has been named Miss Universe 2025. The announcement was made a short while ago at the Impact Challenger Hall in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Dr Gabrielle Henry, who fell from the stage...
Singer, songwriter, ordained evangelist, author and motivational speaker are just some of the titles that adorn Kevin Downswell, and he wears them well. But he really is not about titles. The internationally acclaimed gospel artiste and CEO of...
With two judges confirmed resigning from the Miss Universe 2025 competition in the space of 24 hours, mere days before the finals, and an incident two weeks ago which saw some of the queens walking out of a meeting in support of Miss Mexico, this...
During the recent graduation ceremony at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, two of Jamaica’s most distinguished orators and thespians, Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis and Dr Amina Blackwood-Meeks, were honoured with lifetime achievement...
UNITED NATIONS (AP): Rapper Nicki Minaj took up President Donald Trump’s allegations that Christians are persecuted in Nigeria, saying Tuesday at a United Nations event organised by the US, that she wants to shine a spotlight on “the deadly threat...
Published:Wednesday | November 19, 2025 | 12:40 PM
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Dr Gabrielle Henry experienced a fall from the main stage during the evening gown round of the preliminary competition, ahead of the Miss Universe Finals on Friday in Thailand. A statement from the Miss Universe Jamaica...
