Entertainment
December 9, 2025
Jessie J opens up about cancer battle
Jessie J’s “whole world has changed” since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 37-year-old singer revealed in June that she had been diagnosed with the illness at an early stage and reflected on…
December 9, 2025
by Andrea Dempster Chung
‘Climate resilience fund needed for creative sector’
When a Category 5 hurricane hits Jamaica, it doesn’t only topple trees and cause the devastation we are so familiar with seeing on our phones and TV screens. It also silences the street dances, it…
December 9, 2025
Latin Grammy voting members invited to join Recording Academy
NEW YORK (AP): In the last few years, the Grammy Awards have made a concerted effort to diversify its electorate. In 2024, the Recording Academy revealed significant changes to its evolving voting…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Sean Paul makes appeal on CNN; pledges US$50,000 for hurricane relief
Global dancehall superstar, Sean Paul, told The Gleaner in a recent interview that wherever he goes in the world, Jamaica is always on his mind. The patriotic Jamaican entertainer has been put to the…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
David Rodigan salutes ‘dear friend’ Barry G
In paying tribute to legendary radio announcer, Barry G the Boogieman, who died last Wednesday, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, commented on the famous clash…
December 9, 2025
‘I Love Jamaica’ concert for Kingston Nov 14
‘I Love Jamaica’, a five-concert fundraising series, which will be staged in cities across the world, gets under way on November 14, at the National Stadium Car Park in Kingston, beginning at 7:30…
December 9, 2025
A$AP Rocky sparks marriage speculation
A$AP Rocky has reignited speculation he and Rihanna have quietly married after referring to himself as her “husband” in a new interview. The 37-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, made…
December 9, 2025
Diddy working in prison laundry room
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has a job in his prison’s laundry room. The 55-year-old rap mogul was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fort Dix, New Jersey, last week, where he is…
December 9, 2025
Barry G remembered for his love of radio
“Barry G just loved radio.” That’s how Michael Chambers, a lifelong friend of the late broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon, summed up the legendary announcer’s dedication to the medium that…