Entertainment
December 9, 2025
Alborosie evokes ‘mystical energy’ with ‘Nine Mile’ album
Nine Mile is the title of the ninth studio album from Italian reggae singer, deejay and producer based in Kingston, Alborosie. If the name sounds familiar, it could be because Nine Mile in St Ann is…
December 9, 2025
by Kenrick Morgan
‘God will cover us through the storm’
Gospel music veterans Tommy Cowan and Carlene Davis are encouraging Jamaicans to hold firmly to God as the country grapples with the impact of Melissa, the major Category 5 hurricane which has wreaked…
December 9, 2025
‘Coolest Runnings’: Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try
PARK CITY, Utah (AP): At 66 years old, Flavor Flav went 67 mph. That was all it took to get him hooked on sliding. Meet the newest fan of the US bobsled and skeleton programme: a Rock and Roll Hall…
December 9, 2025
June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’, dies at 100
LOS ANGELES (AP): June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers, whether at home in Lassie or up in the stratosphere in Lost in Space, has died. She was 100.…
December 9, 2025
Miguel releases ‘CAOS’, first studio album in nearly a decade
NEW YORK (AP): If you wondered why Miguel didn’t release a studio album for nearly a decade, his response is simple: life. “I needed to do some growing. I had to get [it] together.” Since 2017’s War…
December 9, 2025
Cultural and creative industries contribute $107b to GDP annually — report
The Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance of Jamaica (CCIAJ) — a grouping of industry associations, including Kingston Creative, BIAJ, JAFTA, WIFT, JaRIA, Dream Entertainment, Montego Bay…
December 9, 2025
Bon Jovi talks first tour since surgery, new album and Bruce Springsteen
LONDON (AP): Bon Jovi will embark on their first tour in four years in 2026 – and it’s more than just a victory lap. In 2022, singer Jon Bon Jovi saw a doctor who said one of his vocal cords was…
December 9, 2025
Big names for RISE Reggae Barbados
Barbados is about to be ignited with music and uplifting energy as RISE Reggae returns this November. Following the success of the inaugural RISE Reggae Festival in Montreal and the vibrant…
December 9, 2025
Concert promoter fulfils dreams to assist alma mater
Chief executive officer of Jam Rock Events, Eton Pearcy, always had a dream to give back to his alma mater, Windward Road Primary School. Pearcy, who benefited from meals provided by the school, says…