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Shakira performs at halftime of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.
August 20, 2026

Shakira commits to rebuilding earthquake-damaged schools in Colombia

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP): Colombian superstar Shakira made a surprise visit to a hard-hit region of her home country Monday, announcing multiple commitments to rebuild schools and a university there…
Capleton was blazing hot at Summa Sizzle.
August 19, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Artistes deliver at successful staging of Summa Sizzle

On Sunday morning at 5:40, Capleton, dressed in fireman red, unlocked a whole new level of energy inside the Woodleigh Sports Complex in Clarendon at Beenie Man’s birthday bash. His Or Wha had the…
Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, August 15, 1996.
August 17, 2026

Decades after Tupac’s death a man is on trial starting today

When Tupac Shakur was fatally shot at age 25 on September 7, 1996, the presidential race between incumbent Bill Clinton and Bob Dole was in its stretch run. The Atlanta Olympics had just ended. The…
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August 17, 2026

Netflix wants judge to toss Tyra Banks’ lawsuit

Netflix has sought to have Tyra Banks’ lawsuit against it thrown out. The 52-year-old model filed a defamation lawsuit against the streaming service in June, alleging she has suffered “significant…
Actress Hayden Panettiere, who was also a child star, was found unresponsive at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina, earlier this month, and pronounced dead despite attempts to resuscitate her.
August 17, 2026

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36

LOS ANGELES (AP) Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including Heroes and Nashville, has died. She was 36. Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the actor’s death in a statement…
Radio and television host and actress, Felisha Lord, recently celebrating being single with a huge party.
August 18, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Felisha Lord parties her way into ‘singlehood’

Some people mark the end of a relationship with a bottle of rum or a huge tub of ice cream, as they try to either drown their sorrow or eat away the memories. Well, not Felisha Lord. The actress,…
From left, Officer-in-Charge at the Consulate-General of Jamaica in New York, Ariel Bowen; Dr Bill Tinglin, conceptualiser of the Jamaica Rising Day Parade; and Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman.
August 18, 2026 by Anthony Turner

Jamaica Rising Day Parade ‘belongs to the people’

The inaugural Jamaica Rising Day Parade which brought thousands of revellers into the streets of Brooklyn on Saturday, August 8 is now in the history books. Dr Bill Tinglin, who planned and executed…
Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
August 18, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Singer Fred Locks talks ‘Black Star Liner’

Burning Spear, Bob Marley, Fred Locks, Culture, Freddie McGregor and Mutabaruka are among the reggae and roots reggae artistes who have paid tribute in song to Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus…
Left: JC Lodge continues to create and record new music decades after becoming a household name with her timeless reggae hits.
August 16, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

JC Lodge: Still creating, still evolving

She is a Jamaican songbird whose soulful voice inspired a generation to believe in the beauty of love. With iconic hits such as Someone Loves You Honey, Telephone Love, and Make It Up to You, she was…