Entertainment
January 28, 2026
JCDC clarifies Festival of the Performing Arts submission process
Friday, January 30, marks the final day for new entries into the 2026 National Festival of the Performing Arts. That’s the word from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). However,…
January 27, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
‘Rest in beats’ iconic drummer Sly Dunbar
The passing of legendary drummer and producer, Sly Dunbar, one week after the death of Third World co-founder, Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore has left the music industry reeling. “A wha’ really a gwaan?” a…
January 28, 2026
Veteran broadcaster Bob Clarke dead at 75
The local media fraternity is mourning the passing of veteran broadcaster Walter Charles 'Bob' Clarke, who died early Tuesday at the Port Maria Hospital in St Mary. He was 75. Clarke had…
January 27, 2026
Reggae Land unveils massive line-up for 2026
Reggae Land has revealed their full line-up for its sixth and biggest edition to date when it returns to Milton Keynes National Bowl on August 1 and 2. With more than 120 artistes scheduled to…
January 26, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Excitement as Deidrian Downer wins Miss Global Jamaica
At 1:20 Sunday morning, cheers erupted inside the Douglas Orane Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston, as Miss Zimii Haircare, Deidrian Downer, was announced winner of Miss Global Jamaica…
January 26, 2026
Nevaeh Allen is the new Miss Jamaica World
Nevaeh Allen, a 19-year-old business administration student at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), has been named Miss Jamaica World 2025. Allen, who hails from Linstead, St Catherine,…
January 27, 2026
Iconic drummer Sly Dunbar has died
Lowell Fillmore 'Sly' Dunbar, drummer extraordinaire and co-founder of the revolutionary Taxi Records label, has died. His wife, Thelma, confirmed to The Gleaner that he passed away at home…
January 26, 2026
by Anthony Turner
Revisiting Third World’s ‘96 Degrees in the Shade’
For more than 40 years, Third World’s Island Records hit single, 96 Degrees in the Shade, lived in my mind as a song about Jamaica’s tropical heat. The hypnotic melody of the iconic reggae song was…
January 25, 2026
by Herbie Miller
The cello and guitar: An appreciation of the virtuosic life of ‘Cat’ Coore
Monday, January 19, 2026 is a sombre day for the global reggae community and the nation of Jamaica. The island’s emotive strings are stilled. The passing of Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore marks the end of an era…