Entertainment

James Norton, assistant producer; David Gross, executive producer; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange; Adam Low, film director; Barbara Blake-Hannah, cultural liaison; and Martin Rosenbaum, producer, are all smiles after t
07 Sep, 2026 0

New James Bond feature film to première at GoldenEye

A new feature documentary exploring the life, imagination and enduring legacy of James Bond creator Ian Fleming – titled Ian Fleming and the Curse of James Bond – will première at GoldenEye,…
Louie Culture performing recently at Summa Sizzle in Clarendon.
07 Sep, 2026 0

New album from the ‘Ole Gangalee’ Louie Culture

Give Louie Culture a mic and a stage and he will perform from now until next year, pulling out hit on top of hits from his tried, tested and proven catalogue of rich reggae and dancehall classics. …
Sheldon Shepherd’s ‘Give Thanks’ album cover.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Sheldon Shepherd to ‘Give Thanks’ on his birthday

Award-winning actor, poet and cultural practitioner Sheldon Shepherd will release his début album, Give Thanks, on September 18, which is also his birthday. “I started a thing years ago where I…
Singer Cam Clarke recently released her first single, ‘Love Again’.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Cabaret singer steps into the spotlight with ‘Love Again’

After years of captivating audiences on cabaret stages with her heartfelt performances and interpretations of popular songs, emerging singer Cam Clarke is embarking on an exciting new chapter,…
Iley Dread gets ready to release his first reggae album in a decade.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Iley Dread eager to share ‘Musical Upliftment’

After more than a decade since the release of his last reggae album, Jamaican-Canadian singer, producer, promoter and record label executive, Iley Dread, is preparing to release Musical Upliftment.
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis sits at the defence table during a break in closing arguments during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas last Monday.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Keffe D says he is ‘getting out on appeal’

The man found guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur has insisted he is innocent. The hip-hop icon, also known by his stage name 2Pac, was shot and killed in September 1996 when he was just 25, and last…
Louise Bennett-Coverley, Jamaica’s beloved Miss Lou, would have turned 108 on September 7.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Miss Lou’s legacy demands more

On September 7, Louise Bennett-Coverley, our beloved Miss Lou, would have marked her 108th birthday. Every year, we praise her. We quote her. We celebrate her poetry, her performances, her wit, her…
Friends and family members of rapper Tupac Shakur, including his sister, Sekyiwa Shakur (second left), line up to hug Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal (right), after a jury found Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to th
06 Sep, 2026 0

The trial over Tupac Shakur’s murder ended with a guilty verdict

LOS ANGELES (AP): For nearly 30 years, the story of Tupac Shakur’s killing existed somewhere between an unsolved murder and hip-hop mythology. His death became intertwined with the killing of…
Revellers celebrate the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Monday, August 31, 2026.
06 Sep, 2026 0

Renewal and change as Notting Hill Carnival turns 60

The Notting Hill Carnival in London, the largest street carnival event of its kind in Europe, is now 60 years old. This year’s staging took place over the last weekend, culminating on Monday. I caught…