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FILE - Patrick Stewart, cast member in the Paramount+ television series "Star Trek: Picard" poses for a portrait during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2023. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
29 Oct, 2026 0

Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a…
Director Storm Saulter (right) preps a scene for the thriller limited series, ‘Possession’ on Water Lane, in downtown Kingston, with his lead actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw (centre) as key cast production assistant Didi Beck looks on.
28 Oct, 2026 0

Storm Saulter’s ‘Possession’ hits HBO Max

Jamaican filmmaker Storm Saulter can now strike one dream off his career wish-list: having his work carried by HBO. Possession, the five-part supernatural thriller miniseries set between Jamaica and…
A guest admires a picture of Peter Tosh at the Touch of Tosh: Legalise it 50th anniversary held on October 16, at the Peter Tosh museum in Kingston.
27 Oct, 2026 0

Canadian professor inspired to write book on Peter Tosh

At the age of 17, his cousin introduced him to the lyrics of the man known as Peter Tosh, and music as he knew it would never be the same again. For Canadian Daniel Douek, this early introduction…
Students and teachers from Ardenne High School are presented with the Marcus Garvey Award.
27 Oct, 2026 0

JCDC 2027 competitions open November 1

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange has announced that entries for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2027 competitions will officially open on…
Apryl McIntosh-Smith and Ras-I.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Shock, grief as Ras-I’s manager, JaRIA rep dies in Spain

The entertainment fraternity is experiencing waves of shock and grief following the sudden death of Apryl McIntosh-Smith on Saturday, while in Gran Canaria, Spain.
Ngozi Wright (left) in a scene from ‘From A Yardie to A Yankee’.
26 Oct, 2026 0

14-year-old Ngozi Wright makes feature film début

At just 14 years old, Ngozi Muzik Wright adds another milestone to an impressive performing arts journey that began when she was barely old enough to speak. The gifted young Jamaican, whose commanding…
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown
26 Oct, 2026 0

Chris Brown avoids prison time for brawling at London nightclub

LONDON (AP) – Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown avoided prison time on Monday for beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub three years ago. The 37-year-old was given an…
Derrick Harriott helped shape the sound of early reggae music.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Derrick Harriott shaped and preserved our music – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has said that, with the death of Derrick Clifton Harriott, Jamaica, sadly, has lost another of the icons who helped to shape the…
Lorna Goodison.
26 Oct, 2026 0

Lorna Goodison wins 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry

Celebrated Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison has added another prestigious international honour to an already distinguished literary career, winning the 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry for her…