Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
5 Questions With Levy’s Heritage
It is not often that a group that has been in the business for two decades comprises members who barely look as if they are in their twenties. That’s true of siblings Oshin, Ovando, and Oneil, the…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
GoodHeart |Centenarian Elsa Louise Atkinson ‘blessed’ to receive Badge of Honour
On National Heroes Day, Elsa Louise Capleton Atkinson was recognised for 60 years of service in the field of pharmacy. Nicely dressed, with her nails well manicured and a smile on her face, the…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
5 Questions With Tim Badejo
When he attended the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Tim Badejo stepped out looking like African royalty. The Nigerian…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
‘This entire journey has been a beauty for me’
Thousands of fans, friends, and peers of reggae-dancehall entertainer Sizzla Kalonji settled into Sabina Park on Sunday for an intense celebration of his 30-year journey in the music business. The man…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Garnett Silk’s children ‘blessed to have a father they could emulate’
More than 30 years after his death, reggae singer Garnett Silk was posthumously honoured by the Jamaican Government with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer for his outstanding…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
5 Questions with King Jammy
Some words, like ‘legend’, have been so overused that they have lost their true meaning. Yet, in his original form, dub-mixer, sound system and studio owner, and record producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Nadine Blair ‘surprised’ by honour from City of Tamarac in Florida
If ever there was a poster child for ‘gospel royalty’, then radio personality, singer, worship leader, actress, author, poet, emcee, speaker and “lover of Christ Jesus” Nadine Blair would be it. The…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Technology helps to uplift the music, says King Jammy
“ Don’t want no ice-cream love it’s too cold for me,” Sparrow Martin belted out as he dropped a “wicked” freestyle at a presentation workshop by Swedish design and technology collective Teenage…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Grammy predictions for final five in reggae category
First-round voting to choose the nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards comes to an end on Wednesday, October 15. A total of 73 albums are under consideration in the Best Reggae Album category. After…