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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…
‘Undeniably Clive Hunt aka Lizzard’ by Clive Hunt.
August 16, 2026

Legendary music producer Clive Hunt releases new album

At 74, music producer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and artiste Clive Hunt is showing no signs of slowing down. After more than five decades helping to shape Jamaican music and working with some of…
Sir Anthony Hopkins crafted his debut album over six decades.
August 16, 2026

Anthony Hopkins on his debut album: ‘My first love is music’

NEW YORK (AP): It may be hard to believe, but even Sir Anthony Hopkins doubts himself sometimes. “There’s a part of me which says, ‘you didn’t write that,’” he recalls of composing his debut album,…
Puerto Rican singer Jay Wheeler
August 16, 2026

Marc Anthony, Chayanne and more to play benefit concert for Venezuela and Colombia earthquake relief

Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Luis Fonsi, Chayanne, Feid, Jay Wheeler and many more will perform at an international benefit concert livestreamed from Miami on Sunday to raise money for those…