Published:Saturday | September 23, 2023 | 12:08 AM
Jamaicans involved in the creative industries are being encouraged to take advantage of the Government’s productive inputs relief scheme. The provision is a duty exemption on the importation of specific items for productive use. Newly-minted film...
Published:Saturday | September 23, 2023 | 12:08 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP): Before Doja Cat, the adventurous and often absurdist rap phenomenon born from Internet celebrity, released her stellar fourth full-length album, the take-no-prisoners Scarlet, she bit the hand that feeds. Sort of. On social...
Published:Saturday | September 23, 2023 | 12:08 AM
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP): Thousands marched across Nigeria on Thursday over the mysterious death last week of an Afrobeats star whose body has been exhumed for an autopsy as authorities investigate the cause of his demise. Lagos police said the body...
The Sterling Gospel Music Awards (SGMA) is leaning into the number seven as they celebrate their seventh anniversary. In keeping with the significance of the number in the Bible (seven represents completion), this year’s ceremony will be held on...
LONDON (AP): Novelists from Ireland, the United States, Canada and Britain that explore families, communities and a world in crisis make up the six finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. The shortlist announced Thursday for the...
NEW YORK (AP): It’s no secret that rap superstar 2 Chainz considers Lil Wayne an inspiration, and now that admiration for the Tha Carter series icon has translated into another official joint album that he says will be out before 2023 ends. “We...
In the 13 years since the first Expendables was released, the series has struggled to affirm its relevance to me. Casting action stars from a bygone era is one thing, passing them off as the skilled heroes they once were is another. Not to mention...
Dancehall diva Denyque is no stranger to the Jamaican public. Winning hearts and minds for well over a decade now, Denyque first burst on to the scene in 2009 with her hit song Can’t Breathe. Now the artiste is instantly recognisable as the...
Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 12:08 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP): The trauma Migos rapper Quavo suffered after witnessing his nephew Takeoff being gunned down last year is a disturbing sight he doesn’t want anyone else to experience. Through his pain, Quavo found his purpose as a vocal...
The Charles Town Maroon community is vowing to continue its vital work in preserving Jamaica’s history, art and culture. The group was presented with its RJRGLEANER Honour Award at a ceremony on Tuesday at Television Jamaica’s Lyndhurst Road studio...
Published:Wednesday | September 20, 2023 | 12:10 AM
The second staging of SOCA+ is set to be a 12-hour “festival feting marathon” featuring live performances from top regional acts including Destra, Aidonia and Skinny Fabulous. Powered by I LOVE Soca Jamaica, SOCA+ will take place on Saturday,...
Published:Wednesday | September 20, 2023 | 12:10 AM
This Sunday’s Kingston Creative ArtWalk Festival will focus on the relationship between art and architecture. Being held under the theme Design and Architecture, attendees will begin the day at 10 a.m. with a free architectural tour, led by...
Published:Wednesday | September 20, 2023 | 12:09 AM
NEW YORK (AP): Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are giving the world the first look at their second child together, a boy they’ve named Riot Rose. The 35-year-old pop star and the 34-year-old rap star dropped photos Tuesday of their family of four,...
Published:Wednesday | September 20, 2023 | 12:09 AM
Reuniting as the team of elite mercenaries, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Sylvester Stallone are joined for the first time by Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia....
Published:Wednesday | September 20, 2023 | 12:06 AM
Édgar Barrera – the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artistes as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Grupo Frontera and beyond – leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations with 13. The Latin Recording Academy announced this year...
Marcia Kim Douglas, acting colonel of the Charles Town Maroons, is overjoyed that the group is to receive the RJRGLEANER Honour Award for Arts and Culture. “I am very happy that we are able to use our music to entertain and that the cultural...
Ariana Grande has officially filed for divorce from her estranged husband Dalton Gomez after two years of marriage. The 30-year-old Thank U, Next singer’s filing comes nearly two months after her alleged new boyfriend Ethan Slater, 31, filed for...
LONDON (AP): British police said Monday that they had received a sexual assault allegation after media outlets published claims by several women against Russell Brand. Promoters postponed the remaining dates in a string of live gigs by the...
Dr Amina Blackwood Meeks answered with passion when she was asked this question on Saturday: “Why should Jamaicans be interested in our own storytelling when we have all sorts of online entertainment from all over the world?” “First, you have to...
A year ago, Christin Coeppicus was crowned Miss Supranational Trinidad and Tobago, and last Saturday, she differentiated herself from another group of beauties and walked away with the 2023 Miss Global International title. The 25-year-old...
As Hercule Poirot continues his cinematic comeback, the modern take on the series ventures towards the supernatural. Based on the Agatha Christie novel Hallowe’en Party, A Haunting in Venice features, well, a haunting in Venice. The great detective...
LONDON (AP): Three British news organisations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the...
NEW YORK (AP): Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she’ll wait until the labour issues are resolved. Hours later CBS’ The Talk did the same...
Last week, the Miss Universe organisation announced that adult women of all ages over 18 years old will be allowed to participate in the global beauty pageant, come 2024. Thus, removing the age limit of 28 years old. The announcement was made by 29...
