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As Jamaica prepares to crown its next representative, outgoing titleholder Bradley Clarke reflects on a reign that blended tourism, youth advocacy and international diplomacy.
Updated 11 hours ago by O’brian Wynter/Gleaner Writer

Mr Teen Universe Jamaica 2025 reign defined by leadership, service

As Jamaica searches for its next international male ambassadors, attention has turned to the Mister Universe International Jamaica and Mister Teen Universe International Jamaica franchises. At the heart of the movement is 21-year-old Bradley Clarke, the outgoing 2025 Mr Teen Universe International Jamaica titleholder, whose reign has highlighted what modern male pageantry can achieve.

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Former Third World drummer, William ‘Willie’ Stewart, at last Thursday’s thanksgiving service for Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore. Stewart has written, arranged and is the co-executive producer of the song ‘Have a Little Faith’. All proceeds will go tow
February 24, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Former Third World drummer assembles reggae legends for ‘historic’ collab

At the thanksgiving service for Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore last Thursday, the Rev. Astor Carlyle asked a serious question, “Which musician will write a song for Cuba? For Haiti? For those whose rights are…
Imeru Tafari at Dub Squad Tuesday Service Live 1st Anniversary showcaseat the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, St Andrew
February 24, 2026

Surprise performances for Tuesday Service anniversary tonight

Weekly live music jam session Tuesday Service will mark its second anniversary with a special staging tonight, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre instead of its usual base, The Compound, as…
Stephen Coore Jr (left) and Shiah Coore play with Third World at the Musical Tribute to their father.
February 23, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Musical tribute to Cat Coore brought out the crowd and reggae royalty

The general sentiment about ‘freeness’ is that it cannot be of a high standard, but those in attendance at last Friday’s concert honouring the late Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, can dispel that myth as the…
Rian Davis giving praise at JaRIA Reggae Wednesday’s Resilient Praise at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston.
February 23, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

JaRIA’s Resilient Praise lifts the spirits of Gen Z

Generation Z and millennials, many of them dressed in white, descended on the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts on Ash Wednesday for Reggae Wednesdays Resilient Praise, staged by…
Bad Bunny performs during his Debí Tirar Más Fotos tour in Mexico City in December 2025.
February 23, 2026

Big breakthrough for Bad Bunny in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP): While Bad Bunny has dominated global charts, the superstar has not had quite the same success in Brazil, a country notoriously hard for foreign stars to win over due to a devotion to…
Television personality and model Camille McDonald says staying rooted in her identity carried her through ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and beyond.
February 22, 2026

Camille McDonald talks ‘America’s Next Top Model’, legacy and J’can pride

In the three-part documentary series Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, which premièred on Netflix on February 16, models, judges, and creator of the series, supermodel Tyra Banks,…
Sanjoe Spencer was a part of a musical duo, Jaii and Jhoe, with his now-deceased twin brother, Sanjay.
February 22, 2026 by Shanel Lemmie

From silence to song

Jhoe Speng has always loved music. Raised in a family that prioritised creative expression, nothing surpassed Speng’s love for music except his love for his twin brother. When the pair started their…
Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore passed away on January 18.
February 21, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Cat Coore’s life a call to ‘selah’ – Rev Astor Carlyle

The thanksgiving service for Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore was not sad, but there were tears. It was the first time that many could recall ever seeing Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,…
The multi-hyphenate creative also designs and makes his own outfits.
February 20, 2026 by Omar Tomlinson

5 Questions With Prince Judah

Style is everything to The Prince Judah Experience. The roots, rock, reggae star has mastered delivering head-turning looks on and off stage. From magnetic performances across the Caribbean and the…