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Jamaican musician, singer and actor Jimmy Cliff performs during the Timbre Rock and Roots concert on Friday March 22, 2013 in Singapore.
December 2025

Jimmy Cliff official funeral December 17 — Grange

The official funeral service for late reggae singer, Jimmy Cliff, will take place next week Wednesday, December 17, at the National Indoor Sports Centre beginning at 10 a.m. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, made the announcement today. Jimmy Cliff passed away on November 24, at the age of 81. Grange said that Cliff is being accorded an official funeral by the Government “for his immense contribution to Jamaican Culture and Entertainment".

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Jamaican musician, singer and actor Jimmy Cliff performs during the Timbre Rock and Roots concert on Friday March 22, 2013 in Singapore.
December 2025

Jimmy Cliff official funeral December 17 — Grange

The official funeral service for late reggae singer, Jimmy Cliff, will take place next week Wednesday, December 17, at the National Indoor Sports Centre beginning at 10 a.m. Minister of Culture,…
Kees Dieffenthaller, lead vocalist of KestheBand.
December 2025

KestheBand headlines jazz festival at Lincoln Center

Trinidad and Tobago’s KestheBand, featuring Etienne Charles, will headline the third annual Unity Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center. A celebration dedicated to musical community, global connections…
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Dr Gabrielle Henry.
December 2025

Dr Gabrielle Henry to continue treatment in Jamaica following serious fall

Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Dr Gabrielle Henry, hospitalised in Thailand since falling from the main stage during the November 19 preliminary competition, is expected to return home soon for continued…
Fans enjoying themselves at Ghetto Splash at Waterhouse Mini Stadium in Drewsland on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
December 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Ghetto Splash staging ‘looks dim’

Patrick Roberts, convener of the annual free concert, Ghetto Splash, says that this year’s staging looks iffy, but he is not giving up hope. The event, which is now 36 years old, has been held at the…
A steelpan player performs during the National Panorama 2004 band competition February 8, 2004, at the Queen’s Park in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
December 2025

New generation embraces Trinidad and Tobago’s steelpan

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): The steelpan, a percussion instrument created in Trinidad and Tobago in 1939, is making a comeback as a new generation embraces its bright, melodious sound on stage and…
President of the Miss Universe Organisation and Mexican businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú attends a press conference after the beauty pageant in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, Friday, November 21.
December 2025

Miss Universe Mexican co-owner caught up in organised crime probe

MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe, as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an…
Cardi B arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 2, in Los Angeles.
December 2025

Cardi B’s accuser denied second trial

A woman who accused Cardi B of assault and battery has been denied a second trial. In September, the WAP hitmaker, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, was found not liable in a civil lawsuit brought…
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine watches a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and New York Mets, August 3, 2021, in Miami.
December 2025

Tekashi 6ix9ine sentenced for violating probation

NEW YORK (AP): Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to three more months in prison Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release in a New York gang case by assaulting a man and possessing…
From left: Adiel ‘King Diel’ Thomas, Carl ‘Lee King’ Scharschmidt and Justin ‘Just King’ Walker of the music group, Island Kings.
December 2025 by O’brian Wynter

Island Kings to bring holiday cheer, hope with charity concert

As Jamaica continues to rebuild from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, local music collective Island Kings is stepping forward with music and community spirit. On Sunday, December 21, the group…