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Updated 13 hours ago by Nicola A. Cunningham

 ‘Pickney Sinting’ a hit at PBCJ Watch Party

Closing out Child Month with a bang, the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) staged their quarterly Watch Party last Saturday under the theme ‘Pickney Sinting Edition’. The series…
Updated 13 hours ago

Festival Song Competition finalists revealed 

The names of the Top-10 finalists in the 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition,  have been disclosed. Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange made the announcement…
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Judge rules in favour of Kanye West concert

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A judge in Amsterdam on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Jewish organisation to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a…
June 4, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

‘All Peabo Bryson wanted was some Jamaican jerk chicken’ - June Isaacs remembers singer’s performance at Red Rose for Gregory

Following Tuesday’s passing of R&B legend and two-time Grammy Award-winning singer Peabo Bryson, entertainers across the globe and civic leaders have shared tributes acknowledging his unmatched…
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June 4, 2026

Carlos Malcolm ‘a gift to Jamaica and the world’ - Renowned trombonist and bandleader dies at 91

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness and regret at the passing of musical giant, Carlos Malcolm, and noted that his contribution will never be…
June 3, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

10 years of QORIHC awards - ‘bittersweet’ 2026 queens honoured at gala ceremony on Sunday

It is said that hindsight is 20/20 and, in retrospect, there are some things that Laurell Nurse would have done differently in order to have the 10th anniversary of Queens Of Reggae Island Honorary…
June 4, 2026

Heslop reflects on 45 years in education and theatre

For more than four decades, Peter ‘Maestro’ Heslop has dedicated his life to nurturing talent, inspiring young minds, and contributing to Jamaica's rich cultural landscape. Over the past four and…
June 2, 2026

Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ has died at 75

Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion and “A Whole New World” with…
June 1, 2026

D’Yani and Remus unite for ‘Live Life and Prosper’ album - Single ‘Journey’ to be released June 7

Reggae singer D’Yani and producer Kareem ‘Remus’ Burrell, the son of legendary Xterminator Records founder Phillip ‘Fatis’ Burrell, have teamed up for what both men believe could be a defining moment…