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Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas at the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards on the lawns of King’s House on Monday.
21 Oct, 2026 0

‘This is my Grammy moment’

Dancehall artiste Mr Vegas readily admits that he is from that era when it was the desire of every aspiring artiste to “buss big, mek Mama proud and buy her a house”. His dream did come true, and on…
Callina Liang in a scene from ‘Street Fighter’.
21 Oct, 2026 0

Movie Review | ‘Street Fighter’ is a ’90s nostalgia ride and a complete mess

Since we’re going back to the 1990s in Street Fighter, let’s use a Seinfeld episode to describe how I felt coming out of Kitao Sakurai’s adaptation of the vintage arcade game. When Cosmo Kramer starts…
CEO of Grafton Studios, Michael ‘Mikie’ Bennett’ at Monday’s National Honours and Awards Ceremony held on lawns of King’s House.
20 Oct, 2026 0

‘I cannot imagine my family being more proud’

It’s a bit difficult to tell if Michael ‘Mikie’ Bennett is more honoured at receiving the Order of Distinction (OD) because of the recognition it places on his sterling work in the music industry, or…
Actor and stand-up comedian Leon ‘Lemon’ Parkins.
20 Oct, 2026 0

Veteran actor to present ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ in Florida

For more than three decades Leon ‘Lemon’ Parkins has entertained , both as an actor in local roots plays, and as a stand-up comedian. It comes as no surprise therefore, where his natural progression…
Touch of Tosh: Legalize It 50th anniversary held on October 16, at the Peter Tosh Museum in Kingston.
19 Oct, 2026 0

A Touch of Tosh: Reggae icon’s ‘earthstrong’ today

‘A Touch of Tosh’ was the name that the family of late reggae icon and activist, Hubert ‘Peter Tosh’ McIntosh gave to last Wednesday’s tribute and celebration of the 50th anniversary of his iconic…
Storyteller Sardia Robinson acts in her own film ‘From a Yardie to a Yankee’.
19 Oct, 2026 0

‘From a Yardie to a Yankee’ heads to BIFF

From humble beginnings in St. Thomas to early years in Kingston’s inner city, followed by migration to Chicago to reunite with her mother, Jamaican actress Sardia Robinson’s journey has shaped her…
The NCOJ will fill the University Chapel on  November 1 with Songs of Faith & Freedom.
19 Oct, 2026 0

Negro spirituals for NCOJ’s Songs of Faith & Freedom

The powerful voices of the National Chorale of Jamaica (NCOJ) will fill the historic University Chapel at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on Sunday, November 1, as the 54-year-old chorale…
The cast of ‘Timeless’ enjoys the curtain call.
19 Oct, 2026 0

‘Timeless’ eternally enjoyable

The circle of life and its fundamental facets of youthful exuberance, adulthood, and then ageing can be fascinating to those who appreciate that the only constant in life is change. Playwright…
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Master conga player and percussionist Larry McDonald (left) and Herbie Miller, director and curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, share a laugh on Thursday night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Conga player Larry McDonald happy to ‘rise to the occasion’

It’s a Thursday night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, which means jazz, specifically Herbie Miller’s Jazz Night at the Blend Bar and Lounge, and the featured performer is the Kenroy…