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Beres Hammond performing at the All White Night segment of the 2026 Love and Harmony Cruise.
Published 8 minutes ago by Anthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

Top acts, gospel segment ignite Love and Harmony Cruise

From the moment the Norwegian Jewel ship fired up her 100,000 horsepower engines and left port in Miami, Florida last Wednesday afternoon for the ninth annual Love and Harmony Easter voyage 2026, it was clear this wasn’t just another cruise. For many, the music peaked on Saturday night during the All White Night concert. Headlined by Beres Hammond, excitement surged when the Harmony House band backed by five vocalists and a full rhythm section struck the opening note, sending waves of anticipation through the crowd.

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April 8, 2026 by Michael Reckord

Enthusiastic audience at NDTC’s 45th Easter concert

The National Dance Theatre Company’s (NDTC) Easter Sunday morning concert drew an enthusiastic response from the near-capacity audience at the Little Theatre on Tom Redcam Avenue in St Andrew. There…
Offset
April 8, 2026

Former Migos rapper Offset stable after being shot

HOLLYWOOD, Florida (AP): Rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Offset, who…
Patrice Roberts - Contributed photo
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Soca artiste Patrice Roberts ordered to pay compensation to Canadian entertainment company

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A High Court judge has ordered Soca artiste Patrice Roberts to pay her former Canadian-based management company more than US$30,000 for services it provided while…
The late Bunny Wailer.
April 7, 2026

Shashamane to honour Bunny Wailer on his birthday

Reggae icon Bunny Wailer will be honoured by the Jamaican/Rastafarian community in Shashamane, Ethiopia, on his birthday, April 10, as part of the Rastafari Month celebrations in that country. This…
Deejay Zess and Trinidadian MC Aaron Fingal keeping the Soca Camp crowd hyped at Friday night’s staging.
April 7, 2026

Soca Camp prepares revellers for the road

For Soca Camp curator Matthew ‘Matt Camps’ Campbell, a personal passion rooted in music has grown into a Carnival in Jamaica calendar event. On Friday, that vision came to life in full force, as…
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
April 7, 2026

Wireless boss stands by Ye headlining concerts as sponsors pull out

As sponsors pull out from London’s Wireless Festival over headliner Ye, its organiser is standing by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Melvin Benn, the managing director at Festival Republic,…
Kanye West, who changed his name to Ye in 2021.
April 7, 2026

Wireless Festival cancelled after UK bars rapper Ye

LONDON (AP): The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the UK, where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye's history…
Legendary guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith at the Count Ossie Centennial Grounation held on Thursday, March 26, at House of Dread in St Andrew.
April 5, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

100 years of pioneering Rasta drummer Count Ossie

In the history of Jamaican music, there have been some outstanding counts, among them Count Matuchie, Count Shelly, Count C, and Oswald ‘Count Ossie’ Williams. A seminal figure in the development of…
Lachu Ramchandani , franchise holder of Miss Global International.
April 4, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Miss Global International returns to Ja, set for September staging

Franchise holder of the Miss Global International Competition, Lachu Ramchandani, says the pageant is returning to Jamaica after a three-year hiatus. Formerly known as the Miss Commonwealth pageant,…