Entertainment
July 1, 2026
by Damian Levy
Local film ‘Stew Peas’ hosts red carpet world premiere
Saturday June 27 was one of the hottest nights on record for 2026, but perhaps the hottest ticket in town was for the red carpet premiere of iKon Media & Films’ new movie Stew Peas. Written and…
June 29, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Education Ministry chides Ascot Primary over graduation blunder
The management of Ascot Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine has come under fire from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information following reports that students who were not…
June 28, 2026
10 songs to memorialise Clive Davis the larger-than-life music executive
NEW YORK (AP):
No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself. But if anyone came close, it was Clive Davis.
June 28, 2026
Harvey Weinstein’s California rape conviction upheld - But court says he must be resentenced
LOS ANGELES (AP):
An appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California, but ordered the trial judge who gave him 16 years in prison to…
June 28, 2026
Happy birthday, 2000 Year Old Man - Mel Brooks is turning 100
NEW YORK (AP):
The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks celebrates his centennial birthday today.
The comedian and filmmaker has been awaiting the milestone. Earlier this year, Judd…
June 28, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Squidly Cole pays tribute to his father Stranger Cole - Pioneering singer ‘helped shape the sound and evolution of Jamaican music’
Drummer Squidly Cole had been rehearsing with Stephen Marley’s band for the Roots and Rhymes Summer Tour with Marley and Buju Banton, which is currently in motion across the US. But when his father,…
June 27, 2026
Hollywood gets into the microdrama race
OS ANGELES (AP):
While much of Hollywood was consumed by the streaming wars, Issa Rae was studying a different mode of entertainment thousands of miles away: microdramas.
June 27, 2026
Tavina Porter is Miss St Ann Festival Queen 2026 - Aims to end parish’s 14-year national title drought
Newly crowned Miss St Ann Festival Queen Tavina Porter is determined to end her parish's 14-year wait for the national Festival Queen title. The hospitality professional claimed the title after a…
June 27, 2026
JMTC launches TAP programme for emerging theatre professionals
Jamaica's creative industry could soon see a new generation of trained theatre professionals through a programme aimed at developing talent in musical theatre and stage production. The Jamaica…