Entertainment
December 9, 2025
Greenlight Toolkit a boost for Caribbean film industry
The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) served as the launchpad for a groundbreaking initiative to transform film financing across the Caribbean. TidalRise, a Kingston-based creative economy…
December 9, 2025
Alkaline locked as headliner for Dream Weekend 2026
The Vendetta Boss, Alkaline, is booked for Dream Weekend 2026. The announcement comes as Dream Entertainment reveals that the iconic summer festival will be leaving Negril after 16 years and making a…
December 9, 2025
Statue of Rock ‘n’ Roll Queen Tina Turner unveiled
BROWNSVILLE, Tennessee. (AP): A 10-foot statue of rock n’ roll queen Tina Turner was unveiled Saturday in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up — before becoming a Grammy-winning singer, an…
December 9, 2025
Kalea Roman named Miss Jamaica World Eastern 2025
Kalea Roman has been named the 2025 winner of the Miss Jamaica World Eastern Region. She was crowned by Miss Jamaica World 2024 Tahje Bennett. The 21-year-old university student was announced the…
December 9, 2025
Barbara McDaniel: Three decades of dance and discipline
For more than 30 years, Barbara McDaniel has been a commanding force in Jamaica’s dance theatre. Affectionately called ‘Miss B’, she is founder and artistic director of Dance Theatre Xaymaca (DTX) and…
December 9, 2025
Shatta Wale, Vybz Kartel unite on ‘Street Crown (Remix)’
Dancehall royalty collides as Ghana’s superstar Shatta Wale and Jamaica’s World Boss Vybz Kartel join forces on the brand-new Street Crown (Remix), now available on YouTube and across all major…
December 9, 2025
Playing in Makeup opens doors for Jamaica-born creative
When it comes to cosmetics and investments, beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. That’s why Yolondo Salmon Thomas, chief executive officer at Playing in Makeup by Yolondo (PIMBY), has invested…
December 9, 2025
Terror-related charge against rap artiste thrown out
LOS ANGELES (AP): A London court on Friday threw out a terror-related charge against a member of controversial Irish rap group, Kneecap, basing its decision on a technical error in the way the charge…
December 9, 2025
Smiling Diddy waves to fans as he goes to court for hearing
NEW YORK (AP): A smiling Sean 'Diddy' Combs waved to his supporters as he returned to court Thursday for a hearing that could help a judge decide how long the Grammy-winning producer will…