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Published:Saturday | July 19, 2025 | 6:45 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

As if his world-class performance wasn’t enough, dancehall entertainer Govana brought the house down with an unforgettable surprise during his set at Reggae Sumfest — gifting his mother, Sonia Eccleston, a brand-new Honda CR-V on stage. “You grow...

Published:Saturday | July 19, 2025 | 6:37 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

The atmosphere at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay was electric as dancehall crooner D’Yani poured his heart into every note on the Reggae Sumfest stage. While the singer initially kept it simple with feel-good songs like...

Published:Friday | June 6, 2025 | 3:30 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Reggae icon Sizza Kalonji has responded to comments made by JACHO Entertainment, organisers of the One Caribbean Music Festival (OCMF) in Trinidad, as details concerning the event’s major breakdowns continue to unravel. In a recent interview...

Published:Saturday | May 31, 2025 | 9:40 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

The One Caribbean Music Festival (OCMF), which is slated for tonight at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Trinidad, will go on without its headline performer, after it was announced that dancehall icon Vybz Kartel will no longer be performing at the...

Published:Sunday | May 25, 2025 | 1:11 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, in his first-ever visit to the Calabash International Literary Festival, commended the event for its “impressive” showcasing and reader-centric environment. In a brief question and answer session with the...

Published:Sunday | May 25, 2025 | 11:48 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

It was a full circle moment for award-winning poet and author, Safiya Sinclair, as she took to the stage at the Calabash International Literary Festival to read a section of her bestselling memoir – How to Say Babylon – her coming of age...

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:00 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Dancehall superstar Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer opened the highly-anticipated Freedom Street with his popular hit Hustle the Money. Patrons erupted across the National Stadium in St Andrew as a sharply dressed Kartel entered the stage in a three...

Published:Monday | December 30, 2024 | 12:25 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Veteran dancehall artiste Agent Sasco promised to deliver a full set for patrons at his Grateful concert who have patiently waited for him in the rain. “Unuh stan up inna di rain? If this isn’t a showcase of gratitude, I don’t know what is. So...

Published:Sunday | September 29, 2024 | 10:21 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Excitement and tensions were at an all-time high inside Television Jamaica's studios tonight during the penultimate episode of 'Digicel Rising Stars’. As the dust settled, Ashanique Watson emerged as this year’s third-place winner. It's a...

Published:Wednesday | August 14, 2024 | 9:55 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Veteran educator and actor Ronald Goshop has died. Goshop gained fame in the early '90s for the character ‘Mackie’ on the hit TV show Royal Palm Estate. He also notably appeared in The Mighty Quinn. The actor was reportedly found unresponsive...

Published:Saturday | July 20, 2024 | 7:19 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

When multi-Grammy Award winning entertainer Lauryn Hill and her son YG Marley took the Reggae Sumfest stage in St James, Brand Jamaica shared the spotlight right next to them. The duo, along with Hill’s elder son, Zion Marley, share a long, love...

Published:Saturday | July 20, 2024 | 1:20 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Despite tensions over comments made on social media regarding dancehall artiste Armanii, social media personality Walk and Talk is making his thoughts on the entertainer clear. “Although me and Armanii nuh really rae, Armanii can perform,” the...

Published:Sunday | April 7, 2024 | 11:49 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

After much anticipation and an entire week of events, the day many soca and carnival fans across Jamaica and the diaspora have been waiting on has finally arrived – it’s Carnival Sunday and time for the annual Carnival in Jamaica Road March! Road...

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