Yasmine Peru - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Minister Marion Hall is marking 10 years since her baptism in December 2015.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Mega-church pastor ‘humbled’ to stage One Love Jamaica Rebuild concert

Bishop of The Faith Center Ministries in Sunrise, Florida, Henry B. Fernandez, pastors what is described in his official bio as “a thriving, multiracial congregation of over 10,000 members”.…
From left: Lukie D; Pamputtae; Stephen Murad, chief executive officer, Digicel; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange; Sean Wallace, head of commerce at Red Stripe; Christopher Martin, and Kerry-Ann ‘Chiney K’ Collins.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

I Love Jamaica telethon, global concerts for hurricane relief

Philanthropy, passion and purpose linked arms on the Rooftop Terrace of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, last Thursday, as media gathered to hear the details of the I Love…
Sizzla Kalonji and his musical friends will take the stage at Sabina Park today.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Two decades later, Sizzla’s ‘Rise to the Occasion’ is still inspiring

Rise to the Occasion, Sizzla’s 18th studio album, was released on September 30, 2003. Twenty-two years later, Rise to the Occasion is the theme of the reggae and dancehall legend’s 30 years in music…
Sean Paul
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Wherever I go, Jamaica always on my mind

Dancehall superstar Sean Paul is continuing his Asian sojourn, which began in Singapore earlier this year and now takes him to exotic destinations such as Malaysia, Bali, and Thailand this month.…
From left: Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund, and retired Sister Susan Frazer, RSM, joined director Garreth M. Daley at the private screening of the documentary ‘Journey’.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Garreth Daley talks passion project ‘Journey’ about Alpha School of Music

Tuesday marked the soft launch of Journey, a documentary about the Alpha School of Music, which follows members of the institution’s first graduating class. The journey of the four final-year students…