Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
August 25, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Gospel ministers to stage Ezer benefit concert at NCU
Music ministers Adrian Walker, Gamel Grant, and David Pryce have joined forces for a worthy cause. Their goal is to support students of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) who have been severely…
August 24, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
‘Now or never’ for Tony Rebel - Entertainer makes his first visit to the cinema at ‘Redeemed’ première
When Rastafarian entertainer Tony Rebel was invited to the premiere of the faith-based crime drama, Redeemed: A Father’s Love, he said that he had to make one of those “now-or-never decisions”. He…
August 22, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Miss Ja Festival Queen Christina Williams talks goals, coronation and Portland
On August 1, attorney, development advisor and head of information privacy at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Christina Williams, was crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026. Firmly rooted in…
August 21, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Hezron off to New Delhi; still ‘Holding On’
Reggae singer Hezron Clarke – who goes simply by the name Hezron – is definitely a Man on a Mission, as his last Tad’s Records album is titled. He has joined that very small and elite group of reggae…
August 19, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Artistes deliver at successful staging of Summa Sizzle
On Sunday morning at 5:40, Capleton, dressed in fireman red, unlocked a whole new level of energy inside the Woodleigh Sports Complex in Clarendon at Beenie Man’s birthday bash. His Or Wha had the…
August 18, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Singer Fred Locks talks ‘Black Star Liner’
Burning Spear, Bob Marley, Fred Locks, Culture, Freddie McGregor and Mutabaruka are among the reggae and roots reggae artistes who have paid tribute in song to Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus…
August 15, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Music fraternity represents at thanksgiving service for Fantan Mojah
Members of the entertainment fraternity, some of whom have not been seen at a thanksgiving service in a long time, were present on Thursday at the University Chapel, Mona, to pay their respects to…
August 13, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Thanksgiving service for Fantan Mojah today; funeral Saturday
There will be two thanksgiving services to honour the life of dancehall and reggae artiste Owen ‘Fantan Mojah’ Moncrieffe. The first service takes place in Kingston this morning, and the second…
August 13, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
‘My mother waited 100 years for this’
The official announcement that veteran guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith was being conferred with the Order of Distinction for his contribution to the music industry came on his birthday, August 6. Smith…