Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
21 Aug, 2026
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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…
20 Aug, 2026
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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…
18 Aug, 2026
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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…
17 Aug, 2026
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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…
15 Aug, 2026
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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…
13 Aug, 2026
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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…
12 Aug, 2026
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‘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…
10 Aug, 2026
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‘Gratitude and sadness’ at posthumous OD for Stranger Cole
A little less than two months after his death, the Government of Jamaica has announced that ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer Wilburn ‘Stranger’ Cole (also spelt Strangejah) has been awarded the…
08 Aug, 2026
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A grand celebration of Jamaica 64
A grand celebration of 64 years of Jamaica’s Independence unfolded seamlessly inside a sold-out National Stadium on Thursday at the annual, showpiece event, the Independence Grand Gala. This year, the…