Entertainment

Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’.
July 30, 2026

Movie Review | In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, a lonely superhero grows up, looks inward

Are the ears playing tricks on us? Or does Tom Holland’s Peter Parker sound, at the beginning of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, like more of a native New Yorker than before?
Kevin Feige (left) and David Jonsson attend a panel for Marvel Studios during Comic-Con International on Saturday in San Diego.
July 30, 2026

New Black Panther David Jonsson grateful for role

SAN DIEGO (AP): Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation on Saturday to announce David Jonsson as the new Black Panther – the son of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa – and reveal that…
Marlon James poses with the Man Booker Prize after his book ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ was named as winner of the 2015 Booker Prize 2015 for Fiction, following the award ceremony at the Guildhall in London on October 13, 2015.
July 30, 2026

Marlon James in the running for second Booker Prize for ‘The Disappearers’

LONDON (AP): Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running again for the prestigious fiction award, alongside Dublin gangs, dystopian science fiction and the New England…
From left: Parnell, played by Tesfa Edwards; Pearl, played by Dahlia Harris; Arlene, played by Maylynne Lowe; and Jah Jah Royal, played by Everaldo Creary, in a scene from ‘Hurricane Hataclaps’.
July 30, 2026 by Michael Reckord

‘Hurricane Hataclaps’ provides energetic entertainment

With the alliteratively named Hurricane Hataclaps showing at the Little Little Theatre on Tom Redcam Drive, Dahlia Harris has another hit on her hands. For the comedy, the multi-talented playwright,…
Canada-based reggae singer Tasha T has been busy in studio working on two albums which will be released before yearend.
July 28, 2026

Tasha T unveils two-part album project ‘One World’

Reggae artiste Tasha T is preparing to deliver a complete musical experience with the release of One World, an ambitious two-part album project that celebrates her versatility as both a powerful…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, presents the winning trophy to dBURNZ.
July 28, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Festval Song winner dBURNZ ‘loves Jamaica’

When dBURNZ stood up on stage on Saturday night and sang “I don’t know bout you, but I love Jamaica”, he was passionate and intentional about celebrating Jamaica on the island’s biggest cultural…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange (left), presents 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition winner dBurnz with his trophy, at the grand finale of the competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew o
July 28, 2026

‘I Love Jamaica’ Is 2026 Festival Song

‘I Love Jamaica’ by dBurnz is the 2026 Jamaica Festival Song. The patriotic tune took the coveted title at the grand finale of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition held on Saturday at the Ranny…
Vybz Kartel makes his long-anticipated Reggae Land debut at the festival this weekend.
July 27, 2026

Top acts for Reggae Land’s biggest-ever edition

With just days to go, Reggae Land returns to Milton Keynes National Bowl in South East England for its sixth and biggest edition to date and, for the first time in its history, across three full days.…
An always radiant Minister Marion Hall says the her youthful appearance is owing to good genes and her faith in God.
July 27, 2026 by Anthony Turner

Four female artistes to receive Keys to the City of New Jersey

On August 1–2, Patterson, New Jersey’s Mayor Andre Sayegh will present the Key to the City to Sister Nancy, Minister Marion Hall, Lady G and Lila Iké, as the centrepiece of the Bill McKoy…