Entertainment

The downtown Kingston art district at Water Lane.
July 27, 2026

Kingston Creative first Caribbean winner of Aschberg Grant

Kingston Creative has made history as the first Caribbean non-governmental organisation to win a grant under the UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals. Kingston Creative was…
Ska icon, Derrick Morgan, has a pre-trial hearing set for December 11 in the Supreme Court in a case against his daughter, Queen Ifrica.
July 28, 2026

Court fast-tracks Derrick Morgan’s lawsuit against daughter Queen Ifrica

A Supreme Court judge has fast-tracked the libel and defamation lawsuit brought by Jamaican ska icon, Derrick Morgan, against his daughter, reggae singer Queen Ifrica (born Ventrice Morgan), with a…
Foundation singer, Stranger Cole and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.
July 28, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Thanksgiving Service for Stranger Cole Wednesday

The service of thanksgiving for the life of pioneering ska, rocksteady, and reggae singer, Wilburn ‘Stranger’ Cole (also spelt Strangjah), takes place this Wednesday at the Ranny Williams…
Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Odyssey’ on Wednesday, July 8, in Paris. (AP/File)
July 27, 2026

Tom Holland and Zendaya’s ‘epic’ plans unveiled

Tom Holland and Zendaya are planning an “epic” wedding party in a British castle. The Spider-Man: Brand New Day co-stars married in an intimate, secret ceremony earlier this year and they’re now…
Nadine Hylton, brand manager at Red Stripe, is flanked by Ron Burke (left), marketing director, Dream Weekend and Kamal Bankay, Dream Weekend’s chairman, at the Dream Weekend Press Launch held at Pier One in Montego Bay on July 1, 2026.
July 26, 2026

Dream Weekend eyes new chapter as festival prepares for Montego Bay debut

After nearly two decades of calling Negril home, Dream Weekend is entering a new phase as Jamaica’s largest summer party festival prepares for its first staging in Montego Bay. For Scott Dunn, group…
This album cover image, released by Republic Records, shows ‘Little Miss Twain’ by Shania Twain.
July 26, 2026

On ‘Little Miss Twain’, Shania reflects on humble beginnings, late mother

NEW YORK (AP): Before Shania Twain became Shania Twain, she was a child performing in Canadian bars, singing to miners, lumberjacks, fishermen and hunters drinking the night away. “It was a bit more…
Miss Universe Jamaica St Elizabeth 2026 Suzan Dowdie says service remains at the heart of her work as she continues supporting vulnerable residents through the Lil Suz Foundation.
July 26, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Miss Universe Jamaica St Elizabeth keeps service at heart of reign

For Suzan Dowdie, becoming the first Miss Universe Jamaica St Elizabeth was more than a personal triumph; she viewed it as a victory for every elder she has served, every woman challenging gender…
David Anthony Burke, whose stage name is D4vd, is arraigned in Los Angeles on April 20 on charges of killing a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in his car.
July 30, 2026

Autopsy testimony details teen girl’s fatal injuries at D4vd hearing

LOS ANGELES (AP): The doctor who performed the autopsy on 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez gave the difficult details of her death Friday at a hearing to determine whether singer D4vd should go on…
The Warner Bros. water tower appears at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.
July 25, 2026

EU approves Paramount-Warner merger with conditions

NEW YORK (AP): The European Union (EU) approved Paramount’s US$81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could…