Entertainment
July 21, 2026
Sone G points listeners back to faith with ‘Big Up’
For gospel reggae artiste Sone G, music is ministry, testimony and a way to remind people that faith still has the power to carry them through difficult seasons.
That message comes through clearly in…
July 21, 2026
Todd Bridges shares fond memories of Gary Coleman
Todd Bridges reconnected with his Diff’rent Strokes co-star Gary Coleman with a little help from an airline crew.
The pair played brothers on the hit sitcom but they grew apart in the last few years…
July 20, 2026
Kartel and Mavado give full course meal at A Taste of Sumfest
Notwithstanding a change of venue from its usual home in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, to Plantation Cove in St Ann, and the festival being scaled down to one night only, A Taste of Sumfest, the crowd…
July 20, 2026
Excitement builds for Festival Song Competition Results Show
The countdown is on as preparations intensify for the highly anticipated 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition Results Show, set for this Saturday, July 25 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment…
July 19, 2026
by Nicola A. Cunningham
Lady G still gets ‘Nuff Respect’
Having started deejaying on sound systems at just 16, Lady G says those early years taught her the discipline needed to build a career that is sustainable rather than seasonal.
“My first hit song…
July 19, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Fire energy at ‘Heights of Fire’ listening party
One of the fiery moments of Capleton’s listening party for his Heights of Fire album at Janga’s Soundbar & Grill Sports Bar on Wednesday was the reaction when the selector dropped track No. 7,…
July 19, 2026
by J.T. Davy
From Catherine Hall to Plantation Cove - Did you know these Reggae Sumfest factoids?
Over the years, Reggae Sumfest has gone through many changes. From its event structure to the changes in ownership, as well as the introduction of livestreaming, 2026 will mark another change for the…
July 20, 2026
‘Hope’ springs eternal - Visual artist and former Edna Manley vice-principal publishes career retrospective
As glimpses of life’s rear-view peek in, visual artist Hope Brooks has embraced an exciting new chapter.
A seminal figure in the Jamaican art world, the painter and retired educator – who just turned…
July 20, 2026
by J. T. Davy
Fantan Mojah was ‘a powerful voice for conscious reggae music’
Reggae singer Fantan Mojah was born Owen Moncrieffe on August 5, 1976, in St Elizabeth. After a start in the dancehall scene under the moniker Mad Killer as a tribute to Bounty Killer, whom he…