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Members of the Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance of Jamaica from left: Gavin Hutchinson; Dr Deborah Hickling Gordon; Latoya West-Blackwood; Kemesha Kelly Swaby; Andrea Dempster Chung; Sherando Ferril; Kaiel Eytle; and Yorkali Walters.
December 9, 2025

Cultural and creative industries contribute $107b to GDP annually — report

The Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance of Jamaica (CCIAJ) — a grouping of industry associations, including Kingston Creative, BIAJ, JAFTA, WIFT, JaRIA, Dream Entertainment, Montego Bay…
Members of Bon Jovi front row (from left), Tico Torres, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, back row (from left), Phil X, and Hugh McDonald pose for a portrait in New York on October 19, 2016.
December 9, 2025

Bon Jovi talks first tour since surgery, new album and Bruce Springsteen

LONDON (AP): Bon Jovi will embark on their first tour in four years in 2026 – and it’s more than just a victory lap. In 2022, singer Jon Bon Jovi saw a doctor who said one of his vocal cords was…
Romain Virgo performing at the Rise to the Occasion concert, a tribute to Sizzla Kalonji’s 30 yearrs in the music industry, held on Sunday, October 19.
December 9, 2025

Big names for RISE Reggae Barbados

Barbados is about to be ignited with music and uplifting energy as RISE Reggae returns this November. Following the success of the inaugural RISE Reggae Festival in Montreal and the vibrant…
From left: Collette Barham of the Ministry of Labour; Arianne Hammond; Nora Blake, manager at the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange; Eton Pearcy, Jam Rock Events; Tanisha Pitters-Montaque, principal, Windward Road Primary School; Nkoya McLeod and Tamikee Walsh
December 9, 2025

Concert promoter fulfils dreams to assist alma mater

Chief executive officer of Jam Rock Events, Eton Pearcy, always had a dream to give back to his alma mater, Windward Road Primary School. Pearcy, who benefited from meals provided by the school, says…
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny) attends the première of ‘Caught Stealing’ at Regal Union Square on August 26, 2025, in New York.
December 9, 2025

Bad Bunny top winner at Billboard Latin Music Awards

MIAMI (AP): His presence had remained a mystery, but Bad Bunny was there in person Thursday night to receive all the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards that were given to him, including the special…
Ethan Hawke, who plays The Grabber arrives at a special screening of ‘Black Phone 2’ on Wednesday, October 8, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
December 9, 2025 by Damian Levy

‘Black Phone 2’ –Terror on the telephone

Horror sequels are hardly ever worth anyone’s time. The novelty of the initial scary thing fades away the more you see it, and the situations are usually a pale imitation of the original. Yet, still,…
Alec Baldwin.
December 9, 2025

‘Rust’ lawsuit filed by Baldwin moves to federal court

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (AP): A lawsuit by actor Alec Baldwin alleging malicious prosecution in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust has been reinstated and…
Tim Abayomi Badejo (right) shared that he simply had to be in Jamaica to support his friend Hilbert ‘Berty’ Grant, who received a Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service at the National Honours and Awards ceremony on National Heroes Day.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

5 Questions With Tim Badejo

When he attended the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Tim Badejo stepped out looking like African royalty. The Nigerian…
Romain Virgo pays tribute to Sizzla with a stirring rendition of ‘Holding Firm’ during the Rise To The Occasion concert.
December 9, 2025 by Natasha Williams

Romain Virgo, Chris Martin give Sizzla his flowers

Reggae artistes Christopher Martin and Romain Virgo are confident of carrying on the musical torch with the impact, influence and strong inspirations garnered from legend, Sizzla. Just after his…