Entertainment
December 9, 2025
72-y-o Nugent Hewitt wins big at JCDC Visual Arts Competition
JIS: Manchester-born artist Nugent Hewitt has won seven medals in the 2025 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Visual Arts Competition: six gold and one silver. The 72-year-old, who turns…
December 9, 2025
D'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer dies
D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognised by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)' music video,…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Grammy predictions for final five in reggae category
First-round voting to choose the nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards comes to an end on Wednesday, October 15. A total of 73 albums are under consideration in the Best Reggae Album category. After…
December 9, 2025
Rebuilding the Ware Living Museum after ‘Beryl’
The island’s first living museum, which has been in development for the past six years in Southfield, St Elizabeth, was severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl on July 3, 2024. However, amid the…
December 9, 2025
by Kenrick Morgan
Chronixx returns with highly anticipated album 'Exile'
After a long hiatus, reggae star Chronixx is back in the spotlight, beginning the rollout of his highly anticipated album, Exile. Although an official release date has not been announced for all…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
5 Questions With Johnmark Wiggan
Last Saturday night, a smiling Johnmark Wiggan happily made his way to centre stage when his name was called to accept the award for Collaboration of the Year. The odds of him winning that particular…
December 9, 2025
by O’brian Wynter
Naomi Cowan’s ‘Welcome to Paradise’ takes guests on soulful journey
Inside the legendary Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, a select group of friends, media representatives, and industry insiders gathered on Wednesday afternoon for the official listening party of reggae…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Thanksgiving service for Skill Cole on Saturday at Arena
The thanksgiving celebration for the life of football legend Allan Aloysius ‘Skill’ Cole will be held at the National Arena in Kingston on Saturday, October 11, three days before what would have been…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
From ‘big DJ’ to ‘Maroon emperor’
In the not-too-distant past, there was one sentence scrawled under bridges, across walls, and in some unusual places that was certain to cause a lot of emotion: “LA Lewis is a big DJ”. It made some…