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A section of the large crowd which turned out to enjoy the performances and the fireworks at midnight at Fireworks on the Waterfront held on December 31, 2024 on the Kingston Waterfront.
December 29, 2025

Street party vibe as UDC Fireworks Festival rings in New Year

The Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC) Fireworks Festival returns this Wednesday, December 31, continuing a cherished national tradition that brings Jamaicans together as the year draws to a close.
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December 29, 2025

Finalists in JCDC FIWI Short Film Competition named

The top eight finalists in the JCDC FIWI Short Film Competition for 2025 have been named. They are: Paris Taylor – How to Not Gossip; Robert Tyme – Bun Dem; Seyvonnie Campbell – Signs of Inclusion;…
Music executive, Portia Clarke-Mellanaise and reggae and R&B star, Maxi Priest, display a symbolic cheque made out to the JN Foundation to assist in its Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. The funds were raised through the staging of the ‘For the Love of J
December 29, 2025

For the Love of Jamaica

Music Executive Portia Clarke-Mellanaise and reggae and R&B star Maxi Priest display a symbolic cheque made out to the JN Foundation to assist in its Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. The funds…
Tyler Perry speaks during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
December 29, 2025

‘Money grab’ says lawyer as Tyler Perry faces second sexual misconduct lawsuit

Tyler Perry’s lawyer has branded a new allegation of sexual misconduct a “failed money grab”. The actor-and-filmmaker is the subject of a $77-million lawsuit from Mario Rodriguez, who appeared in his…
French actress Brigitte Bardot with actor Jack Palance during filming of the movie ‘Le Mepris” aka ‘Contempt’, by Jean-Luc Godard, in Rome, Italy, in May 1963.
December 29, 2025

‘We are mourning a legend’ - French president says of Brigitte Bardot

PARIS (AP): Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died.…
Jonkunnu characters Horse Head (left) and Belly Woman perform at the Sunday, December 21, Artwalk Festival Gran’ Market.
December 28, 2025 by Nicola Cunningham

South West St Andrew Jonkunnu Band still jumping despite challenges

They were the creatures that we feared as children. When the fife and drums started playing, small children would scurry to hide behind their mothers’ skirts as the high-pitched, shrill sound…
International superstar, Alex Clare, performing at the Evening of Light, Music and Giving –One Love, One Light Hurricane Melissa relief benefit concert hosted by Chabad Jamaica on December 21 on the lawns of King’s House.
December 28, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Alex Clare shines at An Evening of Light, Music and Giving

Internationally acclaimed British singer and songwriter Alex Clare has special ties to Jamaica, the island where he recorded some of the tracks for his début album, The Lateness of the Hour, which was…
From left: Adiel ‘King Diel’ Thomas, Justin ‘Just King’ Walker, and Carl ‘Lee Lee King’ Scharschmidt of the musical group Island Kings entertain the audience at the Kings of Christmas concert, held at Sunken Garden in Hope Botanical Gardens on
December 27, 2025 by Rollesha Laing

Kings of Christmas concert delivers music and heart

’Twas 8:42 p.m. on Sunday at the Sunken Garden in Hope Botanical Gardens, St Andrew, when Justin ‘Just King’ Walker, one of the three Island Kings, rang out the first note of This Christmas by Chris…
Coppershot Music Sound System.
December 27, 2025

Charly Black, Coppershot Music, Mad Michelle to get Strictly 2K honour

Dancehall hitmaker Charly Black, legendary sound system Coppershot Music Sound, and well-known dancer Mad Michelle will be honoured at the ninth anniversary of the Strictly 2K Throwback Music Festival…