What used to be Herbie Miller’s Friday Night Jazz at the F&B Restaurant in downtown Kingston, moved uptown a few months ago into a new home, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. And the…
Twenty-our-year-old high school teacher Jamar Grant put Shakespeare’s insightful observation, “Sweet are the uses of adversity,” to good use on Sunday and earned himself $375,000. Like thousands of…
It’s hardly a surprise that filmmaker Emerald Fennell, who possesses a particular interest in shocking and riling her audience, was drawn to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. This is a novel that has…
NEW YORK (AP) — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” and in later…
As Reggae Month activities intensify, the music’s influence is being felt far beyond its signature sound. Rooted in resistance and social consciousness, reggae continues to serve as a vehicle for…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): The Super Bowl lasted all of 13 minutes for many Puerto Ricans in San Juan and beyond. People turned their backs to TV screens as food, music and chatter filled the first…
The natural mystic, along with the strong frontal breeze, was definitely blowing in the air at Emancipation Park as a sizeable crowd gathered for the Bob Marley Tribute Concert last Friday. A strong…
The event was titled Back to Bass-es, and, officially, it was a “historical moment because we come fi nice up di area” as bass player Lloyd Parks declared. Just imagine: six bad bass players - three…
While many cultural festivals have been forced to pause in the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s impact on Jamaica, Wickie Wackie Music Festival 2026 (WWMF26) defies the odds by returning for its third…