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Founder and artistic director Dr L’Antoinette Stines (centre) leads a master- class in South Africa.
21 Sep, 2026 0

L’ACADCO makes history in South Africa

Dance company L’ACADCO: A United Caribbean Dance Force recently performed at South Africa’s JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience in Durban, marking an important step in the development of a cultural…
Dancehall veteran Patra is embracing a new chapter.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Patra is back

The world now knows her as the ‘Queen of the Pack’, but before she became the first woman to have her album reach No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Chart, Patra was just ‘Mummy’ from Whithorn,…
Veteran broadcaster Fae Ellington (left) shares the frame with Queen Ifrica at Sheldon Shepherd’s album listening event at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at The University of the West Indies, Mona campus, on September 9.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Sheldon Shepherd gives thanks with debut album

In the small hours of November 11, 2023, Sheldon Shepherd jumped out of his bed in New York, stumbled into the living room, found a sheet of paper and started to write. What came was a poem about…
Basillia Barnaby-Cuff, founder and director of the Sterling Gospel Music Awards, poses with her husband and the awards show producer, Brian Cuff.
19 Sep, 2026 0

New format unveiled for Sterling Gospel Music Awards

For its 2026 staging, the Sterling Gospel Music Awards (SGMA) will see an exciting change of format from a physical, live ceremony to a national television broadcast on Television Jamaica (TVJ). That…
Buju Banton collects the Reggae Collaboration of the Year award on behalf of himself, Bugle and Damian Marley at last year’s Caribbean Music Awards.
19 Sep, 2026 0

Caribbean Music Awards set for regional debut tonight

After three years in Brooklyn, New York, the Caribbean Music Awards (CMAs) are coming home. Tonight, the awards ceremony will be staged in the Caribbean for the first time, trading its New York base…
Ma-Isheeba (centre) celebrates decades in music with five BPI-certified discs presented at Tuesday’s Excellence in Music Ceremony. Supporting her onstage are members of her band, whom she affectionately calls her ‘tribe’.
18 Sep, 2026 0

5 Questions With Ma-Isheeba

Ma-Isheeba is the woman who walks into a room, and heads automatically turn toward her. With her skin like ebony, her Afrocentric attire and winning smile, she makes a powerful statement, and…
Burna Boy
18 Sep, 2026 0

Burna Boy to headline halftime at the NFL's first regular-season game in Paris

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Burna Boy is returning to Stade de France for another historic moment, headlining halftime at the NFL's first regular-season game in Paris. The Grammy-winning Nigerian star…
Austin Abrams in a scene from ‘Resident Evil’.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Movie Review | Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams find humour amid ‘Resident Evil’ gore

AP: “I only use guns in video games,” says Bryan ( Austin Abrams), our frustrated protagonist, trying to piece together a machine gun while his impatient companion urges him to hurry. “It’s confusing…
Glen Washington (right) receives Grammy Certificates for his contributions to Capleton’s Still Blazin’ and Third World’s Ain’t Givin’ Up. Joel Laing, the event’s sponsorship manager, makes the presentation.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Top marks for Excellence in Music Ceremony

‘Festive’ best describes the red carpet at Tuesday evening’s Excellence in Music Ceremony at The Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, as the 2026 honourees basked in the full support of their family…