Entertainment
July 19, 2026
by J.T. Davy
From Catherine Hall to Plantation Cove - Did you know these Reggae Sumfest factoids?
Over the years, Reggae Sumfest has gone through many changes. From its event structure to the changes in ownership, as well as the introduction of livestreaming, 2026 will mark another change for the…
July 20, 2026
‘Hope’ springs eternal - Visual artist and former Edna Manley vice-principal publishes career retrospective
As glimpses of life’s rear-view peek in, visual artist Hope Brooks has embraced an exciting new chapter.
A seminal figure in the Jamaican art world, the painter and retired educator – who just turned…
July 20, 2026
by J. T. Davy
Fantan Mojah was ‘a powerful voice for conscious reggae music’
Reggae singer Fantan Mojah was born Owen Moncrieffe on August 5, 1976, in St Elizabeth. After a start in the dancehall scene under the moniker Mad Killer as a tribute to Bounty Killer, whom he…
July 17, 2026
Movie Review | In Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’, an ancient epic is reborn
AP:
Getting home, and turning back the clock, has long been at the root of Christopher Nolan’s films. The astronauts of Interstellar painstakingly lose 23 years in space travel, almost the same…
July 18, 2026
by Anthony Turner
‘Too Too Bad’ Buju returns to NY with new music, plenty advice
Grammy-winning artiste, Buju Banton, is preparing for another important chapter in his career as he returns to New York hot on the heels of dropping off a brand new album and ready to deliver crucial…
July 18, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
5 Questions With Kranium
Gold-selling reggae and dancehall singer Kemar Donaldson, better known as Kranium, continues to represent the genre in a major way. His global streams across his catalogue are counted in the hundreds…
July 17, 2026
Writers Guild challenges Paramount-Warner merger
NEW YORK (AP):
The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount’s US$81-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit seeking to block the…
July 17, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Fantan Mojah hailed as ‘a true soldier’ - Sumfest to pay tribute on Saturday
Globetrotting dancehall artiste Sean Paul, while expressing his deep sadness at Tuesday’s death of his colleague, Fantan Mojah, hailed his fellow entertainer as “a true soldier”, and the organisers of…
July 17, 2026
‘With Love, Meghan’ gets Daytime Emmy nomination
LOS ANGELES (AP):
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her Netflix show.
The former actor who married Britain’s Prince Harry in 2018 was nominated in the…