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What if you had one big dream and discovered that someone you love was the architect of its demise? What would you do when you made that discovery, and how would it colour your relationship going forward? This forms the basis of Patrick Brown’s new...
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AP: Richard Smallwood, the gospel singer and eight-time Grammy-nominated recording artist, has died. He was 77. He passed away Tuesday from complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing centre in Sandy Spring, Maryland, his...
After 22 years of offering up comedy served hot and spicy, the organisers of the Boxing Day show Christmas Comedy Cook-up have the recipe down to an art. Friday’s installation was another series of giggles, guffaws and giveaways as people came...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Text messages show that Tyler Perry and Boo! A Madea Halloween actor, Mario Rodriguez, who recently filed a lawsuit accusing the filmmaker of sexual assault, remained in contact years after Rodriguez alleges their interactions...
LONDON (AP): Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honours list, an annual tradition that recognises people for their contributions to UK...
‘Tis the season to be jolly … and to go to the theatre, which just now is on the upswing. Three plays opened last week in the Corporate Area – the Pantomime Company’s Big Yaad Vibes at Little Theatre; Patrick Brown’s Boopsie’s Homecoming, at...
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will celebrate Reggae Month 2026 under the theme ‘Rhythms of Resilience’, and and Chairman Ewan Simpson shared that the theme was modified post-Hurricane Melissa “to reflect how the rhythms of Jamaica...
Thirteen-year-old Olivia Anderson was one of many celebrants at Friday night’s opening of the current Jamaica pantomime, Big Yaad Vibes, at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Avenue. She said she has been enjoying the “comedic plays” for three...
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. The decision to proceed with the festival comes...
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; Brian Johnson – Inside Voice; Omaall Wright – Tun...
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 2016 film, Boo! A Madea Halloween and alleged...
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. She was 91. Bardot died Sunday at her home in...
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 signified that Jonkunnu was coming. All the colourful...
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 produced by Major Lazer and Mike Spencer and...
’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 Brown. The sound signalled not only the start of...
