Entertainment

Lila Iké
December 9, 2025

Three first-time nominees for Best Reggae Album Grammy category

The nominees for Best Reggae Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced, and they are all homegrown acts, including three first-time nominees. They are Treasure Self Love, the debut…
Mortimer is photographed at Merveilles, Port Louis, Grenada on Friday following a Creators Connect event hosted by Ora Caribbean, organisers of the Grenada Caribbean Music Festival.
December 9, 2025

Mortimer grateful for Grammy nomination

Soulful reggae singer-songwriter Mortimer said he is feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude after receiving news that he has been nominated for a Grammy Award, the music industry’s most coveted…
From left: Vivienne Williams, supervisor at Westhaven Children’s Home; dancehall star Vybz Kartel and Daniella Hall, community outreach organiser for Central Jamaica at World Central Kitchen on the grounds of Westhaven Children’s Home in Hanover on Thu
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Vybz Kartel pledges long-term support to children’s home in Hanover

Vybz Kartel was moved to tears as he stood among a group of children with disabilities at the Westhaven Children’s Home in Copse, Hanover, on Thursday. Many of the children at the privately operated…
In his capacity as the president of the Ghana Caribbean Association, Kevoy Burton is joined by the high commissioner of Barbados, Juliette Bynoes Sutherland (centre), and Okatakyie Boakye Danquah Ababio, the honorary consul of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Actor Kevoy Burton rallies relief support to send to Jamaica

Assistance has been pouring into the island from all corners of the world post-Hurricane Melissa, and Ghana is no exception. Citizens of the west African country have been gathering relief supplies to…
Beyond music, Chris Malachi is also helping with relief efforts for communities affected by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

‘Lead us into brighter days’

“You’ll never leave us or forsake us, so lead us into brighter days.” Those words, simple yet profound, became the heartbeat of recording artiste Christopher Morris, better known as Chris Malachi,…
Antonia Thomas (left), and Josh Dylan appear on the set of the Agatha Christie series ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ in Beaconsfield, England, on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025

Agatha Christie’s sleuths go digital

LONDON (AP): The scene: Outside a stately English home, a man and a woman attempt to solve a mystery. What’s unusual about this picture? They’re using the Internet. In a departure from what could be…
From left: Lukie D; Pamputtae; Stephen Murad, chief executive officer, Digicel; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange; Sean Wallace, head of commerce at Red Stripe; Christopher Martin, and Kerry-Ann ‘Chiney K’ Collins.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

I Love Jamaica telethon, global concerts for hurricane relief

Philanthropy, passion and purpose linked arms on the Rooftop Terrace of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, last Thursday, as media gathered to hear the details of the I Love…
Kendrick Lamar
December 9, 2025

Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations

NEW YORK (AP): Not like us? More like him: Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations, announced Friday. The rapper is up for nine trophies at February’s ceremony: Record, Song and Album…
Shaggy (left) provides care packages to residents of St Elizabeth on Crane Road in the parish on Friday, October 31.
December 9, 2025

‘We’re very resilient people’

As Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm pointing right at Jamaica, Shaggy knew he had to help. He just wasn’t sure how. So he asked ChatGPT. “I don’t know anything about relief and how…