Canada-based, global television network, FEVA TV – an acronym which stands for First Entertainment Voice of Africa – jetted into the island last weekend to shoot two episodes of We Outside, a music show which will highlight artistes in the Caribbean, Africa and the United States. Using the UDC car park as their venue, FEVA […]
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Black Canadian history will be seen in a new light by a groundbreaking series, The Porter, which features those who came from the small islands of the Caribbean and made a big impact on the country. The eight-episode series premieres today and will be streamed in Canada on CBC TV and in the United States […]
Chrissy Teigen has resumed in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment after suffering a miscarriage. The 36-year-old model – who is married to All of Me singer John Legend and has Luna, five, and Miles, three with him – took to Instagram to share an image of an IVF injectable medication typically given for egg retrievals. She […]
Veteran sound system owner and selector, Gladstone ‘Gladdy’ Parker, from Wild Bunch Disco has died. Frankie Campbell, frontman for Fab 5 band, confirmed to The Gleaner that Gladdy died on Saturday at the Consie Walters Hospice, where he was a patient. “Gladdy took a turn for the worse and was admitted to the Consie Walters […]
Singer, Romain Virgo, readily admits that he never had any intention of becoming a vlogger, a project which sees him generously sharing a slice of his life each week with his fans, who are dubbed ‘Virgonation’. However, not only is he enjoying it immensely, he is urging other artistes and people who have influence to […]
With any film star, there’s the actor, and then there’s the persona. Leon Robinson, or ‘Just Leon’ as he has humbly preferred to be credited over the years, has always had an interest in cultivating the latter. Most Jamaicans had been introduced to his chiselled face in the 1993 cult classic Cool Runnings movie that […]
No musical protester, Tony Curtis has long been influenced by the sounds of rhythms and blues, jazz and soul of the 1970s through to the 1990s, and has managed to send sobering messages, covering deeply entrenched social issues through his performances. Whether the messages were about the need for love, addressing disunity within the music […]
With vaccinated fans being able to attend some sporting and entertainment events, the Entertainment Advisory Board (EAB), voicing its support of the move, said it hopes that this is a signal that the local events sector will reopen fully in short order. “The announcement by both the prime minister and minister of health regarding changes […]
Concert-goers had packed a Miami arena expecting Reggaeton artist Farruko to perform his hit Pepas – a club sensation and party anthem since its summer release. But Farruko refused to sing the song in full, leaving out rousing choruses about taking drugs and partying and apologising for those lyrics. He spoke profusely about God throughout […]
Easton Howard, better known as Barry Ace of the legendary ska, rocksteady and reggae group, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, has started a GoFundMe account to assist with the burial costs for group member, James Samuels. The GoFundMe bio states, “James Samuels, one of the two Aces in legendary act ‘Desmond Dekker & The Aces’, […]