By Will Barker—- DANIEL Craig is leading fundraising efforts to rebuild a Jamaican jerk chicken shack gutted by fire. The 007 actor, 51, regularly ate from Piggy’s in Port Antonio during filming of the latest James Bond movie No Time To Die. Daniel Craig is helping rebuild a Jamaican chicken shop he ate from while filming No Time To DieCredit: PA:Press Association The James Bond cast and crew frequented Piggy’s in Port Antonio, which was gutted by fire But a … Read entire article »

By Stephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer—t C In the late ‘90’s, Leshorn Whitehead emerged on Jamaica’s reggae music scene, being a conscious voice that could easily be singled out in a medley. The industry was introduced to Chuck Fenda, an artiste with music heavily concentrated on the plight of poor people and social affairs and, in the streets, it merited him the title of ‘Poor People Defender’. The roots and culture artiste declared in his single, I Swear: “I swear, … Read entire article »

Daryl Vaz— KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz is confirming receipt of correspondence from the United States Embassy in Kingston, which stated that his US visa has been revoked.The correspondence stated: “Subsequent to the visa issuance, information has come to light that you may be ineligible for a visa. If you would like to travel to the United States, you must re-apply.” In a statement just … Read entire article »

People’s National Party Vice President Phillip Paulwell— KINGSTON, Jamaica —  OBSERVER ONLINE can now confirm that the United States has revoked the visa issued to People’s National Party Vice President Phillip Paulwell. National security minister, Dr Horace Chang had earlier reported that the Americans had revoked the visas of Paulwell, Cabinet member Daryl Vaz and a number of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. Paulwell, who is a member of a PNP delegation now in Cuba, took to the … Read entire article »

Renford Pinnock— KINGSTON, Jamaica –— Former Jamaican cricketer Renford Pinnock known to all as “Pinnie” passed away earlier today. He was 82 years old. Pinnock, who was a right handed batsman and wicketkeeper, distinguished himself during his playing days for Jamaica mainly in the 1960’s and 1970’s. He played 44 first class matches scoring six centuries with a highest score of 176. Renford Pinnock Born in Spanish Town, Pinnock honed his skills mainly at the St Catherine Cricket Club before … Read entire article »

Stevie Face returns to music with a hit single after five-year break Reggae singer Stevie Face has returned to the top of the charts after a five-year break from music. Stevie Face The St. Thomas born artiste is currently enjoying much attention with his recently released single titled My Prayer. The song was produced by Stevie Face and Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor and released on the Streaming hub LLC Imprint in August. “From the moment this song was recorded, we knew … Read entire article »

Naomi Cowan Naomi Cowan and Jesse Royal are scheduled to embark on a seven-show tour of Europe next week. The duo are confirmed for dates in Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, and Sweden. The tour kicks off on November 8 at the Rote Fabrik venue in Zurich, Switzerland. Three of the gigs will take place in Sweden — in Stockholm, Malmo and Uppsala. It will be Cowan’s most extensive overseas trip to date. Her lone appearance in Europe was in … Read entire article »