After almost two years of entertainment hiatus, many Jamaicans are suffering from cabin fever and welcome any little reprieve, any opportunity to “do road” and to party. Lydia Rose In contravention of the provisions of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) and its restrictions on gatherings, from uptown to downtown to midtown, ‘party still a keep’. While you rock to the rhythm or ‘buss’ di latest dance in your ‘wicked’ outfit, do you ever wonder what goes into … Read entire article »

Mill Rock Music Publishing Group, founded by Murray Elias and Christoffer Mannix Schlarb, has acquired the catalogue of legendary Jamaican composer, producer, musician and melodica master, the late Augustus Pablo. Augustus Pablo “It is an honour to be working with Augustus Pablo’s music and we are excited about bringing a catalogue of this magnitude into its rightful place within the reggae industry and the music business overall,” said Elias. “Much of Pablo’s catalogue has been unattended to for a … Read entire article »

Popular Jamaican dance hall artist Spragga Benz, who starred in the movie Shottas,is back at it again! He plays a lead role in the new Jamaican action-drama movie Second Chance. The film features award-winning actress Merlisa Determined, who has several recent movies on Netflix; well-known dance hall artist and DJ Tony Matterhorn; famed DJ Supa Twitch; prominent SOCA DJ Barrie Hype; Jodi Covington; and up coming actor Jhonn de La Puente. Spragga Benz Directed by Cleon James of Top Notch … Read entire article »

By Karen Longwell— The neglect of a laneway has led to a constant stream of people doing drugs, yelling and throwing garbage in backyards, say a group of neighbours in one Toronto neighbourhood. Toronto resident Mohsen Seddigh says his home backs up to Reggae Lane, a laneway in the city’s Little Jamaica, which was recently designated a Heritage Hub to celebrate the outstanding cultural and economic contributions made by the Black community in Toronto. But Reggae Lane, which is adorned with … Read entire article »

By Justin Kroll/Deadline— Kingsley Ben-Adir, Bob Marley ID; AP Following a global search that took almost a year, Paramount Pictures looks to have found the person to play Bob Marley in its biopic about the reggae legend. Sources tell Deadline that Kingsley Ben-Adir, who starred as Malcolm X in One Night in Miami, has been tapped to play the Jamaican icon, with King Richard helmer Reinaldo Marcus Green directing. Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley and Cedella Marley will also produce on behalf of Tuff Gong. Robert Teitel … Read entire article »

Popular American sprinter Justin Gatlin has announced his retirement from athletics. In a post to his official Instagram page on Thursday night, Gatlin who won 100m gold at the 2017 World Championship in London, scoring a rare victory over Usain Bolt, shared that “from the moment I knew running was a thing…a thing that felt so right, a thing that felt so free, a thing that truly felt like me. I have loved you.” Chronicling his … Read entire article »

As Jamaica marks 60 years of independence from Britain this year, the Government has signaled that it will be stepping up diplomatic efforts to clear the name of the country’s first national hero, Marcus Garvey, who many felt was wrongfully convicted for mail fraud in the United States nearly 100 years ago. Marcus Garvey Governor General Sir Patrick Allen spoke to the efforts that will be made to clear Garvey’s name as he delivered the Throne Speech … Read entire article »