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TO say Rayon McLean is overjoyed is an understatement. The writer, director, and artistic director of Quilt Performing Arts Company is ecstatic with the 15 Actor Boy Award nominations his epic musical drama, Re’Ashored, has received.McLean told the Jamaica Observer that he was watching Saturday’s online announcement of the nominations and realised that the production […]
DANCEHALL deejay Quada had his case tentatively set for June 24 when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, on Tuesday.Quada (given name Shacquelle Clarke) is charged with murder and arson. He is being represented by attorney Bianca Samuels. The deejay is charged with the murder of Miguel […]
TOGETHER We Stand Jamaica telethon — aimed at raising funds to aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) — is currently being aired on various social media platforms in different time zones to increase awareness and solicit even more donations. The event, which was staged on Sunday netted $50 million, a far cry […]
Jamaicans may remember actor Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter for his fight scene with action star Steven Seagal in the 1990 movie, Marked For Death.The veteran Jamaican actor showcases his lighter side in the American sitcom, Arnold’s Caribbean Pizza, which premiered on FLow TV on April 7.“I love comedy and most of the roles in the past have […]
‘I’m happy, excited and joyful’ – Foota Hype promises to tell all on Instagram today Today marks exactly one week since selector Foota Hype was released from the immigration detention facility he was being held in since December. After spending approximately four months in lock-up, the popular personality says freedom has given…
NY selector creates online artiste clash for up-and-coming talent – Dovey Magnum, I-Octane, Kemar Highcon and Tifa show support Markus ‘DJ Markus’ Gavin, co-founder of Bronx-based sound system Platinum Kids, believes up-and-coming dancehall entertainers are feeling the strain more, now that in-the-street promotion is limited. “There is not enough new blood getting the…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness last night reported that when he learned that a group of 43 heartbroken Jamaican ship workers had anchored near Port Royal seeking landing, they had already left. But according to Holness, the moment he became aware of the matter, he was clear that they would have had to be allowed in.
In the wake of a fifth COVID-19 death and a dramatic 44 per cent spike in cases in Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a one-week lockdown for the parish of St Catherine beginning at 5 a.m. today until a similar time on April 22…
The Holness administration has been urged to resist the planned re-entry of Jamaican deportees from the United States even as the government of Guatemala reports that 75 per cent of its returnees on a recent American flight tested positive for the…
MANDEVILLE, Manchester The closure of two Alorica call centres in Portmore and Kingston after two workers tested positive for COVID-19 has caused skittish workers at BPO firms in Mandeville to fear a similar fate. BPOs, or business process…
