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Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed that a backlog of 600 samples for COVID-19 testing is expected to be cleared within a day. Tufton, who addressed the issue amid complaints over waits of up to two weeks for results, said the…

ENTERTAINERS DON’T go on tours alone. They move with entire crews of roadies, instrumentalists and assistants. And among those invaluable crewmates are photographers, who help keep fans at home in the know about where in the world their favourite…

WESTERN BUREAU: With a slew of new artistes, including the phenomenal ‘6ixes’, bursting on to the local entertainment scene in recent years, 2020 was expected to provide a ‘clear vision’ that western Jamaica is the new epicentre for musical talent…

Joe Bogdanovich, chairman and CEO of DownSound Entertainment, promoters of Reggae Sumfest, yesterday announced that the festival will not take place as scheduled this year, in light of the risk factors associated with the COVID-19 outbreak….

REGGAE Sumfest – scheduled for July 12-18 in Montego Bay, St James – has been cancelled until next year due to the risks associated with the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to organisers. The next staging is July 18 to 24, 2021.

JERMAINE Edwards was the toast of the fourth annual Sterling Gospel Music Awards, which aired Sunday on Television Jamaica (TVJ), Love 101 FM, and social media platforms.

AMID the current COVID-19 pandemic, Connecticut-based singjay Vitchous remains career-driven, recently releasing his debut EP Trust The Process.

Having grown up in the tough Cockburn Pen community of Kingston, music producer Nicholas Grant knows the challenges of inner-city life. Through his Quefa Don Records, however, he is determined to nurture and expose young talent.Since he established the label in 2015 Grant has worked with a number of up-and-coming acts including deejays Lahba, Bryka, […]

A major squabble has erupted between two Kingston hospitals over whether the death of a 23-year-old delivering mother was caused by a panicked breakdown in COVID-19 patient protocols by a medical team at the Andrews Memorial Hospital. While the…

As the Ministry of Health and Wellness moves to ramp up its turnaround of COVID-19 test results, Gleaner investigations of three cases indicate that bureaucratic backlogs and a communication blackout may be compromising the country’s grasp of the…