Entertainment

This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Chris Hemsworth in a scene from ‘Crime 101’.
February 13, 2026

‘Crime 101’ is a middle-of-the-road LA heist, like ‘Heat’

Bart Layton’s Crime 101 is a Heat pastiche that, even if it falls well shy of its Michael Mann blueprint, has some basic appeal going for it. Los Angeles crime movies are fun. Chris Hemsworth looks…
Winston Ewart (front), NCOJ director, during the Chorale’s season-opening concert at the UWI Chapel, Mona, Kingston on Sunday.
February 12, 2026

Classical, romantic favourites open NCOJ season

The UWI Chapel was alive with the sounds of opera, classical, and romantic favourites as the National Chorale of Jamaica (NCOJ) opened its 2026 concert season to a full house on Sunday. The major…
Herbie Miller.
February 12, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Steve Turre for Herbie Miller’s Thursday Night Jazz at Pegasus

What used to be Herbie Miller’s Friday Night Jazz at the F&B Restaurant in downtown Kingston, moved uptown a few months ago into a new home, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. And the…
Producer Debra Ehrhardt presents Jamar Grant with his first-place prize for ‘In Search of More-Rock’ at the fifth annual What’s Your Story, Jamaica? Storytelling Competition.
February 11, 2026 by Michael Reckord

High-school teacher wins big in storytelling competition

Twenty-our-year-old high school teacher Jamar Grant put Shakespeare’s insightful observation, “Sweet are the uses of adversity,” to good use on Sunday and earned himself $375,000. Like thousands of…
Margot Robbie, who plays the role of Catherine Earnshaw in ‘Wuthering Heights’, appears in a wedding scene.
February 11, 2026

‘Wuthering Heights’ – A bold but shallow take on Brontë’s classic

It’s hardly a surprise that filmmaker Emerald Fennell, who possesses a particular interest in shocking and riling her audience, was drawn to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. This is a novel that has…
James Van Der Beek attends the FOX Winter Press Day in Los Angeles on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
February 11, 2026

‘Dawson’s Creek’ star James Van Der Beek has died

NEW YORK (AP) — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” and in later…
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, addresses the media at the July 2025 Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in Montego Bay. He has collaborated with Gramps Morgan on the song ‘Reparations’, using his stage na
February 10, 2026

Antigua’s prime minister and Gramps Morgan release new single

As Reggae Month activities intensify, the music’s influence is being felt far beyond its signature sound. Rooted in resistance and social consciousness, reggae continues to serve as a vehicle for…
Fans in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watch Bad Bunny’s performance on television during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game Sunday.
February 10, 2026

Puerto Rico stopped for 13 minutes to bask in Bad Bunny’s glow

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP): The Super Bowl lasted all of 13 minutes for many Puerto Ricans in San Juan and beyond. People turned their backs to TV screens as food, music and chatter filled the first…
Brothers Stephen (left) and Julian Marley celebrate their father’s birthday on February 6 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.
February 9, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Good vibes, great music at Bob Marley Tribute concert

The natural mystic, along with the strong frontal breeze, was definitely blowing in the air at Emancipation Park as a sizeable crowd gathered for the Bob Marley Tribute Concert last Friday. A strong…