Month: March 2025

Alkaline, in collaboration with New Era Productions, announced on Friday that the highly anticipated New Rules Festival will return to Jamaica on July 5, 2025.  "This exciting event will occur at the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium, promising an unforgettable experience for fans and music lovers," Rickardo Shuzzr of Shuzzr Media told Caribbean Life. "Following the overwhelming success of previous stagings, including the landmark event in Kingston in 2017, which was repeated […]

On Night 4 of the Five-day Love and Harmony Cruise, Beres Hammond, backed by the Harmony House Band and award-winning reggae crooner Richie Stephens, brought fireworks and the perfect mix of reggae and love ballads that warmed the hearts of reggae music lovers who set sail on the sold-out 2025 cruise that some say may be the best yet, according to Jamaican entertainment publicist Anthony "ER Guru" Turner. On Monday, […]

Veteran reggae artiste Cocoa Tea, born Calvin Scott, renowned for reggae anthems including "Lost My Sonia," "Tune In," and "Rocking Dolly," has died at age 65. Cocoa Tea's wife, Malvia Scott, confirmed to the Jamaica Gleaner that her husband died Tuesday morning, March 11, in Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. following a cardiac arrest. Jamaican-born, New York-based entertainment publicist Anthony "ER Guru" Turner, who had worked with the Cocoa Tea […]

Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and entertainer Abena Amory says she is "excited" to make her debut at the St. Kitts Music Festival 2025. Amory, the daughter of the late Nevis Premier Vance Amory and acclaimed Vincentian vocalist Erlene Williams-King, said she "couldn't be more excited about this opportunity" to showcase her talent on this esteemed global stage, which takes place from June 26 - 28, 2025. "As a proud daughter of […]

After being elected unopposed for a second consecutive term to lead the region's cricket body, CWI President Dr. Kishore Shallow said, "Being unopposed for a second term is a strong endorsement of the leadership and direction we have taken at Cricket West Indies." A recent CWI release said Shallow's re-election was a testament to the confidence and support he continues to receive from the region's fraternity. Shallow's nomination was put […]

Last Wednesday appearing before the United States Congressional Committee on Oversight, amid the heightened demand and the demonstrations for his resignation, New York City Mayor Eric Adams continued working with Donald Trump’s administration on the issue of mass deportation. Fighting against the repeated efforts to disrupt his first term as mayor, Adams declared that he will not resign and during the congressional hearing on sanctuary cities, the mayor did not […]

FIFA has promised $1 billion in prize money to the 32 teams participating in the Men's Club World Cup in the United States. The long-awaited confirmation follows a broadcast deal subsequently being agreed with streaming service DAZN backed by Saudi Arabian money. Clubs in Europe with 12 entries in the inaugural lineup, including Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain, had sought promises from FIFA that they could […]

Two leading and influential Caribbean Community leaders this week came out forcefully against plans by the Trump administration to cancel visas of regional government officials because various governments have employed Cuban medical professionals to work in their health sectors over the decades. Outgoing Trinidadian Prime Minister Keith Rowley and Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves have both lashed out at the initiative, saying they would lose no sleep if their visas […]

Despite being Trinidad and Tobago's most accomplished cyclist at the World Track Cycling Championships, with two silver medals, cyclist Nicholas Paul wants more. He hopes to become a world champion. His second-place finishes in the 1km time trial in 2021 and sprints in 2023 saw him surpass former T&T cyclists Roger Gibbon and Gene "Geronimo" Samuel, who each earned a medal at the World Champs. Paul is the only T&T […]