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- King of Reggae Basslines title crowns Leroy Sibbles six-decade career July 27, 2024When the roll of great reggae basslines is called up, a formidable force present will be Leroy ‘Heptones’ Sibbles. Not shy to blow his own trumpet, or in this case, play his own bass, Sibbles is known to tell his fans, “Every prominent Jamaican...Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
- Museum pulls ‘hideous’ wax figure of Sinead O’Connor after complaints July 27, 2024LONDON (AP): A wax figure of Sinéad O’Connor that did not compare to how the late singer looked caused a minor meltdown among fans and family members, leading a Dublin museum on Friday to pull it from its collection. The National Wax Museum Plus...
- ‘Continuity: Art + Film’ at the National Gallery of Jamaica Sunday July 27, 2024On Sunday, the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) will be hosting Continuity: Art + Film, as part of programming for the recently opened exhibition, ‘Continuity’. The film screening will begin at 1:30 p.m. during the NGJ’s regular Sunday opening...
- Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade July 27, 2024PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower. Nearly two years after revealing her stiff person...
- Paris Olympics kicks off with ambitious but rainy opening ceremony on the Seine River July 26, 2024PARIS (AP) — Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy along the Seine...
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- 68 unclaimed bodies July 27, 2024There is a surging number of unclaimed bodies that is costing Government more than $70 000 monthly to keep in storage as neither family, friends nor good Samaritans have turned up to bury their “loved ones”. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has had 68 bodies in storage for a while, in one case since 2019 […]Antoinette Connell
- Artistes raise funds for hurricane relief July 26, 2024A group of artistes showed their give-back spirit as they raised money for a worthy cause this week. Many big names on the Crop Over scene performed at the Hurricane Relief Fundraising event at Copacabana, Bay Street, to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Beryl in the neighbouring islands. Promoter Vayne said she was […]Natanga Smith
- Harvey Weinstein hospitalised with Covid and double pneumonia July 26, 2024Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York prison hospital with multiple ailments including Covid-19 and double pneumonia. Juda Engelmayer, Weinstein’s publicist, said that the 72-year-old had recently tested positive for the virus. He added that his client already has diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis and fluid on his heart […]Kimberley Browne
- BHTA: Ferry service will be a game-changer for Caribbean July 26, 2024Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Javon Griffith, has heralded a proposed regional ferry service as a game-changer for the Caribbean tourism sector. Speaking at the Connect Caribe stakeholders meeting held this week at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Griffith outlined the extensive benefits this initiative could bring, including enhanced visitor arrivals, […]Colville Mounsey
- Thousands flock to Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony July 26, 2024The long-anticipated opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics launched Friday with an athletes’ parade unlike any seen before, as competitors rode aboard dozens of vessels in a flotilla along the river Seine. Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined the banks of the waterway amid a steady rain to cheer on the athletes as they […]Kimberley Browne