Entertainment

Howard Hughes Peter Minshall King of Carnival Costumes: His mark is all over in this year’s carnival celebration especially in the Kings & Queens Costumes, Sailor Mas, Fantasy Mas with the Bats and Moko Jumbies. Peter Minshall designed Carnival costumes for various relatives and family friends, even before he left school. At art school, he wrote a thesis on the bat (a traditional Carnival character) […More]

One Show organisers issue apology, call for venue dedicated to culture Organisers of Machel Montano’s One Show anniversary concert have apologised for some of the challenges which patrons faced on Carnival Friday night. In a statement issued today, JayUpscale, Machel Montano and Monk Music sincerely apologised for the late start and the challenges to getting through the gates which did […More]

Howard Hughes RIHANNA IS PREGNANT! It looks like RiRi is over three months pregnant. Fans are astonished by her second secret pregnancy. It is believed that Rocky would be the daddy as he is the daddy of Rihanna’s first nine months old baby boy. According to her representatives, they stated that “Rihanna is indeed pregnant.” The ‘Umbrella’ singer performed for […More]

Patrice’s song is top soca hit Photo: Patrice Roberts’ song Mind My Business is the worldwide number one soca song of 2022, the Soca Source said. The Soca Source has said Patrice Roberts’s song, Mind My Business, is the worldwide number one soca song of the year. The song which was released on December 19, 2021, has been dominating the […More]

“Mood!” Shaggy and Kes Set The ‘Mood’ For Carnival 2023 GRAMMY-Award winning performer, songwriter and producer Shaggy has set the ‘Mood’ for Carnival with his new release featuring Kes. Just in time for the Carnival season, ‘Mood’ is a feel-good Soca single that perfectly blends elements of Dancehall with the energetic pulse of Soca.  Recorded by two of the genre’s […More]

VP RECORDS MOURNS THE PASSING OF JO MERSA MARLEY VP Records mourns the passing of Jo Mersa Marley, whose contribution to reggae music has been cut short but whose impact will be remembered. Following the path that his father Stephen, and grandfather Bob Marley, his voice will be missed.   “We are deeply saddened to hear the news about Jo Mersa’s […More]

Veteran calypsonian Dr Leroy Calliste, The Black Stalin, has died. Calliste, 81, passed away at his home in San Fernando on Wednesday morning 12/28/22. He was surrounded by his family. Calliste suffered a stroke in 2014 which affected both his speech and movement on the right side of his body. However, his memory and mental faculties remained intact. At his […More]

Singing Francine Has Died Calypso artiste Singing Francine (Francine Edwards) has died. According to a release from the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) Singing Francine passed away early this morning Born in Barbados on February 13, 1943, Edwards came to T&T at a young age. “When asked how she began singing calypso, she responded, ‘I never became involved in the […More]

What Free Speech? Jamaica Bans Some Music And TV Shows By NAN Staff Writer NEWS AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 13, 2022: Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator is being criticized of moving to curb free speech after it banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming and weapons. The government has said the […More]

CARIBBEAN RHYTHMS FEST 22 Caribbean Rhythms Fest 22 is presented by Hometown Studios, Culture Best Promotions & Caribbean People Promotions. The organizers and producers include Jamal Talib, Howard Hughes and others. The organizers and producers felt that the Brooklyn & surrounding communities were lacking an event specially designed to accommodate the mature & sophisticated crowd and decided to produce a […More]