Entertainment

Bajan audio engineer wins third Daytime Emmy

Barbadian Omatali Beckett has won a third consecutive Emmy award for Sound Mixing And Sound Editing For A Live Daytime Programme. He was part of the sound crew for The...

Rich heritage on show through dance

By Donna Sealy Twenty-one of this year’s best dance performances collectively told a story of Barbados’ rich history from...

Brighter show for 31st Carols

The 31st Carols by Candlelight will have a few surprises this year. However, organisers are keeping them close to...

Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ actor, dies aged 86

Patrick Stewart, the gentlemanly British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek”...

Jay-Z to headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show

Rapper Jay-Z will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show in February, the NFL has announced. Jay-Z's company Roc...

Bigger Crop Over in store

The 2026 Crop Over Festival was officially launched yesterday with officials promising an enhanced season marked by major prizes, expanded partnerships and increased global promotion to...

Cohobblopot returns for Crop Over 2026

The Minister with responsibility for culture Shane Archer has officially announced the return of Cohobblopot as part of the Crop Over Festival 2026 programme.  The...

Krave ‘here to stay’

Despite the public issues Krave the Band is facing right now, owner and chief executive officer Avery Hackett is insisting the popular Crop Over band is not going...

‘Life Is Just For Living’ singer Ernie Smith has died

Ernie Smith, whose easy-listening songs ruled Jamaican airwaves during the 1970s, has died. The singer-songwriter, who was ill for some time, passed away at...

Brush my soul making waves

By Cheryl Harewood She has spent the last 20 years as a sculptor and her work can be found in South Africa, Australia, parts of...

‘Uplift’ a hit 

The showgoers sat through it. Almost five hours. And they seemed to love every minute. The “it” was UPLIFT 2026: A Caribbean Musical Fusion billed as “an...

Bigger Crop Over in store

The 2026 Crop Over Festival was officially launched yesterday with officials promising an enhanced season marked by major prizes, expanded partnerships and increased global promotion to...

Cohobblopot returns for Crop Over 2026

The Minister with responsibility for culture Shane Archer has officially announced the return of Cohobblopot as part of the Crop Over Festival 2026 programme.  The...

Krave ‘here to stay’

Despite the public issues Krave the Band is facing right now, owner and chief executive officer Avery Hackett is insisting the popular Crop Over band is not going...

‘Life Is Just For Living’ singer Ernie Smith has died

Ernie Smith, whose easy-listening songs ruled Jamaican airwaves during the 1970s, has died. The singer-songwriter, who was ill for some time, passed away at...

Brush my soul making waves

By Cheryl Harewood She has spent the last 20 years as a sculptor and her work can be found in South Africa, Australia, parts of...

‘Uplift’ a hit 

The showgoers sat through it. Almost five hours. And they seemed to love every minute. The “it” was UPLIFT 2026: A Caribbean Musical Fusion billed as “an...

Bigger Crop Over in store

The 2026 Crop Over Festival was officially launched yesterday with officials promising an enhanced season marked by major prizes, expanded partnerships and increased global promotion to...

Cohobblopot returns for Crop Over 2026

The Minister with responsibility for culture Shane Archer has officially announced the return of Cohobblopot as part of the Crop Over Festival 2026 programme.  The...

Krave ‘here to stay’

Despite the public issues Krave the Band is facing right now, owner and chief executive officer Avery Hackett is insisting the popular Crop Over band is not going...

‘Life Is Just For Living’ singer Ernie Smith has died

Ernie Smith, whose easy-listening songs ruled Jamaican airwaves during the 1970s, has died. The singer-songwriter, who was ill for some time, passed away at...

Brush my soul making waves

By Cheryl Harewood She has spent the last 20 years as a sculptor and her work can be found in South Africa, Australia, parts of...

‘Uplift’ a hit 

The showgoers sat through it. Almost five hours. And they seemed to love every minute. The “it” was UPLIFT 2026: A Caribbean Musical Fusion billed as “an...