Jamaica Gleaner

• ‘Important to keep Skill Cole’s memory, legacy alive’

  One year and one month after his passing, family and friends of Allan ‘Skill’ Cole will celebrate his life at an event dubbed ‘Authentic’ at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road in St Andrew. David Cole is firmly at the helm of this tribute set for Saturday, October 17, three days after what would have been his father’s 75th birthday. And while a huge part of it emanates from a son’s desire to honour his father, David emphasises that legacy and continuity are securely wrapped up in this first staging.

• No Cardi B for BZR WKND

  Cardi B is no longer set to perform at BZR WKND (Bizarre Weekend) Jamaica, just 10 days before she was scheduled to take the stage at the National Stadium. Her representatives confirmed the change to Billboard on Thursday. No reason was given. “Cardi B will not be performing at BZR WKND Jamaica on October 18, 2026,” her representatives told Billboard.

• Movie Review | Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’, starring Rosalind Eleazar, skewers Hollywood

  Ten years ago, moviegoers got a love letter to Los Angeles in the achingly sweet La La Land, where characters danced on air. Gravity arrives a decade later in Chris Rock’s terrific poison-pen letter to the city, Misty Green. Rock, who directs and stars in the film and wrote the screenplay, holds up a mirror to modern-day Los Angeles and shows us a metropolis that acts as a meat grinder for a never-ending wave of wannabes. The city may as well use that mirror to cut another line of coke and snort it off someone’s thigh in a dingy bathroom.

• Jamaican model Camille McDonald moved by NY honour

  Jamaican model Camille McDonald was the toast of the ‘Big Apple’ recently, receiving a proclamation and citation for her humanitarian and philanthropic endeavours in Jamaica. McDonald, who appeared on the popular America’s Next Top Model franchise in Cycles 2 and 17, was presented with a proclamation for her exemplary service to humanity by New York State Senator Kevin Parker of the 21st Senate District on September 26, at the 16th annual Arit Fuller Foundation Gala Dinner in Manhattan.

• R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at 70

  AP: Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for his smooth ‘80s hits Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) and You Are My Lady, has died. He was 70. A statement shared by his family on his official Instagram account confirmed Jackson died Monday, three days after his 70th birthday. No cause of death had been provided up until press time.