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Jamaica Gleaner

  • Miss Universe Jamaica St Ann and St Mary queens on to national final

    A cyber forensic examiner and ophthalmic dispenser took top honours at the Miss Universe Jamaica St Ann and St Mary coronation event on Sunday, June 7, at Lavender Moon Villas in Breadnut Hill, Ocho Rios. More than a dozen hopefuls, with their eyes on the crowns and titles, competed in the joint pageant, ranging in age from 18 to 56. At the end of the evening, 22-year-old Renieka Brown won the Miss St Ann title while 26-year-old Denaá Hydol won the Miss St Mary crown. 

  • Movie Review | ‘Masters of the Universe’ does not have the power 

    Masters of the Universe might not know who its audience is. Sure, yes, perhaps “everyone” is the goal. Modern blockbusters are usually aiming for those golden four quadrants that might justify spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make a movie about an old toy. But as far as beautiful, blond Mattel products go, He-Man is not and was never going to be Barbie.

  • Remembering Kanya King - Entertainment luminaries fondly recall the MOBO Queen 

    Kanya King, founder of the Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO), remains arguably one of the most consequential black Britons of the last century. I worked closely with King from 1996 to 2005, and what a time it was. A visionary and champion of black music, King passed away quietly on the night of June 3 following an 18-month battle with colon cancer. She was 57.

  • The secrets behind a memorable World Cup anthem 

    What makes a memorable World Cup anthem? Is it a song that best reflects the host countries? Is it a global banger, incorporating multiple languages and genres? Or should it simply value a chant-along chorus above all?
    There is an argument to make for each — or perhaps all. To get to the bottom of it ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, The Associated Press asked a few of the performers behind World Cup songs past and present.

  • Movie Review | 'Disclosure Day' is a classic Spielberg adventure

    Disclosure Day invites you into its world with a kick to the face. Or maybe it's a stomp. Whatever it is, this opening sequence, in a garish professional wrestling ring, is bound to wake you up and make you wonder, first, if you're in the right movie, and second, if Steven Spielberg has lost it.