Drake Postpones Young Money reunion after testing positive for COVID-19
Drake has to postpone his highly anticipated Young Money reunion after testing positive for COVID-19.
The October’s Very Own head honcho released a statement via Instagram story.
He stated that he’s working on securing a new date as soon as possible while he recovers.
Last month, Drake announced his annual three-day October World Weekend event in Toronto. The All Canadian North Stars...
CWI Announces West Indies “A” Team squad to face Bangladesh
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel yesterday announced the squads for the West Indies “A” Team series against Bangladesh “A” Team to be played at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia from 4 to 20 August.
The two teams will play two four-day first-class matches followed by three 50-over matches.
The wicket-keeper/batter, Joshua Da Silva, will...
Thompson-Herah begins Commonwealth Games campaign on winning note
Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah returned to her winning ways today, opening up her campaign in the first round of the women's 100m event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Thompson-Herah cruise to victory in 10.98secs. Also making progress on today's opening day of track and field action was Olympic finalist Latoya Goule who won her qualifying round event...
Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan amid tensions between China and the United States
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan moments ago, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years.
Pelosi’s visit has triggered increased tensions between China and the United States.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory, to be annexed by force if necessary, and views visits by foreign...
JCF’s 119 Emergency Number Out of Service
The Jamaica constabulary force is advising members of the public that the Police 119 emergency number is currently out of service.
The JCF says a technical team—from telecommunications provider Flow—is currently working to resolve the issue.
They apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Deandra Dottin Announces her Retirement from the West Indies team
Deandra Dottin, the scorer of the fastest century in Women's T20Is, has announced her retirement from the West Indies team.
The allrounder made the announcement via Twitter, citing reservations with the team environment as the reason behind her decision.
Dottin has made no indication that she has retired from any other team barring West Indies.
She is currently representing Barbados at the...
Culture Minister Implores Jamaicans to Never take their Freedom for Granted
Culture Minister Olivia Grange is imploring Jamaicans to never take their freedom for granted.
She made the call during the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service held at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston.
She noted that Jamaicans have a responsibility to the ancestors and generations that follow to ensure that “our people will never be enslaved again”.
Pedro Cays to be Declared a Protected Area
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that Pedro Cays will be declared a protected area this year.
He said he intends to make a submission to Cabinet in a few weeks “and after that we can move to the declaration.”
The Prime Minister was speaking at the unveiling of the signage designating the 207.7 Km2 Black River Morass in St. Elizabeth a...
Beyoncé to remove offensive word from new song
Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record “Renaissance,” just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word.
“The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a spokeswoman for Beyoncé wrote in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday.
The song “Heated,” which was...
Beyoncé to re-record offensive Renaissance lyric
Beyoncé is to re-record one of the songs on her new album, after facing criticism from disability campaigners.
The song Heated, which was released on Friday, contained a derogatory term that has often been used to demean people with spastic cerebral palsy.
The star's publicist told the BBC the word, which can have different connotations in the US, was "not used...