Jamaican reggae and dancehall star Buju Banton had another showdown with law enforcement last month after police raided his hotel room in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital.

Wynwood, Florida – For over two decades, the Haitian Compas Festival has created a pathway to bring Haitian pride to the forefront of the world. As the biggest Haitian Flag Day celebration around the globe, the festival is one of the top 10 largest outdoor musical events in the United States. This feat is met with the utmost appreciation by Noel & Cecibon Productions, who have been the leading promoters for Haitian music in Miami for over 25 years.

A large and enthusiastic crowd turned out at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday, April 27, for the semi-finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s Festival Song Competition 2019.

The Haitian Heritage Museum Haiti A LA Mode Exhibition closed out with the Arts Innovation Talk (Arts IT) with International Photographer Marc Baptiste, moderated by Ludlowe Bailey of  Contemporary African Art Diaspora (CADA) the Marc's works framed the conversation on the role of imagery of  Art in Haiti, the Fashion Industry and the photography industry for the Afro American and Caribbean  place in propelling culture that shapes our communities and how they impact society.

The highly anticipated and critically acclaimed annual Deaf Dance Festival will be held at the Little Theatre in Kingston on Tuesday, April 30, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Deaf Dance 2019 will showcase inspiring dance performances from the deaf community, as performers compete to take home a national title.

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Bridges are both symbols of cooperation and communication, as well as a real means of allowing people to move from one place to another, across a divide. When one of South Florida's leading dance companies, Dance NOW! Miami, performs for the first time at the Broward Center's Amaturo Theater, both meanings of the word will be invoked. Fresh off the company's recent tour of Italy, the evening, on Friday, May 17, at 8 pm, includes their signature sinewy and graceful choreography in the Broward premieres of their Bridges NOT Walls, (B)ORGIA: Decadence & Decay and Fire Within, Fire Without: Dido on the Pyre; and the world premiere of The Shifting Weight of Water. 

KINGSTON, JAMAICA –  It’s been almost 60 years since the first Bond movie was filmed. This year, the 25th Bond returns to the famous winter home of Ian Fleming, the man behind the books. 

Artistic Director Vladimir Issaev and his troupe are wrapping up the 2018-2019 season by the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida with a spectacular performance.

NEW YORK, NY – Reggae Sumfest, the greatest reggae show on earth, had its New York launch on April 17 in Brooklyn at Bogart House in East Williamsburg. Reggae aficionados, industry icons, tastemakers, the Diaspora community and sponsors converged at the trendy spot. Bronx restaurant Ultimate Jerk provided a fine fare of Jamaican food including jerk chicken, festival, rice & peas paired with cocktails courtesy of Appleton. 

Kingston, Jamaica: Audiences were treated to an exciting lineup of performances, sprinkled with high concept items at the Drama National Finals of the National Festival of the Performing Arts, held at Little Theatre in Kingston on Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5.

Kingston, Jamaica: Participantsof all ages showed up intheir brightly coloured costumes to the Little Theatre in Kingston from across the island to put their talents on display for the National Finals in Traditional Folk Formson Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3.

Zia Benjamin, the Jamaican songstress who has penned and been featured on hits from the likes of Sean Paul to Major Lazer, brings her soulful sound to the forefront in 2019.