BRIDGETOWN,Barbados– The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is stepping in with financial help for those in the region’s creative industry hurt by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Kumar, the Jamaican former frontman of Grammy-nominated reggae act Raging Fyah, released his solo debut album Kulture Walk today. The thirteen tracks present a variety of musical styles, and include features with a diverse groups of artists like M1 of legendary hip hop group dead prez, and Agent Sasco (the Jamaican spitfire deejay formerly known as Assassin).

Singer/songwriter Bob Andy, the voice behind several popular hits in the 1970s including “Young, Gifted and Black” in a duet with Marcia Griffiths, died late last month at his home in Jamaica. He was 77.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has cancelled its premier summer celebrationin the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Khamara Wright, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2019 echoed the social distancing directive of the Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness recently in a video posted on social media encouraging the public to stay at home amid the COVID 19 pandemic.

NORTH MIAMI, Fl. —  The City of North Miami’s 2020 Black History Month Celebration will conclude at The Rap UP, the official NoMi Music Fest After Party. The Rap UP will take place Saturday, Feb. 29, at 10 p.m. at the NoMi Red Garden, 12351 NW 7th Avenue, North Miami.

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) wishes to advise that all JCDC offices islandwide will continue to restrict access to the public until May 31, 2020.

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) 2019 Jamaica Gospel Song winner, Joanna Walker has released a soulful Reggae cover of the international Gospel hit Excess Love.

Reggae Films in the Park, a signature event series on the Reggae Month 2020 calendar, will be showcasing a free film-screening of the Jamaican music documentary Inna De Yard, the Soul of Jamaica, at the Emancipation Park in Kingston, this Friday, February 21, beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Michael Anthony Hall, a prominent Trinidad and Tobago playwright, screenwriter, actor and director, died last month after suffering a massive heart attack on the island of Tobago where he lived, according to his family.

In.Digg.Nation Collective, the label and artist management company founded by GRAMMY-nominated Jamaican artist Protoje and also home to Lila Iké and Sevana, announces a deal with Six Course/RCA Records. All three artists will release projects through a multi-album venture. 

St.George’s Grenada – Billed as one of the seven designers to watch at this year’s New York Fashion Week by Elle magazine, designer Fe Noel brought her new collection to life at New York’s Spring Studios Gallery Wednesday. Grenadian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Keisha McGuire, celebrity publicist, Yvette Noel- Shure, Chief Executive Officer of the Grenada Tourism Authority, Patricia Maher, US Director of Sales, Christine Noel-Horsford, Sales Executive, Zachary Samuel, and General Manager at Silversands Grenada, Narelle McDougal, were seated front and on hand to provide support to this daughter of the soil.