If you haven’t found Pete Davidson funny after six years on “Saturday Night Live,” two hours watching his semi-biographical film “The King of Staten Island” likely won’t change your mind.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean community (CARICOM) countries represented in Brazil have submitted a film in this year’s virtual Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) Film Festival, scheduled to be held via You Tube this month, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade here.

South Palm Beach, Florida – Antigua & Barbuda’s Reggae Ambassador Causion has been diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. The diagnosis came seven days after he was rushed to emergency surgery on November 19th in Palm Beach, Florida.

The Grand Final of the 2020 Jamaica Gospel Song Competition will premiere on CVM TV this Sunday, July 26, beginning at 5:30 pm. The Finalists’ Performance Show, which is the first show of the two-show  Grand Final, will see the top ten finalist trying to out sing and out-perform each other as they vie to capture the public’s heart and vote.

Entertainers protest

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida –The life and times of Caribbean Americans in a South Florida county they heavily occupy will be showcased through an art exhibition this month.

The long-running television reality show “Cops”, which featured the popular theme song “Bad Boys” by Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle, has been cancelled.

NEW YORK, NY  – Grammy winner, multiple Billboard Hot 100 chart topping artist and international reggae icon, Buju Banton, today releases “Blessed” off his much-anticipated album, “Upside Down 2020,” his first full-length studio album in a decade. The Dave Kelly produced “Blessed” is coming along with the long-awaited album release date announcement. “Upside Down 2020” will be available everywhere on June 26, 2020. The album is also now available for pre- order at: https://umusic.digital/upsidedown

Eight minutes  into “The Lovebirds,” it’s clear the new Netflix offering is the type of romantic comedy two unmarried, middle-aged Canadians would write for a major studio. But Paramount Pictures sold the rights to Netflix to avoid being on the hook for a $16 million dollar bust, a decision that likely has the studio laughing to the bank.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dr. L’Antoinette Stines, founder and lead choreographer of Jamaican dance group L’Acadco, has filed a lawsuit against American music superstars Jay Z and Beyonce for her work on their 2018 album “Everything is Love”.

Pembroke Pines, Florida - The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council and the Friends of the South Regional/Broward College Library, are pleased to announce the launch of the prestigious Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley Memorial Lecture Series, Saturday, June 20th, 2020 - (2:00pm-3:30pm), presented under the distinguished patronage of the Consul General of Jamaica – Mr. Oliver Mair.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.– Celebrate Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the digital age with “The Island Imprint: The Art and History of the Caribbean Community in Broward County.” The fine art and historical exhibition is produced by cultural nonprofit Island SPACE (islandspacefl.org) with the patronage of  History Fort Lauderdale (historyfortlauderdale.org), and is on display through June 29. Guests can enjoy the free interactive, virtual exhibition through the Island SPACE website, and may visit the physical exhibition at History Fort Lauderdale in The New River Inn (231 SW Second Avenue) beginning on June 15.