Director defends Peter Andre's new comedy after backlash over the pop star wearing dreadlocks and adopting Jamaican accent: 'People have forgotten how to laugh'

found 2025 › May › 07 (Wed) @ 15:20 UTC

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The director of Peter Andre's new film has spoken out after the pop star was accused of 'posing in modern blackface' in his new Jafaican film trailer.

Woman who stabbed man, 61, to death in racist attack after calling herself the 'Charles Bronson of Bristol' told care worker she was going to 'get the Jamaican drug dealer' minutes earlier

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 23:15 UTC

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A woman who stabbed a man to death in a racist and unprovoked attack had asked her care worker that she be sent back to hospital minutes before the killing.

Peter Andre accused of 'posing in modern blackface' after taking on Jamaican gangster role in 'profoundly disrespectful' new film

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 10:20 UTC

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The Mysterious Girl singer, 52, stars as lead character Gary Buckle in crime-comedy, Jafaican, which is set for release later this year.

Peter Andre deletes tweet after being hit with MAJOR backlash for wearing dreadlocks and putting on a Jamaican accent in upcoming film as fans ask 'is it 1998?'

found 2025 › Apr › 16 (Wed) @ 09:35 UTC

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Peter Andre has come under fire from fans after sharing the official trailer for his new film Jafaican.

Jamaican reggae legend with BBC-banned hit dies aged 80 as heartfelt tributes pour in

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 17:45 UTC

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Jamaican reggae legend Max Romeo has died aged 80.

Max Romeo was a great social commentator, railing against inequality and discord

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 17:10 UTC

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The reggae singer best known for War Ina Babylon and Chase the Devil was most productive in the febrile political climate of 1970s Jamaica, but his influence remains undimmed

Jamaican reggae artist Ma…

Jamaican reggae artist Max Romeo dies aged 80

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 17:55 UTC

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Musician best known for tracks such as Chase the Devil and War Ina Babylon rose to fame in the 1960s

Max Romeo, the influential Jamaican reggae artist best known for tracks such as Chase the Devil and…

Salif Keita: So Kono review – the Golden Voice still has it

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 02:50 UTC

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The Malian singer-songwriter’s pared-back new album showcases his older-sounding, still amazingly nimble voice

Since the release of his international breakthrough Soro in 1987, the Malian s…

The Possibility of Tenderness by Jason Allen-Paisant review – a Jamaican childhood

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 11:45 UTC

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The poet and writer returns to the May Day mountains in a gentle rumination on family and nature

Go these days to any independent bookshop or art gallery or zine fair, and you may find yourself asking…

Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 11:10 UTC

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A convicted sex attacker cannot be deported to Jamaica because his crimes in the UK mean he might not be eligible for the witness protection scheme in his homeland, an immigration judge ruled.