AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDancehall & Gospel Loss: Lieutenant Stitchie (Cleveland “Cleve” Laing) has died at 60, with tributes highlighting his shift from dancehall to gospel and his lasting impact on Jamaica’s music and ministry. Jamaican Film Spotlight: Oscar-nominated actor Delroy Lindo has wrapped “Jabari’s People,” his Jamaican-set directorial debut, shot in Kingston and the Blue Mountains, starring Winston Duke, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Wendell Pierce and Seyi Andes-Pelumi. Music & Culture Abroad: Caribbean music is getting mainstream radio push in the US with Roadblock Radio’s “Island Mix,” featuring reggae, dancehall, soca and more on stations in New York and South Florida. Fundraising & Gala: American Friends of Jamaica raised US$12 million and deployed US$7.2 million ahead of its Oct. 16 Hummingbird Gala in New York, honouring Adam Stewart and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Tourism Tech Focus: Jamaica’s Tourism Awareness Week will spotlight AI and digital transformation as part of the Tourism 3.0 agenda. Legal/Policy Watch: Bank of Jamaica paper-cheque phase-out faces a Supreme Court challenge, while public access to Little Dunn’s River is set for a court ruling. TV Pop Culture: “Saved By The Bell” actor Dennis Haskins has died.
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