Impacto Latino

(Dancehall Mag) – The most telling part of Valiant’s latest win might be the hashtags. News that he’s been crowned Male Dancehall Artist of the Year at the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards arrived tagged with #VisitTrinbago and #VisitTrinidad, next to a Jamaican flag emoji. It’s a small detail, but it shows how dancehall’s reach now […]

(Caribbean National Weekly) – Jamaica has the second-longest average work week in the Americas and the longest in the Caribbean, according to 2026 data published by World Population Review. Jamaica ranks 35th globally, with workers putting in an average of 43.45 hours per week. Only Honduras, ranked 28th globally, has a longer average work week […]

(CNW) – Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91. His family said the Grenada-born, Trinidad-raised performer died peacefully in New York on Sunday following a brief illness, surrounded by loved ones. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Trinidad and Tobago’s […]

(Jamaica Observer) – Veteran deejay Lieutenant Stitchie has died. Observer Online understands that the entertainer, whose given name was Cleveland “Cleve” Laing, died at hospital on Monday, just one day before he would have celebrated his 61st birthday. The tragic news comes less than 24 hours after the entertainer’s wife, Sophia Laing confirmed that he […]

(AP) – Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Luis Fonsi, Chayanne, Feid, Jay Wheeler and many more will perform at an international benefit concert livestreamed from Miami on Sunday to raise money for those impacted by devastating earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia. Proceeds from online donations and ticket sales collected during the “Unidos por Los Nuestros,” or “United for Our Own,” concert […]