Art & Entertainment

LONDON (AP) — For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. The couple’s Kensington Palace office announced news of the birth about five hours after the 36-year-old duchess and her husband traveled by...

Epitomizing the 2018 theme, “Let the Children Play,” some danced, sang and clapped as they participated in this year’s Costume Parade. Toddlers and teachers representing twenty-two government pre-schools lined the streets and paraded from Augusta Street to Arawak Cay culminating activities in recognition of Pre-School Week, Thursday, April 19. Clad in uniforms which identified their schools, the students processed behind colourfully decorated...

LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Cambridge entered a London hospital Monday in labor, Britain’s royal palace said. The baby will be a third child for her and husband Prince William and fifth in line to the throne. The 36-year-old duchess and her husband traveled by car from their Kensington Palace home to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s...

With her May 19 wedding to Prince Harry now less than a month away, it will soon be all-Meghan-all-the-time, and CBS gets the ball rolling with “Meghan Markle: American Princess,” airing Friday at 10 p.m. Prior to the wedding service, to be broadcast live from St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, and the post-ceremony parade, the one-hour special anchored by...

LONDON, England – Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is expected to step down as head of the Commonwealth of Nations, but not before urging leaders to secure a more sustainable and prosperous world for future generations. And although the role is not hereditary, it seems, she hinted at passing the baton on to her son, Charles, Prince of Wales, who...

The Bahamas National Culinary Team is said to be looking to keep up the gold standard when it comes to Taste of the Caribbean 2018. According to Team Manager Chef Mario Adderley, despite being relatively new, the group is already fired up with a new winning strategy. “This year we are looking to zone in on what we need to...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial (all times local): 8:45 a.m. Bill Cosby has arrived at a suburban Philadelphia courthouse for the eighth day of his sexual assault retrial. As the 80-year-old comedian arrived Wednesday morning, spokesman Andrew Wyatt spoke to reporters and blasted the testimony from a police sergeant and detective at Tuesday’s...

NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music Monday, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize. The revered rapper is also the most commercially successful musician to receive the award, usually reserved for critically acclaimed classical acts who don’t live on the pop charts. The 30-year-old won the prize...

The 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards marked a memorable night for the victims of the massive Las Vegas shooting, comeback queen Carrie Underwood and triple-winners Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert. Jason Aldean paid tribute to the 58 people who died at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas last October when he was named entertainer of the year...

LONDON (AP) — Canadian fashion designer Bojana Sentaler stared at her computer screen on Christmas Day to see if Meghan Markle had a gift for her. She did. As Prince Harry’s future bride left a church service on the grounds of Queen Elizabeth II’s private country estate, Sentaler spotted a cuff detail on Markle’s camel alpaca coat that told her...

Travel journalists brought Latin America even closer to The Bahamas recently, after several media personalities from Colombia, Peru and Panama visited Nassau for a taste of Bahamian culture. The group was facilitated by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT). For journalists like Dani Dini, an Argentinian social media influencer, sharing the news about The Bahamas is a priority. “This is an...

LONDON (AP) — It will be friends and family, rather than politicians and world leaders, at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding next month. Kensington Palace says “it has been decided that an official list of political leaders — both U.K. and international — is not required” for the wedding. That means U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister...

Tyann Cheney clutched Trevona Thompson’s hand as the two teen beauties waited anxiously to hear who would be named Miss Teen Bahamas International Sunday evening. After a dramatic pause, Thompson, who wore a red-fitted evening gown was called as the first runner up leaving Cheney to be crowned Miss Teen Bahamas International 2018. With tears streaming down her face, Cheney...

NEW YORK (AP) — The anticipation around Cardi B’s debut album has been scorching hot, so when breakthrough artist finally debuted the full album at a party late Thursday, she told the DJ to make sure the sound level was perfect. “DJ, make it a little loud ’cause I don’t feel it in my bones,” she said after the second...

Meghan Markle visited her mother in LA to discuss plans for her upcoming wedding. The 36-year-old actress is set to marry her fiancé and British royal Prince Harry in just over one month's time on May 19, and it has now been reported that her recent visit to Los Angeles this weekend to meet with her mother Doria Radlan was...

NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan Markle is about to join more than one select group. In addition to her May 19 wedding to Prince Harry, she’ll become one of just a handful of Americans to become a senior royal around the globe. Here’s a look at some of her predecessors: ___ THE QUEEN THAT NEVER WAS Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Netflix’s new teen dramedy, “On My Block,” attempts to tackle race and poverty with John Hughes 1980s-style humor. Set in a fictional working-class Latino and black Southern California neighborhood, teens work through typical issues of love and acceptance despite gang violence and constant police presence. Co-creator Eddie Gonzalez says the show is loosely based on his...

Fifteen California high school students got a crash course in Junaknoo Wednesday after participating in a music workshop at the Department of Culture. The students are on a Royal Caribbean Cruise around the Caribbean and will stay in New Providence for two days. Hosted by veteran singer, performer and Senior Cultural Officer Sonovia Pierre, the Edison High School students experienced...