2010 year in review

September

1. Pulse stages its 2010 Caribbean Model Search finals at the Wyndham Kingston hotel.
   
2. Norma Dodd, widow of music producer Clement 'Coxson' Dodd, dies.
   
3. Usain Bolt launches his autobiography titled 9.58.
   
4. Ghett'A Life, a new Jamaican movie wraps up filming.
   
5. Island Records celebrates its 50th anniversary with the release of the book, The Story of Island Records: Keep on Running.
   
6. Trojan Records announced the release of Harder Road To Travel, a two-CD retrospective of the singer Jimmy Cliff's work.
   
7. The Miss Global International pageant gets hamstrung by visa restrictions in the United Kingdom.
   
8. Junior Reid announces the release of his new album, Junior Reid: The Living Legend.
   
9. The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley, Makeda Jahnesta Marley, admits to growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home.
   
10. An attempt by the family of Bob Marley to obtain the copyright to some of his best-known recordings is thwarted by a judge in New York.
    
11. Soca artiste Arrow, dies at his Montserrat home.
    
12. Reggae legend Bunny Wailer fumes at the outcome of a legal battle between the family of Bob Marley and the Universal Music Group.
    
13. Pop singer Eddie Fisher, dies at age 82 at his home in Berkeley, of complications from hip surgery.
    
14. Pulse supermodel Jeneil Williams cops the cover of French.
    
15. Gay rights group, The Gay Liberation Network, planned to protest Capleton's October-9 concert in Chicago.

October

1. Better Mus' Come generates buzz around its premiere at Carib Cinema, Cross Roads.
   
2. Arthur Guinness Celebrations draws a crowd to the National Stadium.
   
3. Merritone celebrates its 60th anniversary.
   
4. A new film, A Dance For Grace, puts Jamaica's reggae dancehall troupes at the centre of its optimistic plot.
   
5. The Jamaica premiere of RiseUp is held at Carib Cinema in St Andrew.
   
6. The Jamaica Association of Dramatic Artists stage a pair of one-act plays at the Theatre Place, New Kingston.
   
7. 'The Cool Ruler', Gregory Isaacs' death rocks the world. Speculation as to who was his wife arises.
   
8. The Tivoli Resolution Project gets under way. The project provided 10 boys between the ages of 13 and 18 with their own digital cameras and journals to document their stories after the civil unrest in the community.
   
9. Grand Master Flash makes a visit to Jamaica for a performance at the Heineken Green Synergy competition finals.

November

1. Barbara Blake Hannah launches her new book, Growing Out: Black Hair and Black Pride.
   
2. Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds performs at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
   
3. David Rodigan releases Fabriclive 54, a 21-track compilation of hardcore dancehall.
   
4. Debra Ehrhardt's Jamaica, Farewell is brought back to Jamaica by Bamboo Grove Productions.
   
5. Rita Marley is honoured at the 17th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards Gala with the Marcus Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award.
   
6. Studio 38 celebrates its first anniversary.
   
7. Gyptian wins a Soul Train award in the Best Reggae Artiste category.
   
8. The Fabulous 5 band marks its 40th anniversary.
   
9. The 'war of the brands' begin, with Digicel, LIME and Claro commencing a number of roadshows across Jamaica.
   
10. Downtown art collectors, Roktowa, opens a new gallery space on Knutsford Boulevard.
    
11. Professor Alton 'Barry' Chevannes, dies at the University Hospital of the West Indies after being admitted there in early September.
    
12. Lloyd Stephenson Hall, OD, dies at 87 years old.
    
13. The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission launches its new website.
    
14. The Jamaican film Better Mus' Come, premieres in Spanish subtitles at the Festival De Cine Global Dominicano film festival in the Dominican Republic.

December

1. Dubtonic Kru wins the Jamaican leg of Global Battle of the Bands competition.
   
2. Lloyd Alberga, a stalwart of the Jamaican film industry, dies at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
   
3. Half-Way Tree Live gets under way.
   
4. Betty Wright performs at the LIME Golf Academy in New Kingston.
   
5. Another attempt to revive interest in Trench Town's musical legacy is made with the all-day Trench Town Rock.
   
6. Keyboardist Glen Adams, dies at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
   
7. Junior Heart announces the start of Collywood Jamaica, the Jamaican Hollywood.
   
8. The National Gallery of Jamaica receives The Dream of Inam, done by the internationally renowned Spanish artist, José Manuel Ciria.
   
9. Jamaica's first Miss Deaf Jamaica, Cassandra Whyte, is crowned.
   
10. Buju Banton's Before the Dawn album is named among the six nominees for the 2011 Best Reggae Album at the Grammy Awards. The others are Gregory Isaacs & King Isaacs, Revelation by Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Made in Jamaica by Bob Sinclair, and Sly and Robbie's, One Pop Reggae and Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh by Andrew Tosh.
    
11. Ten-year-old Koriann South emerges the winner of the 2010-2011 Mini Miss Jamaica contest.
    
12. A number of events such as Ity and Fancy Cat Show Live, Osmosis, Absinthe, Renaissance All-White Christmas Eve Party, Destination Moon 3D, A-List, Daydreams and A Private Moment With Beres, give patrons a chance to unwind and enjoy the final days of the year 2010.