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He was reggae's most famous son and the man credited with doing more to promote the culture of Rastafari than anyone else. Jamaica-born Bob Marley remains an iconic figure, and his record sales to date are believed to top £190 million. He died in May 1981 from cancer, age 36....

One of soul music's greatest ever stars, Aretha Franklin, is said to be remaining positive about her recently disclosed battle against pancreatic cancer.

Reggae music lost one of its pioneers last Friday with the death of keyboardist Glen Adams, who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). He was 65 years old. Adams' wife of 18 years, Judy, told The Gleaner that he was admitted to the UHWI one week earlier...

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) final-year marketing students on Saturday hosted approximately 67 children from the City of Refuge Children's Home.The day of activities included mouth-watering meals, snacks, refreshments, gifts, books...

Another in the series of monthly Farm to Table Dinners was held at Round Hill, St Elizabeth, last Wednesday, and we captured some of the fun.

Former cricketer dumped by British actressBang Showbiz:Elizabeth Hurley has reportedly dumped Shane Warne just a week after their relationship was made public.

Another attempt to revive interest in Trench Town's musical legacy will be made on Tuesday with the all-day Trench Town Rock event which is being organised by the Manifesto Jamaica group.

Josey Wales says he first deejayed Kingston Hot in 1979 or 1980 "inna de heat". And although Jamaica was not experiencing the big weather chill that it has seen over the past few days, he still was not referring to the upward movement of the mercury in the thermometer.

In the midst of preparing to record his world-percussion album, freelance percussionist Christopher Downer has even bigger dreams. Apart from playing the electronic and acoustic percussions, Downer is also a graphic designer.

With his new album Man Of God being launched this weekend, gospel artiste Junior Tucker said he hopes to appeal to some of his older fans with the album's early '90s sound. He said this new production, which is his fifth gospel album, will appeal to Christians and non-Christians.

The opening of the fifth National Biennial took place at the National Gallery of Jamaica last weekend, an exploration into two years of Jamaican works from some of the nation's most talented artists. Guest speaker for the event was general manager of Television Jamaica...

Leethan Grandison says "Initially, I told my parents I wanted to start writing as a means of improving my English, but honestly, I saw a way of crafting the career I wanted.