Aviator Richard Mitchell attended Priory Preparatory School, Jamaica College and the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, where he attended the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC) and graduated with upper second class honours...
Bochirace off Half-Way Tree Road, St Andrew, does not look like the typical studio - and it is not. It is a rehearsal studio, so there is no need for a recording booth or the strict separation of sounds between instruments and voices to create a pristine recording....
Laura Ann Fung will be having a solo exhibition this weekend at the Grosvenor Gallery.Fresh out of high school, Laura decided that now was the perfect time to produce an exhibit since it willl be her final year in Jamaica...
It was a moment of merriment for the stakeholders of the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ) last Sunday as they shared, in a preshow press conference of some sort, their involvement and achievements...
'The National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ) invites you to their fund-raising concert', read the programme cover. No cluttering of bylines or themes. Just a simple request.....
There was a large picture of a smiling Barry Chevannes and an open condolence book, in which many persons inscribed their emotions. Close by, in display cases, were some of the books in which Chevannes recorded his research findings - Rastafari Roots...
At 3 p.m. tomorrow, an event called 'Fashion for Charity' will take centre stage at the Old Dramatic Theatre of the University of the West Indies, Mona....
Published:Wednesday | November 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM
The Sts Peter and Paul Preparatory School will be hosting its annual fun day fund-raiser, on the school grounds on November 27.The event is scheduled to start at approximately 10:30 a.m.
Published:Wednesday | November 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM
TELECOMMUNICATIONS GIANT LIME has blasted off the starting blocks into the direction of re-engaging with the Jamaican people, by launching its Christmas promotion, 'Christmas Pon Di Remix' concert in South Parade, downtown Kingston...
Published:Wednesday | November 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM
The downtown art collective, Roktowa, has opened a new gallery space on Knutsford Boulevard in the hope of diversifying its audience and exposing the most contemporary of its artists' works to the public....
Published:Wednesday | November 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM
A new exhibit will be in place at the Institute of Jamaica's Tower Street Gallery from now until September 2011, celebrating the thousands of West Indians who volunteered to risk their lives for duty during World War I and II....
Time to dine out - Restaurant Week is off and running, and all over the island, housewives have closed their kitchens and are heading into one of the 60 participating restaurants...
Handclaps, shouts and screams filled the Courtleigh Auditorium on Saturday evening as the musical, Praise Him! A Celebration of Life - Alleluia, got under way.The charity concert, organised by the Missionaries Of The Poor...
For the Brazilian Embassy in Jamaica it was probably a case of one good concert deserving another. Following his well-received recital by an overflow audience at the PCJ auditorium last year October, the embassy again invited acclaimed Brazilian guitarist Alvaro Henrique...
A large throng of persons crowded the St William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on Friday as Digicel celebrated the kick-off of its Loaded Christmas promotion....
Although the patrons had to wait through an hour-long band change and were getting very weary, all was forgotten when Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds took the stage at the National Indoor Sports Centre...
Restaurant Week is off to a great start and representatives from Seafood from Norway arrived in the island in time to celebrate at Guilt Trip, one of 17 restaurants...
"Meadowbrook Preparatory School (MPS) is on a path of excellence".So said Leila Palmer, chairman of the school's board, before cutting the symbolic ribbon to signal the launch of the school's dance troupe...
On Friday, November 26, the Fabulous 5 band marks its 40th anniversary in much the same way they began formally - and not too far from their point of origin, at that.
When Gregory Isaacs died on October 25, disc jockeys and sound system operators dug deep into their archives to salute one of the finest exponents of lovers-rock reggae.
With a strong belief that music is the island's greatest export, the Dubtonic Kru are always on the road promoting positive reggae music outside of Jamaican borders.A five-member band, Dubtonic Kru has been in the business for...
On the cover of his 1991 Bandelero album, Pinchers is decked out in stereotypical Mexican Wild West figure gear, sombrero on his head and yellow cords holding the front of his stylish shirt together.
