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Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

KING'S HOUSE FOUNTAIN - The Consular Corps of Jamaica plans to restore a derelict fountain on the King's House grounds to its original glory and a fund-raising dinner/dance is planned for Saturday, December 4, to set this ball rolling.Winston...

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Matthew Morrison believes he should be paid more because his hair is "another character" in Glee.The 31-year-old actor - who plays teacher Mr Schuester in the musical TV series - explained he gets so much...

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Madonna homesick for UKMadonna homesick for UKMadonna plans to move back to the United Kingdom (UK). The Celebration singer - who moved back to her native United States following her divorce from British film director Guy Ritchie in 2008...

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Esor Dance Ensemble is having its fifth season of excellence.Dubbed 'Images', Esor will entertain and showcase the talent of its young performers in pop, jazz and folk, among other genres of dance....

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica premiere of RiseUp will be held at Carib Cinema on October 26 in St Andrew and will open in theatres islandwide the following day.Seven years ago, Montego Bay businessman Mark Hart...

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

In 1968, seeking a change from her job with a London public-relations company as executive for the Jamaica Tourist Board account, 24-year-old Jamaican journalist Barbara Blake applied for a job as a journalist with the new Thames TV daily magazine programme Today....

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Amsterdam (AP):Solomon Burke was born to the sound of music in an upstairs room of a Philadelphia church and went on to become one of the greatest soul singers of the 1960s, renowned as among music's premier vocalists.Yet his popularity never matched...

Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Western region: HANOVER October 11-30: Library exhibition Hanover Parish Library, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.October 17: Thanksgiving serviceLucea Church of God, 10:30 a.m.October 18: Salute to heroes and award ceremony...

Published:Monday | October 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Saturday's downpour did not dampen the post-wedding celebration for Supreme Ventures Chief Executive Officer Brian George and his wife, Keneea (formerly Linton), at the Acropolis Gaming Lounge in Barbican, St Andrew.

Published:Monday | October 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Protoje has released a fifth single. The new track entitled Rasta Love features Grammy-nominated artiste Ky-Mani Marley.

Published:Monday | October 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A new film, A Dance For Grace, from Jamaica-born Junior Powell and Orville Matherson's Tower Isle Productions, is putting Jamaica's reggae dancehall troupes at the centre of its optimistic plot. A group of dancers...

Published:Monday | October 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Under the auspices of the Jamaica Music Teachers' Association, Guyanese concert pianist and music professor, Ray Luck, gave generously of his music in a recital at the University Chapel, Mona, last Sunday evening...

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Like many of Jamaica's classic films, Better Mus' Come unearths a dark tale nestled deep within the ideological borders of zinc fencing. Not to say it should be dismissed or categorised as so.

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A concert remembered mostly for two deejays coming to blows on stage was memorable for Karen Hutchinson in another way. For while deejays Vybz Kartel and Ninja Man were going at it, the response of a visitor who had included Sting 2003 on his holiday schedule struck her.

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

"Music is my true love," said Owen Brown. "It was always music that I wanted to do, but I kinda got caught up in the hype of travelling overseas to represent the national team," he later added.

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

For an organisation, which by all definitions is just a 'babe', Manifesto Jamaica has been making giant strides during its almost one-year existence. Its latest step will culminate in a four-day festival - ART'ical Empowerment - from October 14-17.

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Judith Falloon-Reid had intended to put on the 'Independent VoYces' literary festival a few years ago, but "the recession knocked that out." The second time around, November 7, at Strawberry Fields, Robin's Bay, St Mary, she is determined that the 'voyces' of the independent and emerging writers will not be denied.

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Richard 'Influential' Powell's 2009 song Cancer reverberates from his parents' graves, the idea germinating as he rode a bicycle away from the health-care facility in Elletson Flats, St Andrew, where his mother laid dying, wracked by pain from breast cancer.

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Women are likely to flock Hedonism II in Negril next week to see the well-defined bodies of the men in the Mr Caribbean International competition that will grace Jamaica's shores for another year.

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

It is hard work for a young artiste from Kingston trying to make it big on the music scene in Jamaica. Now, imagine living far away from the 'musical Mecca', in the rural areas of eastern parishes such as St Mary, Portland and St Thomas. Does that make getting 'the break' even harder?

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

While many have been looking forward to seeing Yellowman perform because the 'King' doesn't take to the stage too often, they will have to wait just a little longer.One of the listings in The Gleaner's 24-7 last Friday said Yellowman would be performing...

Published:Sunday | October 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Director and cinematographer Storm Saulter's debut feature-length film, Better Mus' Come, a fictional story about the trials and tribulations of a young, Jamaican man named 'Ricky', who finds himself engulfed by the rip-tide of Cold War-era political conflict, has roused more then a stir from the public.

Published:Saturday | October 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Chantal Raymond, Miss Jamaica World, has been in China for a week. There has been much for the young beauty to learn in the way of culture and she has been writing what she sees and hears.

Published:Saturday | October 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Kerry Moxam, Miss Jamaica World 2010 first runner-up, will represent Jamaica in the Miss Intercontinental contest to be held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on November 7, 2010.

Published:Friday | October 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Gleaner spoke with DJ Shine whose blazing mixes are keeping parties rocking. How long have you been in this field?I have been a DJ for eight years.Where have you studied?...

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