It was fitting. The National Independence Thanksgiving Service was held on Sunday, August 1, to thank God for the emancipation of Jamaican slaves on August 1, 1838, and Jamaica's Independence from British rule on August 6, 1962...
Anyone familiar with Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott knows he loved a good dance - the rowdier, the better. Yesterday, the singer many people regard as the father of modern dancehall was given a rousing farewell at the National Arena...
Kingston, St Andrew, Westmoreland, and possibly parts of every parish in the island had representatives in Negril this weekend. Traffic, crowds, vendors and partying was everywhere.
Under a dark Friday evening sky, Kharuso, a fisherman by trade, caught the biggest prize ever in the history of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)...
Bandana, marching bands, music, costumes, floats, food and much more will be highlighted at Jamaica’s 48th independence celebration as the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission rolls out a full week of exciting activities that will bring out...
After four years of work, gospel artiste Lester Lewis has finally released his album The World Will Be A Better Place with the aim of spreading his brand of ‘kingdom culture’ music.
Thousands of skimpily clad Jamaicans and tourists jostled for space at the Appleton Temptation Isle (ATI) Impy Skimpy kick-off party in Negril Friday night, setting the pace for three more days of non-stop partying.
In late May, singer eNGee was at home in Fort Lauderdale, transfixed to the Internet and getting updates on the bloody conflict between security forces and gunmen in west Kingston.
Permit me to express a few words about an extraordinary talent produced in Jamaica. Like millions of his fans around the world, I was saddened upon hearing of the death on July 10 of Sugar Minott at such a relatively young age, 54.
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Competition was once the stomping ground of the most popular Jamaican entertainers, whose performances and recordings transcended the time and space of the contest.
International recording star and singer of the Billboard hot 100 hit single T-Shirt and the current runaway smash Impossible, Shontelle Layne, better known by her first name Shontelle, will be the headline act...
The party called 'the Great Escape' was just that, a retreat away from the hustle and bustle of Kingston, an oasis of delectable feasts, a cacophony of musical treats and a masterful display of class....
Protoje happy with Sumfest debut: Fast rising reggae artist Protoje said he was pleased with the support when he performed for the first time at the much publicised Reggae Sumfest festival held last weekend.
