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Published:Sunday | April 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Officially, Jamaica and England share the same language. In reality, variations of the 'Queen's English' hold sway in both countries, putting the speakers even further apart in verbal communication than the difficulties often posed by accent and enunciation.

Published:Sunday | April 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Jamaicans knew of Dominick in his deejay mode, but when Peter Metro met him he was working as a journalist, writing about music rather than performing it."I did a show in Brixton Academy one night.

Published:Sunday | April 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM

She chirps like an early-morning bird, rocks you like reggae and seeps into your bloodstream like any good artiste does.

Published:Sunday | April 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica's Calabash International Literary Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a joyfest of readings, live music, cinema and inventive conversation at Jake's in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, from Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May 30.All events...

Published:Sunday | April 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Nadia Khan sums up the theatre as "such a beautiful place, like Maracas, the beach I went to every weekend in Trinidad." She would have heard about another beautiful place, Jamaica, while still a child in the twin-island republic.Her father, a...

Published:Saturday | April 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A rapper from the group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony said this week that he did not hit his mother with a gun more than a decade ago, a charge that led to his arrest during a recent concert.

Published:Saturday | April 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM

ARTS & M: Style and Moods at 28 Waterloo Ave, Kingston 10.

Published:Saturday | April 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM

With no introduction or celebrity fanfare, Steve Martin steps onstage with the Steep Canyon Rangers bluegrass band, a banjo strapped to his chest. He's not there to tell jokes, though he manages to squeeze in a few. He's there to play music - songs from his Grammy-winning bluegrass album, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo.

Published:Saturday | April 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Jay-Z and a business partner are suing slugger David Ortiz, claiming the Boston Red Sox star named his Dominican nightclub after the mogul's chain of 40/40 clubs.

Published:Friday | April 16, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Two of the most sultry, sexy and soulful voices from the Caribbean have teamed up for the first time. Kees Dieffenthaller, lead singer from Kes The Band, and the sexy songstress from Jamaica, Tessanne Chin, have collaborated on a track they wrote...

Published:Friday | April 16, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Jah Cure and Mary J. have been brought together by producer Dwayne Chin-Quee, aka Supa Dups. The two feature on Mary J's new single, Each Tear.

Published:Friday | April 16, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Western Bureau: While the annual Westmoreland Curry Festival remains, essentially, a food festival, it is also fast becoming a major musical event based on the calibre artistes being booked for its concert phase.For this year's...

Published:Friday | April 16, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Wisynco Group Limited, through its flagship soft drink brand, Bigga, will be honouring 12 women who have excelled in their respective fields on Saturday, April 24, at the Bigga Jamaica Oaks Day, which will be held at Caymanas Track Limited in Portmore...

Published:Friday | April 16, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Check out the people who made the social scenes whirl this week....

Published:Friday | April 16, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Models.com, the respected model-rating website, rated Saint International model Brad Allen Model of the Week yesterday. It has been barely a month since Allen was a finalist in the Fashionface...

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit - On the move!1.

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons is launched! Plus, it's pro golf out west, as a welcome reception was hosted for players and participants of the Ladies Professional Golf Tournament, held at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay on...

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Telecommunications company Claro has partnered with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and signed a historic agreement.

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Christopher 'Johnny' Daley is into the seventh week of his 13-show RAW series at the Village Blues Bar, Liguanea, St Andrew. He explains that the concept, developed specifically for the space...

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Recently, there has been a cry from the public for Jamaican churches to become more involved in the preservation of the country's deteriorating social fabric.

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Fela, the late Nigerian musician and political agitator, fascinated millions and had fans around the world, including legends like Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Yet he was, and still is, largely unknown to popular audiences, especially in the United States....

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The original Death at a Funeral only came out about three years ago, so it may seem a bit soon to resurrect it. But director Neil LaBute and an all-star cast surprisingly breathe new life into the material.

Published:Thursday | April 15, 2010 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Nas says he's focusing on music and his children after striking a deal to dismiss a civil-contempt charge against him. A Los Angeles judge dismissed the contempt allegation against the rapper on Monday after he paid nearly US$50,000...

Published:Wednesday | April 14, 2010 | 12:00 AM

It's that time again and on Saturday night the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission hosted the Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen sashing ceremony at the Hilton Kingston Jamaica hotel...

Published:Wednesday | April 14, 2010 | 12:00 AM

It seems there is never a dull moment with legendary reggae band The Wailers. In an interview with an American newspaper, the group's bass player, Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, took some shots at another band touring as the Original Wailers.

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