The Tempest passed through Carib on Saturday and the Shakespearean opera brought more drama than its stormy predecessor, Hurricane Sandy. English composer Thomas Adès has brought new life to what is widely believed to be Shakespeare's final masterpiece....
AP: After a fresh bout of Twitter rumours on the weekend, saying legendary crooner Beres Hammond, one of the most recognisable voices in Jamaica, was dead, the lover's rock empressario is proving to be more alive than ever....
This Christmas season Regina Beavers is planning on sharing her love, time and expertise with children who attend her Creative Christmas Camp.The former Miss Jamaica World plans on bringing out the creative side of each...
Monty Alexander and the Harlem Kingston Express are bringing a celebration to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in New York City next week, as the party to mark Jamaica's 50th year of Independence and the Grammy Award nominee's 50th year in music continues....
LOS ANGELES (AP)James Bond's Skyfall has extended its worldwide box-office rule to North America, hauling in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at US theatres.Adding in $2.2 million from Thursday night previews at IMAX and other...
In a dance production filled with colourful costumes, practical set and some engaging dances, the Stella Maris Dance Ensemble (SMDE) used their 19th season of dance to pay homage to the fallen, the living, and country....
Aston Cooke's outrageously hilarious comedy revue, Jamaica Fifty 2 Rahtid, is in its final week of performances at the Pantry Playhouse in New Kingston.The show, which stars popular comedic faces such as Deon Silvera and Dahlia Harris, closes this Sunday.
The National Gallery of Jamaica will host the upcoming auction of the posters in its current World-A-Reggae Exhibition, which follows on the closure of that exhibition today. All the proceeds from the auction will go to the Alpha Boys' School in recognition of its seminal role in the development of Jamaican music.
It's youth month in Jamaica, and as we continue to celebrate 50 years as an independent nation and reflect on our musical achievements, it conjures up memories of the youthful exuberance that permeated Jamaica's music at the birth of the nation in 1962.
We've all seen the embarrassing stories of entertainers whose assets have been seized for unpaid taxes. Yet, it seems many artistes are still not as compliant as they should be.
Jamaica's 50th year of Independence is still in the spotlight in the United States, as Jamaica-born actress, Debra Ehrhardt, staged her outstanding monologue, Jamaica Farewell, at the Kreeger Theatre, Rockville, Maryland, last Saturday.
The Courtleigh Auditorium was packed with eager ears on Wednesday night, as a huge crowd turned out for a night of cultural exchange with the musical styling of the acclaimed CMS Trio and their jazz-flamenco fusion.
Lasana Bandelé's résumé shows that he applies his voice to the sung and spoken word in equal measure. In 1980 he earned a bronze medal from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission for his poem 'Mad Dogs', then in 1989 Living in Shacks, the first song from his own label Storitela Music Ltd, hit big.
JAMPRO's Film Commission has reported earnings of over US$1 million and the creation of some 70 jobs from the recent filming of the popular reality television series, America's Next Top Model (ANTM).
November 2 marked the 82nd anniversary of the crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie I, the First and Her Imperial Majesty Empress Mennen at the Cathedral of St George in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is a date central to the Rastafarian community and, with Jamaican popular music forms reggae and dancehall heavily influenced by Rastafari, has made its way into song.
The audience at Usain Bolt's Tracks and Records last Tuesday night was too concerned with the presidential election taking place in the United States to notice that Mr Vegas' performance was late.
Today, book boutique and café, Bookophilia, backed by celebrity power, will host the second in its Celebrity Saturdays story-reading series for children's charities.
Tribe Sankofa, the 15-member (10 spoken-word/ singing artistes and five musicians) performing-arts unit, will balance its words over the two shows which comprise its first season, Word-Soul: the deluxe edition.
Capping off an extensive first-semester entertainment calendar Taylor Hall, University of the West Indies, Mona, is expected to again come alive with a pair of fund-raising parties.
For The Tempest, which plays live at Carib 5 tomorrow at 12:55 p.m., British composer Thomas Adès conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his own work, with baritone Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero.
The ultimate model boot camp is winding down as scores of fresh-faced contenders from across the island set their sights on the top prize for the Caribbean Model Search (CMS) 2012.
The much-loved, long-running Jazz in the Gardens Sunday concerts at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel recently lost the financial backing of the hotel, leaving the organising committee seeking new sponsorship.
