Western Bureau: The passage of Hurricane Sandy did little to deter the entertainment vibe in Montego Bay, and the staging of the Appleton-sponsored Uberblue at Pier One on Saturday offered a welcome relief to partygoers who wanted to unwind....
JIS: Mayor of London Boris Johnson has credited Bob Marley's song Three Little Birds for helping him to cope with the pressures surrounding the staging of the London Olympics....
Rising reggae sensation, Pentateuch, recently completed its debut album which it officially launched on Tuesday night on the grounds of the band members' alma mater - Edna Manley...
Two distinguished Jamaicans, Barbara Gloudon and Professor Sylvia Wynter, were conferred as fellows of the Institute of Jamaica by His Excellency The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, governor general of Jamaica, on Monday....
The inaugural French Animation Film Festival is back in full swing this week, and animation lovers, along with those seeking a little cultural diversification, are encouraged to turn out to support the initiative put on by the Alliance Française....
Studio 38 hosted the third staging of Pikkihead Records' ReggaEVOLUTION on Sunday, and even though the live performance event failed to attract a big crowd, the music and the musicians were well received....
The Metropolitan Opera Company's Live in HD season dialled up the drama last Saturday with its live transmission of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello.Otello is Verdi's penultimate opera to an Italian libretto based on Shakespeare's...
Having headlined the first two stagings, singer Luciano will be making his grand return to Reggae Culture Salute in New York next weekend. The event, which is the main fund-raising activity for the non-profit organisation...
It seems that a previous postponement definitely led to the low turnout at the Mahima Hope 4 Hope Benefit Concert at Hope Gardens, St Andrew, on Sunday...
Veteran reggae artiste Glen Washington is celebrating his second Grammy nomination.The artiste was last nominated in 2004 for his studio effort called Wanna Be Loved and now for his latest album Glen Washington...
On Sunday, The National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) held its 50th Anniversary Award Ceremony for members and sponsors.It was an evening of pleasantries marked by cocktails, prayer, a musical presentation and brief...
TAMPA, Florida (AP):Buju Banton's new attorney has asked a federal judge in Tampa to reconsider the 10-year prison sentence the Jamaican reggae singer is serving on two drug charges.Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is set to appear Tuesday in...
The upper echelon of the social pyramid turned out in fine style on Saturday night to party with Jamaican all-star cricketer Chris Gayle in support of the Chris Gayle Foundation....
When the usual fund-raisers don't work, then it is time to do things that people don't mind - and that is to be entertained. That was the decision taken by council members of the Elim Gospel Hall when they embarked on their annual fund-raising venture....
In the glorious eras of the 1980s and '90s of reggae/dancehall music, there were various recording artistes who held major sway in the Jamaican music industry.
Jamaicans will be treated to a multicultural artistic night of Jazz-Flamenco fusion at the Courtleigh Auditorium, courtesy of the Embassy of Spain, in collaboration with the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation and the Arts Foundation of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing on November 7.
While not many Jamaicans can say they have watched many an Opera, even the most distant observer has heard of the emotional roller coaster one can take you on. It is certainly a good way to escape from the trauma created by the passage of Hurricane Sandy this week.
Katy Perry's doing her best get-out-the vote effort: At a rally for President Barack Obama, she wore a tight white dress imprinted like a ballot, and a square box on her right hip filled in the names of Obama and Joe Biden.
The Jamaica National Sports and Social Club (JNSSC) kicks off the first in a series of fund-raising activities tomorrow, a 'Remission Retro Party', to support its newest initiative, the JN Sports & Social Club Cancer Charity Fund....
Local parties have basically exhausted almost any concept one can think of, however, new promotion company Allure Models and event organisers Dream Chasers Entertainment are determined to raise the bar with Dirty Desires...
