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Published:Saturday | February 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

A kaleidoscope of colour, song, dance, comedy and drama is what patrons will experience when one of Jamaica's leading performing choirs, the Cari-Folk Singers, takes centre stage for a guest appearance at the second revue of the successful Simply Myrna show on March 10, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston.

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Jamaican dancehall-reggae outfit Voicemail recently completed work on its latest album, Next Level, which is to be released by Captive Music.

Published:Saturday | February 25, 2012 | 12:00 AM

THE LAND Settlement Youth Club is on a mission to empower the youth in their community, giving them a more positive outlook on life. This is done through sports and other avenues in order to keep them away from a life of crime and other negative influences that society often brings.

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The family friendly and charitable Poetry in Motion will have its ninth annual staging at the Manchester Golf Club, Mandeville, on Sunday, starting at 6 p.m...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Tomorrow, the Two Seasons Talking Trees Literary Fiesta will do a literary double take in a relatively short time, with its second staging in under a year. It debuted at the Two Seasons property in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, in May 2011...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It's the season for carnival and Tristar Entertainment is in the thick of things with their yearly calendar of events. The organisation will be in Portland to spread the musical energy at Portland Carnival, Soca Mesmerized...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

United Way shows 'Good Deeds' - The charitable United Way of Jamaica premiered Tyler Perry's movie Good Deeds and hosted a mini art auction on Tuesday night at the Palace Cineplex, Sovereign Centre...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Producers of Pree Dis, Flow TV's hip entertainment and lifestyle show, are looking to break new ground in its third year. Executive producer Kevin Jackson says all indicators point to an outstanding 2012 for the half-hour, weekly show...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Tomorrow night, Heather's Restaurant and Lounge, 9 Haining Road, New Kingston, hosts Ska Rebirth band and special guest artiste Strangejah Cole in Music Fest...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The Bacchanal Carnival 2012 experience starts tonight at the New Mas Camp at the National Stadium Car Park, and one of the areas expected to be a main attraction is the Smirnoff Super Bar.The New Mas Camp opens under the Future Shock theme with its...

Published:Friday | February 24, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Reggae artiste Protoje has been selected for a showcase performance during the 25th staging of the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, from March 13 to 18.According to his manager Lorna Bennett...

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The community of Treasure Beach will kick off its celebrations of Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence with the inaugural staging of Treasure Beach Culturefest 2012 this weekend...

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

The National Commercial Bank held its Excellence Awards on Tuesday, and we caught some of the fashionable corporate execs in attendance....

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Last Wednesday's staging of Reggae Wednesdays, at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, brought fresh talent to the city. The event, which is hosted every Wednesday for the duration of February, pulled hundreds of patrons to the park...

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Every now and then a great party comes along, giving you a euphoric experience to remember.On Saturday, Club Privilege alongside Natalya Jackson and Lawless Event's Sherilla Gordon are promising just that with Worthy Gold Chrysalis, The Mystical...

Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2012 | 12:00 AM

As Jamaica continues to celebrate 50 years of Independence, on Sunday afternoon the role of calypso and ska performers in recording the crucial years when Jamaica rejected...

Published:Wednesday | February 22, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Yesterday marked another in The Gleaner's Annual Advertisers' Appreciation and Agency Awards luncheon...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Eating 'a food'1.The buzz in the capital is that politics is losing out to a certain industry - for at the end of the day, a man "haffi eat a food"....

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Jamaica's team of designers, models and organisers currently in London for Fashion Week got the seal of approval from Minister of Investment and Commerce Anthony Hylton prior to their departure last week when members of the group paid a courtesy call...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

This year's Hanover Charities Sugar Cane Ball, under the theme 'Shipwrecked', was held at the Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Hanover on Saturday night...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

DETROIT (AP): John Burri lost a son in Iraq and believes lowering flags to half-staff should be done to commemorate those who gave their lives in service to the United States, not celebrities like Whitney Houston. On Saturday, the 60-year-old spent...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

To mark Reggae Month and celebrate Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence, the High Commission of Jamaica in Pretoria, in partnership with The Africa Institute of South Africa and the City of Tshwane...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in The Bodyguard will be sold to the highest bidder next month. Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien said on Sunday the pieces and other Houston items ...

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Saturday saw the launch of the Jamaica Reggae Film Festival 2012 at RedBones Blues Café in New Kingston. The event celebrated last year's award winners with the theme: The Best of the Reggae Film Festival 2011....

Published:Monday | February 20, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Jamaican artistes Admiral Bailey, Wayne Marshall, Ken Boothe, and Digicel Rising star Latty J ignited the PanCaribbean Sigma Corporate Run Awards ceremony yesterday morning.After a record run with over 16,000 registered participants and the overall run...

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