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The Promised Land, Dennis Brown's early 1980s song of joy (the promised land, going to the promised land), concern (there is a lot of work to be done in the promised land), hope (there's plenty of land for you and I) and entreaty (brother man, what are you doing for the promised land?) is, in large part, a musical detailing of an actual journey.

After many years on the road touring Africa and Europe, reggae singer Edge Michael, the nephew of famed music legend Peter Tosh, is now seeking to make an indelible mark in Jamaica.

President of Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay East, Joy Ford (second left), smiles as she presents a gift basket of baby supplies to new mother Monique Colquhoun, who gave birth to Tyrek Brown ( 2.51 Kg) at 5:03 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, at the Cornwall Regional Hospital.

The Hype Crew has been part of the Youth View Awards (YVAs) since inception, and as this year marks the 5th year of the award ceremony, the promoter Karen Clarke is celebrating the entities that have been on board since day one.

Fridays are always UBERific at Club Privilege ... and last week was themed Pink Fridays ... a special dedication to female patrons. ...

Singer Raine Seville has scored her first collaboration for the new year, doing Cheating Games with Mavado. The song was released last Saturday on Payday Music's Real Reggae Riddim which also features Bounty Killer, Wayne Marshall, Natalie Storm and Capleton...

One version of the old adage is that good friends are better than pocket money. Comedian/businessman Rohan Gunter must be highly ranked in the 'good friend' category, based on the effort he is making to secure treatment for his paralysed colleague...

Two years have made a huge difference in the online-ticket business plans of Michael Campbell, who operates YardTicket.com. The domain name was purchased in 2009, he said, "but the market was not ready"...

CANADIAN superstar Celine Dion graces the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival on Friday night as its 16-year history. Never mind that the likes of Gladys Knight, Kenny G, Kenny Rogers, Air Supply, Dionne Warwick, Patti Labelle, Al Green, Kool and the Gang, Earth Wind and Fire...

The Marley surname perpetuates Jamaican royalty, resonates worldwide recognition and represents the pioneer of a cultural, political and social revolution...

For more than 25 years, Michael Rose has been recording and performing his brand of militant, hardcore Jamaican music to the delight of reggae fans around the world...