Emigration is a huge part of the Jamaican story. Even before the first wave of post-World War II emigrants to Britain sailed from Jamaica in May 1948 on the Empire Windrush, which stopped in Trinidad...
May is here, and for some that means the nail-biting that comes with the anxiety over exams, study groups and a No.2 pencil. For others, it means Appleton May Daze party series.
While Sophia Brown is busy preparing for the release of her sophomore album Catch Me if You Can, which is due out in a couple of months, a new business venture is now on the horizon.Brown begins promotion of her new and exclusive line of brand-name...
The Royal Wedding is still on everyone's lips as is talk of last Thursday's opening of the Budget debate. And Dress for Success Jamaica hosted British High Tea...
While attending high school, Gavin Douglas reaised he had a penchant for designing and it was not long after leaving, that he decided he wanted to be a...
Had it not been for a guidance counsellor at his alma mater, Happy Grove High School in Portland, Dennis Titus' talent might have been lost to the sea.
Saint International model Tsheca White has signed with international modelling powerhouse agencies Storm Models from London and Silent Models from New York, Milan and Paris.
From the visa-application process to forced return from 'farin', through to the items that are sent back by those who have found more prosperous employment climes overseas, the cycle of leaving Jamaica to live abroad and returning has proved a rich source of material for the writers of verse.
JIS OCHO RIOS, St Ann:Hundreds of Jamaicans turned up at the newly opened Ian Fleming International Airport, Boscobel, St Mary, on Saturday for the exciting inaugural Boscobel Jamaica Air Show.
Biggaton said that in managing Warrior King he does not operate alone. "We form a team of people. No one person can do anything," he said. Wendis 'Flava' Williams is road manager and also deejays, Mustaz Morgan does web development ...
There can be few managers who precede the sole artiste whose affairs they handle onstage.Mandeville-based Kevin 'Biggaton' Roye found himself in that position in February on his first major tour with Warrior King, when they did the European trek...
After six stagings at various outdoor venues across the Corporate Area over previous years the name Appleton Barcode had become somewhat synonymous with fun and excitement.At each Appleton Barcode, patrons flocked the venue...
With well over a dozen major entertainment events advertised for the Ocho Rios area on Easter weekend, Smirnoff Daydreams on Sunday at Drax Hall Beach still managed, once again, to be a huge success, from all indications....
VERY EARLY in poet Dingo's guest slot at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts on Tuesday night, there were calls of 'blouse and skirt!' from the upper tiers of the amphitheatre at the Arthur Wint Drive...
Twenty-eight-year-old Newton Marshall became the first Jamaican musher to complete the gruelling Yukon Quest, a 1000-mile international dog sled race between Alaska and Yukon on February 26, 2009, finishing 13th out of 29...
Western Bureau: Despite a busy weekend of entertainment activities in western Jamaica, the annual Curry Fest in Westmoreland was extremely successful, as thousands flocked the Manning's School's grounds....
The day before Easter Monday, a few seasoned dancehall singers performed for the Japanese post-earthquake relief cause at Studio 38, Trafalgar Road, New Kingston....
The Jamaica Film Academy has announced final plans for the fourth Jamaica Reggae Film Festival to be held at Studio 38, Trafalgar Road, New Kingston, from May 23-27. Studio 38 CEO Kingsley Cooper, has welcomed the Reggae Film Festival...
