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Published:Sunday | January 8, 2012 | 12:00 AM

It's been years since pop icon Chris Blackwell parlayed his love of the Jamaican culture and its people into a mega brand with currency that was instrumental in taking the music, now dubbed reggae, to the world, starting with Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Published:Sunday | January 8, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Leo Jones, one of the founding principals of Knox College, located in the cool hills of Spaldings, Clarendon, died recently. Errol Lee, a former student and leader of the popular Bare Essentials band, paid tribute to him at his funeral. Here in an excerpt from the tribute.

Published:Sunday | January 8, 2012 | 12:00 AM

JAMAICAN student Christina Wan, daughter of Leslie and David Wan, an MEd student enrolled in the University of Florida's (UF) Student Personnel in Higher Education programme, has been named Graduate Student of the Year by the Florida chapter of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA-FL).

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

She greets you with a hug and will have you laughing within minutes of first meeting her. Eighty-year-old Veronica Blake Carnegie is the consummate storyteller, a trait she must have inherited from her mother.

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, is it possible for a couple in their 40s to have so much sex that it becomes bad for their health?

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

OS.MO.SIS promoters promised to debut their new format with the "Ultimate Nighltife" theme, and by all accounts, it was an Ultimate Night for all who attended on Friday, December 23, at Caymanas Estate.

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

He doesn't claim to be Jesus. And he doesn't behave as if he is the Messiah either. But Dimitris Kosvogiannis is proud to share his birthday with the man who Christians worldwide worship as their Lord and Saviour.

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

Vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies Professor Nigel Harris and his lovely wife, Yvette Williams-Harris, hosted their annual Christmas party at Long Mountain Road, St Andrew, on Thursday, December 8. Here are some pictorial highlights of the occasion.

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

London is a cosmopolitan mix of the developed and developing worlds, of the established and the avant-garde. Considered by some as a hallmark of modernism, London has tremendous versatility, catering to the needs of everyone, from royalty to paupers. No matter what you are interested in or like doing, London will be able to satisfy your requirements.

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM

People's National Party leader Portia Simpson Miller dancing up a storm along the campaign trail in St Catherine on December 22.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Russian Ambassador Victor Zotin and wife Olga, on Thursday, December 15, hosted a Christmas and New Rear's Eve friendly reception at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Our cameras caught all the exciting highlights.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

It's a little-known musical genre here in the land of pocomania, ska, reggae, and dancehall, but handbell music is quite celebrated in the hallowed halls of music across the globe. It not only boasts a devoted following but is a musical world unto itself, with its own magazines, websites, language and aficionados, its devotees, running the social gamut.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Doctor, my husband and I need some advice about sex and conception. We have been married for 10 years, and have had a lot of sex in our attempts to have a baby. I am desperate for a child.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

It was an all-white occasion dubbed 'Christmas out of this World - Let it Glow … Let it Glow … Let it Glow' as the Scotiabank Group hosted guests to its annual Christmas cocktails and party at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel. Here are some highlights from the occasion.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

You will never run out of things to do while vacationing in London. Besides the activities and events surrounding the 2012 Olympics, there are numerous cultural, religious, historical and social things to explore.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Damion O'Brian Mitchell, news editor of The Gleaner/ Power 106 News Centre, tied the knot on Saturday, December 17, with long-time flame Kera Lloye Lyria Smith. The beautiful ceremony, held at the Mandeville New Testament Church of God, was worth journeying miles to witness...

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

'Tis the season for letting those around us know that we care. And that is exactly what members of the Patrick Gardens Senior Citizens' Club did when they hosted their annual Christmas luncheon on Wednesday, December 14.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The College Of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association, otherwise called 'Ole Farmers', on Saturday, December 17, staged its annual fund-raising dinner at the Bloomfield Great House in Mandeville. It was an event geared towards raising money for past students of the institutions who had fallen on bad times.

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Patrice Wymore Flynn turned 85 years on Saturday, December 17, but friends from across the globe sprang a pre-birthday party for her the day before at the picturesque Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland.

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Q: Doctor, I would like some advice from you about my wife. I would like to know if our sex life will be OK.

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Saturday, December 10 was special for attorney-at-law Maia Arianne Lee, daughter of Errol and Lorna Lee, and Gregory Scott Wilson, a farmer and the son of Eustace and Maisy Wilson, who tied the knot at Sts Peter and Paul Church, along Old Hope Road in...

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU:Having had the luxury of hosting their last reunion in Malaysia, a group of 30 Burmese doctors who entered medical school in 1971 selected destination Jamaica this time around for their annual get-together.

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is 100 years old and the establishment of an aviation museum and essay competition are among the many plans to mark the milestone next year. So said Lt Col Oscar Derby, director general of the JCAA, to guests at the industry awards dinner dubbed 'Celebrating 100 Years of Powered Flight' on Saturday, December 10, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

The happy bunch of seniors of the Woman's Club of St Andrew met at Alhambra Inn Hotel for their annual Christmas luncheon on Thursday, December 8.

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM

You can't get an event ticket for the 2012 Olympic Games and you can't find a hotel in London? But you just really want to get there to be a part of the experience to get a glimpse of Usain Bolt or Veronica Campbell Brown on the...

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